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PRESS RELEASE — Tuesday, June 14, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Danny Katz, Executive Director, Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) danny@copirg.org | 608-215-0929 Juan Madrid, Colorado Clean Transportation & Energy Policy Advocate, GreenLatinos juanmadrid@greenlatinos.org | 970-658-6369 Molly McKinley, Policy Director, the Denver Streets Partnership molly@denverstreetspartnership.org | 919-588-9676   Replace it with investments in better transit, safer […]

PRESS RELEASE — Thursday, May 19, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Rachel Hultin, Sustainable Transportation Director, Bicycle Colorado rachel@bicyclecolorado.org | 720-449-3392 Danny Katz, Executive Director, Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) danny@copirg.org | 608-215-0929   DRCOG approval of $40 million state/federal funding comes as CDOT advances implementation of climate pollution reduction rule   DENVER — With the […]

PRESS RELEASE — Friday, February 4, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Molly McKinley, Policy Director, the Denver Streets Partnership molly@denverstreetspartnership.org | 919-588-9676 DRCOG approval of $40 million state/federal funding comes as CDOT advances implementation of climate pollution reduction rule   DENVER — A new report released today by the Alliance for a Just Society, the Labor Network for […]

PRESS RELEASE — Friday, September 24, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Jill Locantore, Executive Director, the Denver Streets Partnership jill@denverstreetspartnership.org | 303-895-6376   DENVER — Denver residents want City officials to experience first-hand what they’ve long known: our sidewalk network doesn’t walk the walk. That’s why community members are organizing walking tours with their City Council representatives and […]

“It just wasn’t feasible for me to apply.” By Steve Staeger, 9News DENVER — When the COVID-19 pandemic raged, many restaurants expanded patios outside to try to keep their businesses afloat as restrictions closed dining rooms. But data from the city of Denver shows many restaurant owners in underserved communities didn’t have the same opportunity […]

Transportation experts hope the streamlined system will continue to decrease driving trips and connect people to buses and trains. Some decision-makers feel protective of the right-of-way and are wary of the private companies.

The Regional Transportation District wants customers to participate in a study this year to ensure its service is more accessible to Coloradans over 18 months. RTD General Manager and CEO Debra Johnson told CBS4 on Tuesday the agency needs to establish a comment set of facts on their fare structure.

The early set-up shift for my local “Open Street” in western Queens starts at 8 a.m. on weekends. That’s when neighborhood volunteers drag the metal barricades, some adorned with signs, banners or decorations, into the streets from the curb.

Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration presented the first look at Denver’s post-pandemic economic recovery vision Wednesday, providing a major emphasis on ensuring equity and investing in infrastructure.

Denver is leveraging smart technology to improve safety for bikers and pedestrians. The investment in tech could position the city as a national leader in safety innovation and move it closer to achieving the goal of ending all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030.

Family members have identified Brad Brubaker – a Highlands resident and father – as the man who was killed in a high-speed crash near West 32nd Avenue and North Lowell Boulevard on Saturday. 

On Saturday, Denver Streets Partnership held a “Parks are for People” rally to share their concern about roadway accessibility in City Park.

Nearly 80% of Denver’s likely voters are big fans of city’s plan to create 125 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes by 2025, according to a new survey this week offered by the Denver Streets Partnership.

Last week, Denver’s transportation department tapped Lyft and Lime to replace Denver B-cycle and streamline the city’s network of electric scooters. And while the companies offer a popular way to replace pollutive car trips with cleaner ones, the agreement they’re trying to finalize with the city is raising questions about long-term sustainability and the use of public streets for private profit.

Denver voters strongly support the city’s efforts to give more street space to people in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through initiatives including shared and open streets that the City unveiled in 2020. Voters also remain enthusiastic about making the transportation system safer and more accessible through a rapid expansion of its bicycle network, according to new survey results

As Colorado leaders unveiled an initial proposal for a transportation funding bill in the 2021 General Assembly, different environmental and multimodal advocacy groups joined together to call for a bill that addresses climate change equitably.

In the third installment of 303 Magazine’s series on Denver’s sustainability efforts, Denver Streets Partnership steering committee member Naomi Amaha talks about connecting the city without cars.

“There’s not a lot that the city has publicly committed to in terms of thinking differently post-pandemic,” Denver Streets Partnership executive director Jill Locantore told Colorado Politics.

“As somebody who walks on this street every single day, I feel so much safer now,” Jill Locantore told Fox31. “People can’t plow through the intersection at high speeds. They have to slow down.”

Jill Locantore, Denver Streets Partnership’s executive director, said Little Saigon Denver business owners couldn’t wait for an official BID when the economy disintegrated, so advocates “pivoted” to provide support themselves.