Streetsblog Denver: As a result of relatively wide lanes and limited pedestrian crossings, Colfax attracts drivers as one of the City’s main thoroughfares. The ease that comes with traveling Colfax for drivers also equals speed, making this busy street incredibly dangerous for pedestrians. Jill Locantore, Executive Director of the Denver Streets Partnership*, says in an interview that the Colfax’s deadly reputation stems from three main problems: speed, the lack of safe crossings, and the minimal space that pedestrians currently have on the avenue. When traveling on foot, merely crossing the street to reach your destination can be a feat of its own. “As a pedestrian, you are exposed to a lot of danger when crossing from one side to the other. Designated crossings are so few and far between.”
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