DENVER (KDVR) — Across the Mile High City, plenty of intersections look far different than they did one year ago.
From orange barriers to new roundabouts, city staff has worked relentlessly to create safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians.
The Shared Streets Initiative did just that, allowing pedestrians to socially distance themselves by moving them off and sidewalks and into roads, while asking drivers to share those roads.
“To make it safe, they needed to add these traffic-calming elements that would slow drivers down and make sure they yield to people walking and biking,” says Jill Locantore with Denver Streets Partnership.
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