April 24, 2020 – More than a thousand Denver residents desire more space for outdoor activities while having to maintain physical distancing, a new Denver Streets Partnership survey found.
After polling more than 1,400 city residents, Denver Streets Partnership, a coalition of community groups advocating to “reclaim Denver’s streets for people,” found that more than half of survey respondents were now walking and biking more due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Nearly 80% of the respondents said they are walking and biking as much or more now for exercise and mental health reasons more than they were prior to the crisis, Jill Locantore, executive director of Denver Streets Partnership, said in a Friday morning webinar in which she announced results from the survey.
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