Talking about transit is something politicians do a lot. Let’s see how they experience it. (Denverite)

The Denver Streets Partnership stunt was meant to instill municipal candidates with a sense of urgency on transportation issues.

The morning sun was low as the competitors gathered for their race. It was no ordinary trial. The three teams of municipal election candidates needed to work together to find the best route through Denver’s transit system, from the city’s less-connected corners to the Alliance Center downtown.

Transportation races are kind of a thing at Denverite. But where our race was about figuring out which of Denver’s various modes might be fastest, Thursday’s, put on by the Denver Streets Partnership, was about instilling a sense of transportation urgency in people interested in leading the city.