Dear Director Phipps, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we thank you for your commitment to continuing to build out the network of high comfort bike facilities and to build on the success of the temporary Shared Streets established during the pandemic with a permanent program . . .
Official Letters
DSP concerned about lack of bus rapid transit connections in Denver Moves Everyone Draft Short-Term Improvements
Dear Director Phipps, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to express our concerns about a major missed opportunity in the Denver Moves Everyone Draft Short-Term Improvements recently released for public comment . . .
Denver leaders call on CDOT to stop plans for expanding I-25 in central Denver
Dear Executive Director Lew, As elected officials from the state and local level who represent thousands of constituents who live along I-25 Central, we are heartened to read the recent Colorado Sun article indicating CDOT has no immediate plans to widen the I-25 Valley Highway (also known as I-25 Central) and add new highway vehicle capacity . . .
Groups call for expanded transit, not expanded highways
Dear Executive Director Lew, Executive Director Rex, and Mayor Hancock, We are calling on CDOT, DRCOG, and the City and County of Denver to not add any new highway capacity or disrupt surrounding communities in the I-25 Central corridor, and to modify existing plans, including CDOT’s 10-year plan and DRCOG’s Regional Transportation Plan . . .
Denver Streets Partnership supports RTD’s System Optimization Plan
Dear CEO and General Manager Johnson, Board Chair Buzek, and Mr. Monroe, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to express our support for the RTD System Optimization Plan (SOP) . . .
Groups urge Denver and RTD to make decisions about Denver Union Station founded in compassion and dignity
Dear Mayor Hancock and CEO and General Manager Johnson, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), Denver’s Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety, and the Harm Reduction Action Center we are writing in regard to your recent response to public safety issues at Denver Union Station to offer some concerns and recommendations, particularly as it relates to Denver’s population of unhoused individuals.
DSP asks CDOT to prioritize safety and multimodal transportation in Year 4 of their 10-Year Plan
Dear Executive Director Lew, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing in regards to the reprioritization of Year 4 of CDOT’s 10-Year Plan. DSP is a coalition of community groups advocating for people-friendly streets in Denver. The members of our coalition believe in an equitable and vibrant Denver that guarantees our public spaces are designed for people. We believe that human dignity should be the guiding principle for the design of our transportation system so that everyone can thrive and connect to what matters most.
DSP asks USDOT to go beyond Title VI
December 1, 2021 Secretary Pete Buttigieg US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Administrator Nuria Fernández Federal Transportation Administration US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington,...
RTD 2022 Budget Comments
November 16, 2021 Dear CEO and General Manager Johnson, Board Chair Rivera-Malpiede, and RTD Board Members, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), I am writing in regards to RTD’s proposed 2022 budget. DSP is a coalition of community groups...
CDOT, RTD, local partners must come together for better public transit
October 22, 2021 Governor Jared Polis 200 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 136 Denver, CO 80203 Executive Director Shoshana Lew Colorado Department of Transportation 2829 W. Howard Place Denver, CO 80204 CEO and General Manager Debra Johnson Regional...
2022 Budget: DSP Comments
October 15, 2021 Dear Mayor Hancock and members of City Council, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to submit comments on the proposed funding levels for pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and Vision Zero projects in the 2022...
2022 Budget Recommendations
May 25, 2021 Mayor Michael Hancock 1437 N Bannock St. Rm 350 Denver, CO 80202 Dear Mayor Hancock, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we wish to thank you for sustaining funding for the buildout of Denver’s sidewalk and bicycle networks in...
On Earth Day, Colorado Mobility Advocates Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Public Transit
Dear Senators Bennett and Hickenlooper and Representatives DeGette, Perlmutter, Neguse, Bobert, Buck, Lamborn, and Crow: We are writing on behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) to urge you to increase funding for public transit through Surface Transportation Reauthorization.
Letter to the Legislature on the Transportation Funding Bill
April 14, 2021 Dear Senators Hansen, Rodriguez, Coleman, and Gonzales and Representatives Lontine, Garnett, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Valdez, Woodrow, Bacon and Herod: On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership, I’m writing to ask you to advocate for a...
Letter to the Legislature in Support of the RTD Operations bill
April 2, 2021 Dear Honorable Members of the Colorado State House and Senate, We are writing on behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) to express our support for H.B. 21-1186 regarding the Regional Transportation District’s operations. The DSP is...