COLORADO POLITICS - When COVID-19 first hit, Denver residents flocked to city parks in droves to escape cabin fever from the new stay-at-home orders. For Jill Locantore, executive director of Denver Streets Partnership, this pandemic experiment represents the future...
CHANNEL 7 - Denver Streets Partnership advocating for extra federal money for RTD
DENVERITE - A major portion of Denver has a guide for the next 20 years of change. The East Central Area Plan is supposed to guide growth and development in Capitol Hill, North Capitol Hill, City Park, City Park West, Cheesman Park and Congress Park over the next two...
9News — If the Regional Transportation District (RTD) has to continue to cut service, nearly 100,000 riders could be without access to reliable transportation, according to a study from the transit advocacy group Transit Center. Cuts would also disproportionally...
DENVER POST: The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado is transportation. As Colorado experiences multiple environmental calamities at once, it’s time Denverites find a sense of civic duty. We must allow our neighborhoods to change. And we must...
9NEWS — Some safe streets advocates have questioned whether a driver who hit and killed a man in a wheelchair crossing Colfax last week will face stiff enough penalties. Denver Police tweeted that the driver, Jeremy Compton, 31, of Wheat Ridge, was cited for careless...
Denver Streets Partnership and the city’s Department of Transportation & Infrastructure will host a “Streets for People Summit” from Sept. 16-19, with discussion oriented around creating safer streets, reducing car dependency and combating climate change. [button...
DENVERITE - A west Denver community group has been navigating the challenges of building granny flats, add-ons to homes that add density and an additional housing option. Once construction was completed earlier this year, an inspector from the Department of...
Denver Post - Seventy-six pairs of footwear, representing 76 pedestrians killed by motor vehicles in Colorado in 2019, were displayed side by side Tuesday in Denver to honor the dead and remind drivers to be cautious and vigilant. CDOT joined Denver Streets...
DENVER (CBS4)– The Colorado Department of Transportation is trying to spotlight the number of pedestrians killed in vehicle accidents with shoes. The Left Behind campaign draws attention to the 76 people who died while walking on Colorado streets last year. CDOT also...
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is remembering the 76 pedestrians who lost their lives in Colorado in 2019 with a new pedestrian safety campaign. "Streets connect us and can foster health, happiness and opportunity, but only if they are safe...
The Colorado Department of Transportation and Denver Streets Partnership joined this week to remember the 76 pedestrians who lost their lives in 2019, while also reminding drivers to use caution near pedestrians on Colorado roads. [button...
The Denver Channel ran a segment on our work to help businesses in Little Saigon expand their seating outdoors.
DENVER - The Denver City Council will consider a bill to increase the sales and use tax by 0.25% and invest the revenue into strategies to “reduce carbon pollution and adapt to climate change.” If approved by the full Council in early August, the increase — which is...
“Overall, the consensus seems to be support for the work of the task force…our collective group responsibility is to work with the city to actually do the work to implement the strategies,” says Naomi Amaha, task force member and steering committee member of Denver...
Denver is expanding outdoor dining and closing streets to help restaurants, but some retailers are worried they won’t benefit. The public appears to be on board with the shift toward a pedestrian and bike focus. An April survey by Denver Streets Partnership, a...
More buses, bike lanes and energy-efficient buildings — paid for with higher parking prices and maybe a sales tax — would come alongside more walkable places, according to the city’s latest climate guide for the future. Naomi Amaha with the Denver Streets Partnership...
May 8, 2020 - Across the world, the coronavirus pandemic is offering city planners a rare opportunity to rethink urban transportation to both accommodate social distancing and be more eco-friendly. Bicycle advocates are jumping at the chance to push for expanded...
May 13, 2020 - In early April, Denver closed four streets in order to give people more space for walking, cycling, and enjoying the outdoors during these difficult times. In total, 26.1 miles of roadway were made mixed-use in response to the pandemic. Good data...
May 8, 2020 - A group of restaurant industry professionals and representatives have gotten together to send Mayor Michael Hancock a message: We'll need more outdoor seating in order to survive. The group, which includes the directors of business improvement districts...