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...
April 24, 2020 - Tired: Motorists owning Denver streets. Wired: Sharing the public assets — even just a little — with others. That’s how the Denver Streets Partnership, an advocacy group for sustainable transportation modes like walking, biking and public transit,...
April 24, 2020 - Denver residents are taking to the streets for fresh air and recreation during the stay-at-home order. Among the first cities in the country to open streets to pedestrians to slow the spread of COVID-19, Denver now has 15.9 miles of newly designated...
March 30, 2020 -- For this month’s People Behind the Progress, we’re talking with Jill Locantore, the Executive Director of the Denver Streets Partnership and a leader in Denver’s Vision Zero movement. In our conversation we’ll talk about the work of the Denver...
April 7, 2020 -- Federal Boulevard, a state highway that doubles as an urban street, is one of Denver’s deadliest to travel. City and state transportation planners say a median down the center of the road’s southern segment will make it safer for pedestrians and...
April 7, 2020 -- They have become Denver’s three grand walkways — unexpected auto-free zones born rather suddenly of the war against an enemy that has infected nearly 850 people in the city and felled 15 since the novel coronavirus was first detected in Colorado just...
April 3, 2020 -- Parts of Denver are about to go back to the days when people congregated and played in the streets before cars dominated them. Except… no congregating and no playing. The city government will close segments of East 11th Avenue, Byron Place, Stuart...
On March 23, when Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued a stay-at-home order that went into effect at 5 p.m. March 24 to address the COVID-19 outbreak, he specifically mentioned people spotted the previous two days at crowded public places such as City Park and...
Denver - A survey of 500 Denver voters found that four in five people support the city’s plan to add 125 miles of bicycle lanes by 2024, with majorities even agreeing that bike infrastructure should come at the expense of parking and travel lanes. "Increasing mobility...
The following opinion piece by Jill Locantore was originally published in Colorado Politics on July 26, 2019. To address many of the challenges resulting from Denver’s booming growth, City leaders should immediately improve the bus system. It’s not surprising that...
A bicycle rider is in critical condition after a high-speed, head-on collision with another cyclist who was also injured Tuesday evening on the Cherry Creek Trail, according to the Denver Post. But as more downtown workers choose to bike, bicycle traffic on the Cherry...
DENVER — There are plenty of ways to get around Denver. Public transportation, biking and walking are among the most popular. Each comes with its own set of challenges. Thanks to the Amazing Denver Mobility Race on Thursday, 15 candidates running for local office in...
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...
DENVER — Advocates for change and safer roads in Denver have turned to colorful and eye-catching lawn signs and a new mural urging drivers to “Slow the Funk Down.” “We heard from the community, and one of their biggest concerns around traffic safety is speeding of...