Denver Streets Partnership chair Danny Katz is excited that CDOT will invest more than $7.4 million on Federal Boulevard and $10 million on West Colfax to improve streets for people walking, biking, and riding transit.
CDOT Is Trying To Fix Metro Denver’s Most Dangerous Roads
CDOT announced funding for Safer Main Streets projects on Colfax and Federal, and Denver Streets Partnership chair Danny Katz talked to Colorado Public Radio about it.
Newly bike-friendly cities want to stay that way post pandemic
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...
Letter to DRCOG regarding Regional Vision Zero Action Plan
Bicycle Colorado and the Denver Streets Partnership recently shared comments on DRCOG’s Regional Vision Zero Action Plan. We are thrilled about the impact this Vision Zero Action Plan will have across the region by supporting communities in prioritizing people and...
Federal Boulevard is getting another median in the name of pedestrian safety
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...
Denver Streets Partnership Calls for Closing Speer, Other Denver Streets to Cars
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...
Survey: Denver voters support bike lanes, Vision Zero (CO Politics)
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...
Denver Mobility Survey January 2020 Topline Results
Released in early 2020, this poll shows that Denver voters overwhelmingly support the City’s plans to increase safety and mobility options. Data in the poll shows the majority of Denver voters are eager to see improvements in the City that will lead to reduced traffic...
Sermons for Safe Streets
Join religious leaders of every faith November 10-17th to commemorate World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Sadly, the epidemic of traffic crashes is one that unites us all. People of every faith, neighborhood, race, class, gender, age, ability and...
Denver Streets Partnership 2020 Budget Analysis
On May 6, 2019, the Denver Streets Partnership submitted recommendations to Mayor Hancock for the 2020 city budget. Here is a summary of the requested vs. allocated funding for key areas related to creating people friendly streets, where walking, biking, and transit...
Managing Denver’s Street Space: Putting People First
Mayor Hancock’s Mobility Action Plan establishes the ambitious goals of reducing the proportion of people who drive alone to work from 73% to 50% and eliminating traffic fatalities by the year 2030. The Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) strongly supports these goals....
Santa Fe Streetscape Study
The City and County of Denver Public Works is working to identify, design, and develop pilot streetscape improvements for the Santa Fe Corridor between 8th Avenue and West Colfax Avenue. Santa Fe Drive is an important corridor within the Denver transportation network....
Hampden Corridor Vision Study
The Hampden Avenue corridor is a critical east-west arterial near the southern limits of the City and County of Denver serving residents, visitors, shoppers, and employers. The vision for Hampden Avenue is to increase corridor connectivity and provide multimodal...
Go Speer Leetsdale
The City and County of Denver's Speer/Leetsdale Mobility Study examined transportation connectivity and operational needs for travel modes within the Speer/Leetsdale Corridor — a prominent travel route for Denver residents and one piece of the larger travel movement...
West Colfax Pedestrian Crossing & Transit Improvements
In 2017, Denver voters approved funds through the Elevate Denver Bond Program to be used to make pedestrian crossing improvements to West Colfax, as well as improving the efficiency and reliability of transit along the corridor. [button...
One Federal Boulevard
In 2017, 11 people died in crashes along Federal, including 7 pedestrians. The rate of fatalities on Federal was 20 times higher than the urban rate on Colorado roadways. To expedite safety improvements, the City and County of Denver is coordinating closely with...
The Amazing Denver Mobility Race
On April 4, 2019, the Denver Streets Partnership challenged three teams of municipal election candidates to work together to find the best route through Denver’s transportation system from three of the city’s less-connected corners to the Alliance Center downtown -...
Cyclist Crash on Trail Shows Need for More Bike Infrastructure (Streetsblog Denver)
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...
Letter to Mayor Re: 2020 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan
To realize the Denveright vision for complete, multimodal transportation networks and achieve specific targets laid out in the plans including zero traffic fatalities and 50% single occupancy vehicle (SOV) mode share, the City must make a substantial investment in...
