Denver voters strongly support the city’s efforts to give more street space to people in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through initiatives including shared and open streets that the City unveiled in 2020. Voters also remain enthusiastic about making the transportation system safer and more accessible through a rapid expansion of its bicycle network, according to new survey results
“There was some talk about, ‘should we close the parks?’ And that just seemed like the absolute wrong response,” says Jill Locantore, executive director of the Denver Streets Partnership,
Denver Streets Partnership Advocacy Academy participants shared the importance of shared streets and why they should stay permanently.
Streetsblog Denver: As a result of relatively wide lanes and limited pedestrian crossings, Colfax attracts drivers as one of the City’s main thoroughfares. The ease that comes with traveling Colfax for drivers also equals speed, making this busy street incredibly...
A summit to explore how Denver can manage competing demands for street space while putting people first. As a leading Vision Zero City, Denver has committed to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Blueprint Denver establishes people walking and...
We conducted a community survey to find out what people like about the Shared and Open Streets, how the streets can be improved, and how people would like to see Shared and Open Streets continue as Denver emerges from the pandemic. Of the 733 people who responded to...
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...
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...
Since Denver designated East 16th Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood a Shared Street, the number of people walking and biking on the street has increased dramatically compared to previous time periods. On warmer weather days, the total number of people walking...
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...
Much of Denver is shut down to keep our city safe and healthy as we fight COVID-19. Walking and biking are more important than ever, not only for accessing essential destinations, but also for supporting our physical and mental health. Our recent survey of 1,400+...