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
In the third installment of 303 Magazine’s series on Denver’s sustainability efforts, Denver Streets Partnership steering committee member Naomi Amaha talks about connecting the city without cars.
The Westwood Via Verde is a three-mile neighborhood greenway project to connect existing and future community amenities and green spaces such as neighborhood bikeways, green streets, parks, and enhanced alleys. Project partners include the City and County of Denver, Westwood Unidos, BuCu West, D3 Arts, Groundwork Denver, Denver Streets Partnership, and many others dedicated to achieving a safer, healthier, and more connected Westwood.
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.
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...