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After recent snowstorms in Denver, getting around town has become treacherous. Some sidewalks went unplowed by property owners, leading the snow to eventually turn into ice. Certain side streets still have significant amounts of ice and snow on them. And bike lanes along streets are just a hazardous mess.

Dear Director Phipps, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we thank you for your commitment to continuing to build out the network of high comfort bike facilities and to build on the success of the temporary Shared Streets established during the pandemic with a permanent program . . .

Dear Director Phipps, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to express our concerns about a major missed opportunity in the Denver Moves Everyone Draft Short-Term Improvements recently released for public comment . . .

The Denver Streets Partnership collaborated with the Civic Center Conservancy to host an Open Streets demonstration on 14th Avenue between Bannock Street and Acoma Street, south of Civic Center Park, in the Golden Triangle neighborhood on July 31, 2022.

Dear Executive Director Lew, As elected officials from the state and local level who represent thousands of constituents who live along I-25 Central, we are heartened to read the recent Colorado Sun article indicating CDOT has no immediate plans to widen the I-25 Valley Highway (also known as I-25 Central) and add new highway vehicle capacity . . .

Dear Executive Director Lew, Executive Director Rex, and Mayor Hancock, We are calling on CDOT, DRCOG, and the City and County of Denver to not add any new highway capacity or disrupt surrounding communities in the I-25 Central corridor, and to modify existing plans, including CDOT’s 10-year plan and DRCOG’s Regional Transportation Plan . . .

Dear CEO and General Manager Johnson, Board Chair Buzek, and Mr. Monroe, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to express our support for the RTD System Optimization Plan (SOP) . . .

    Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) has to make some tough choices as they slice up a tiny pie of funding for transit in Denver. Funding and labor challenges, all reinforced by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, put RTD in a tough position. We think the criteria they are using to evaluate trade-offs […]

Dear Mayor Hancock and CEO and General Manager Johnson, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), Denver’s Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety, and the Harm Reduction Action Center we are writing in regard to your recent response to public safety issues at Denver Union Station to offer some concerns and recommendations, particularly as it relates to Denver’s population of unhoused individuals.

Dear Executive Director Lew, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing in regards to the reprioritization of Year 4 of CDOT’s 10-Year Plan. DSP is a coalition of community groups advocating for people-friendly streets in Denver. The members of our coalition believe in an equitable and vibrant Denver that guarantees our public spaces are designed for people. We believe that human dignity should be the guiding principle for the design of our transportation system so that everyone can thrive and connect to what matters most.

  December 1, 2021 Secretary Pete Buttigieg US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Administrator Nuria Fernández Federal Transportation Administration US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Deputy Administrator Stephanie Pollack Federal Highway Administration US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC […]

    November 16, 2021 Dear CEO and General Manager Johnson, Board Chair Rivera-Malpiede, and RTD Board Members, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), I am writing in regards to RTD’s proposed 2022 budget. DSP is a coalition of community groups advocating for people-friendly streets in Denver. The members of our coalition believe […]

    October 22, 2021 Governor Jared Polis 200 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 136 Denver, CO 80203 Executive Director Shoshana Lew Colorado Department of Transportation 2829 W. Howard Place Denver, CO 80204 CEO and General Manager Debra Johnson Regional Transportation District 1660 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 Dear Governor Polis, Executive Director Lew, and General […]

    October 15, 2021 Dear Mayor Hancock and members of City Council, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we are writing to submit comments on the proposed funding levels for pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and Vision Zero projects in the 2022 Annual Budget. The DSP is a coalition of community groups advocating for […]

    May 25, 2021 Mayor Michael Hancock 1437 N Bannock St. Rm 350 Denver, CO 80202 Dear Mayor Hancock, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we wish to thank you for sustaining funding for the buildout of Denver’s sidewalk and bicycle networks in the City’s 2021 Annual Budget, despite the difficult economic […]

Dear Senators Bennett and Hickenlooper and Representatives DeGette, Perlmutter, Neguse, Bobert, Buck, Lamborn, and Crow: We are writing on behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) to urge you to increase funding for public transit through Surface Transportation Reauthorization.

    April 14, 2021  Dear Senators Hansen, Rodriguez, Coleman, and Gonzales and Representatives Lontine, Garnett, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Valdez, Woodrow, Bacon and Herod:  On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership, I’m writing to ask you to advocate for a transportation funding bill that prioritizes multimodal infrastructure and service. Specifically, we are calling for a bill that:  […]