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A prominent north-south corridor, Federal Boulevard has some of the highest bus ridership in metro Denver. People get on the bus along Federal Boulevard 9,000 times every day in 2023. These riders, however, experience significant delays due to vehicle traffic, resulting in longer, inconsistent travel times—almost 50% more than delays experienced by people in cars.

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, 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.

    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 […]

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 2, 2021  Dear Honorable Members of the Colorado State House and Senate, We are writing on behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) to express our support for H.B. 21-1186 regarding the Regional Transportation District’s operations. The DSP is a coalition of community organizations advocating for people-friendly streets in Denver. On people-friendly […]

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.

Community members painted a street mural at the intersection of W. 41st Ave & Navajo St to promote neighborhood identity and a sense of place, as well as to provide a visual cue to drivers that children may be crossing the street on their way to or from school.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Denver Streets Partnership has worked with a variety of community partners in West Denver to support the locally-owned businesses in the Little Saigon and Westwood areas. Small businesses are the lifeblood of any community and, in Denver, the places we’re trying to get to by foot, bike, or […]

We’ve partnered with Denver Community Active Living Coalition to install murals at the Castro, Monroe, and Valverde Elementary schools. Street art makes public spaces more attractive and safe, slowing traffic speeds and making the neighborhood welcoming to people walking and biking.  

Colfax should be a walker’s paradise. It is lined with some of Denver’s most beloved shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, and concert venues. Its status as the busiest bus corridor in the city means it is usually teeming with pedestrians. But Colfax can be an unpleasant and even unsafe place to walk. We’ve audited Colfax from West […]

The Vision Zero Community Art Project, led by by the Denver Vision Zero Coalition, brings together the community along Denver’s Colfax corridor to create public art installations that raise awareness of traffic safety and Denver’s commitment to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries as a Vision Zero city. This artwork supports a dialogue among residents, city officials, […]

The intersection of Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard, known as the Colfax Clover, was intended to provide quick access for large numbers of fast-moving vehicles. But for anyone trying to access Denver’s west side on foot, bicycle, or transit, the interchange is a dangerous barrier that separates the area from the rest of the city. […]