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The Weir Gulch Trail in Barnum gets playful upgrade In May 2017, WalkDenver and the Denver Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) installed a fun new wayfinding art project in the Barnum neighborhood. Last June, the neighborhoods of Athmar Park, Barnum, and Sunnyside won $1000 each for a neighborhood-designed walkability project by collecting the most data about […]

We hosted Colorado’s first tactical urbanism project back in 2012 and haven’t stopped since! From larger, festival-like demonstration events to smaller neighborhood art projects like trail wayfinding signs and intersection murals, tactical urbanism is a fun way to bring together residents, community partners, and local leaders to promote people-friendly streets.   We’ve been at this […]

The Via West Colfax pop-up neighborhood reimagined the Colfax-Federal cloverleaf as a people-friendly space. Aerial view of the Via West Colfax pop-up neighborhood on June 3, 2018. Image credit: West Colfax Business Improvement District This past weekend, the West Colfax neighborhood had the opportunity to see what the Colfax and Federal cloverleaf interchange could look […]

August 3, 2019: Led by applicants associated with the Urban Land Conservancy, Radian/Placematters, and Park Hill residents, this project created a tactical urbanism project at 35th Ave & Holly St to increase community awareness of traffic calming needs along a North Park Hill section of the proposed 303 ArtWay.      

July 27, 2019: Led by the University Hills RNO, District 4 Mobility & Streetscapes Working Group, Councilperson Black, and University Hills Plaza, this traffic calming pop-up project focused on the intersection of Yale Avenue and S Clermont Drive. We set up a median down the center of Yale, curb extensions, a sidewalk extension, and a pop-up bus […]

July 23, 2019: Led by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods and the Bluebird District, this project aimed to improve safety on Colfax Ave using data collection, traffic calming, and pedestrian crossings at Colfax and Madison during the Bluebird District’s annual Tasty Colfax event.    

July 13, 2019: Led by a group of Denver residents in partnership with Children’s Hospital Colorado, the goal of the project was to raise awareness of Vision Zero by creating an annual, self-sustaining Vision Zero Art Festival. The inaugural year was hosted at the McNichol’s Civic Center Building and included displays of Vision Zero-themed art, an interactive […]

June 15, 2019: Led by Montbello Walks, Council District 11, and Montbello 20/20, this project installed traffic calming at the intersection of Andrews Drive and Tulsa Court. With just tires, beach balls, and painted roofing paper, this pop-up demonstrated how to provide safer access to Silverman Park, particularly for people walking and biking. The temporary addition of a […]

May, 2019: Led by the WTS (Advancing Women in Transportation) chapter of the University of Colorado at Denver, this team aimed to advance Vision Zero on the Auraria campus through a colorful and eye-catching art installation along some of the busiest roads around campus, as well as a lighting demonstration that brought attention to the lack […]

In 2019 we partnered with the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment and Denver Public Works on the new Vision Zero Community Program. This exciting initiative gave teams of community members an opportunity to design a project to increase awareness of Vision Zero and promote safer streets in their neighborhoods. The selected projects received technical and […]

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 wheelchair rolling as the top priority on every street, followed closely by people using […]

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 the survey: 30% live on one of […]

Federal Blvd is a critical north-south link on Denver’s west side connecting people to local cultural districts and regional destinations. The corridor has the 2nd highest ridership in the RTD bus system, and 26% of Denver residents, more than 16,000 people, live in adjacent neighborhoods. Completed by the City in 2017, the Federal Boulevard Corridor […]

Federal Boulevard has: The 2nd highest bus ridership in the RTD system 26% of Denver residents in adjacent neighborhoods BUT: 45% of sidewalks have no buffer from fast-moving traffic 47% of sidewalk segments have a low-quality pedestrian rating Between 2012 & 2017: 22% of fatal pedestrian-involved crashes in Denver were on Federal Boulevard Federal Boulevard’s […]

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Denver Streets Partnership has launched an online resource to support the family-owned, local businesses in the Little Saigon Business District that are open for take-out and delivery. These unique restaurants and businesses offer authentic experiences that can’t be found anywhere else in Denver. Support these family-owned restaurants in […]

The Denver Streets Partnership recently wrote a letter in support of the proposed E. Dartmouth Avenue bike lane and the other projects proposed as a part of the annual paving program, including E. Jewell Avenue and E. Virginia Avenue. For the DSP and our supporters, it’s not just about one individual bike lane. It’s about […]

An important step toward realizing the vision and goals embodied in Blueprint Denver is the development of more detailed plans through Denver’s neighborhood planning initiative. Recently the City released the latest draft neighborhood plan for the East Area. We’ve read closely through the plan, and found a lot to like. We are pleased to see that many aspects […]

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 and biking ranged from about 1,000 to nearly 1,800, compared to an […]

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 safer roadways. We were also excited to learn that the plan will be used very soon […]

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+ Denverites confirms that people are walking and biking more than […]