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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 […]

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 Central area. We’ve read closely through the plan, and found a lot to like. Similar to Blueprint, the […]

Crash investigators haven’t finished their investigation but know enough to say the pedestrian was in the wrong and the driver wasn’t drunk or speeding. The Denver Police Department has not yet identified a man killed Saturday night by a driver in a Lexus sedan on Colorado Boulevard. The victim was walking against the light in […]

Released in early 2020, this poll shows that Denver voters overwhelmingly support the City’s plans to increase safety and mobility options. Data in the poll shows the majority of Denver voters are eager to see improvements in the City that will lead to reduced traffic fatalities and increased opportunities for moving around the City outside […]

The “Friends of Little Saigon” initiative, led by the Denver Streets Partnership and the West Denver Renaissance Collaborative, is focused on community beautification and stewardship of the pedestrian environment along Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi in Southwest Denver. This area is formally designated as the “Little Saigon Business District.” As part of this initiative, […]

Incomplete streets are anti-love. Join us in telling City leaders: adopt street design standards that put people first!

Pam Jiner got an early Christmas present – sidewalks on Peoria Street!

What B-cycle taught us: Bike sharing in Denver is a must-have Denver B-cycle’s launch as the first large-scale bikeshare in the U.S. was a game changer for our city. Bikeshare has proven to be an important mobility choice for people seeking options other than driving, and Denver B-cycle’s departure leaves a gap in our transportation […]

Join religious leaders of every faith November 10-17th to commemorate World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Sadly, the epidemic of traffic crashes is one that unites us all. People of every faith, neighborhood, race, class, gender, age, ability and political affiliation are hit personally by this issue. In Denver alone, every 5 days […]

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on East Colfax is projected to lead to a dramatic shift in how people move along the corridor, with twice as many people riding the bus each day (50,000) compared to driving (25,000) by the year 2030. The East Colfax BRT project is therefore an important opportunity to demonstrate how transformation […]

Eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries requires a fundamental shift in how we think about, design, and manage our transportation system. The Denver Streets Partnership developed a set of core principles that outlines what this change in systems thinking looks like.

Local advocate and Montbello resident Pam Jiner was happy to see the safety upgrades to her neighborhood. But it will take a lot more than speeding tickets and incomplete crosswalks to make Montbello truly safe and accessible for everyone.

On August 2, 2019, the Denver Streets Partnership wrote a letter to Mayor Hancock saying Denver needs at least $120 million per year from new funding sources to build out complete sidewalk, bicycle and transit networks within 20 years rather than hundreds of years. We asked the Mayor and City Council members to stand with […]

On May 6, 2019, the Denver Streets Partnership submitted recommendations to Mayor Hancock for the 2020 city budget. Here is a summary of the requested vs. allocated funding for key areas related to creating people friendly streets, where walking, biking, and transit are safe and convenient options for all Denverites. For more information on the […]

Adopted by the United Nations in 2005, World Day of Remembrance is an international day of reflection honoring victims of traffic crashes and their families. It takes place on the third Sunday in November every year. Locally, The Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) is organizing a week-long series of events promoting WDR beginning Sunday, November 10 – Sunday, November 17, […]

Mayor Hancock’s Mobility Action Plan establishes the ambitious goals of reducing the proportion of people who drive alone to work from 73% to 50% and eliminating traffic fatalities by the year 2030. The Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) strongly supports these goals. Reducing Denver residents’ dependency on cars to meet their daily transportation needs offers many, […]

The City and County of Denver Public Works is working to identify, design, and develop pilot streetscape improvements for the Santa Fe Corridor between 8th Avenue and West Colfax Avenue. Santa Fe Drive is an important corridor within the Denver transportation network. It is a key link between downtown, 6th and 8th Avenues, and I-25, […]

The Hampden Avenue corridor is a critical east-west arterial near the southern limits of the City and County of Denver serving residents, visitors, shoppers, and employers. The vision for Hampden Avenue is to increase corridor connectivity and provide multimodal options that are safe and comfortable for all users, better reflecting the needs and desires of the community. […]

The City and County of Denver’s Speer/Leetsdale Mobility Study examined transportation connectivity and operational needs for travel modes within the Speer/Leetsdale Corridor — a prominent travel route for Denver residents and one piece of the larger travel movement connecting people to I-25 to the west and to I-225 to the southeast.

The Washington Street Study Report identifies a vision for Washington Street as a mixed-use riverfront destination area that capitalizes on its adjacency to the South Platte River, a revitalized Washington Street, reinvented greenspace, and direct connections across the river to the National Western Center. Funding has been identified for 30% design for the study area […]