A note from Jill Locantore, Executive Director, Denver Streets Partnership
This week provided yet another reminder that safe streets are about so much more than infrastructure. Over the past year, attacks on Asian Americans have spiked. On Tuesday, eight people, mostly women of Asian descent, were killed in Atlanta. In February in San Francisco, an 84-year-old immigrant from Thailand was violently shoved to the ground on his morning walk and later died from his injuries. Nearly 150 years since Denver’s anti-Chinese riot on Wazee Street and 60 years since Japanese and Japanese-Americans were forced into WWII internment camps in Colorado, we still find far too many examples of racism and hate.
Much of this hate is found in the public realm — on our streets and sidewalks.The Denver Streets Partnership is committed to making our streets safe for everyone. We seek to elevate the stories and voices of those most impacted and eliminate inequities that only make our streets welcoming for some. Thank you for joining us as we continue this important work to eliminate hate and violence on our streets.
On March 19, we joined the Vietnamese American Community of Colorado and Asian Chamber of Commerce in a public statement of solidarity.
(Screen-readable PDF coming soon)
