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What We Do
Our Mission
We advocate for the cultural and systemic changes necessary to reduce our city’s unsustainable dependence on cars and to design communities that put people first.
Our Vision
We envision an equitable and vibrant Denver where human dignity is the guiding principle for our transportation system and communities, with living, public spaces that allow everyone to thrive and connect to what matters most to them.
Policy
We advocate for human-centered policies to guide the design of our city, streets, and public spaces. That means connecting decision makers with diverse perspectives, timely information, and practical solutions to reduce our city’s dependence on cars and design communities that prioritize human dignity. Review our policy platform here and see some of our recent policy work below.
Transportation funding
Plans & Projects
We actively participate in advisory groups for citywide plans and major projects to ensure people are prioritized and the community is meaningfully engaged.
Vision Zero
Shared & Open Streets
Denver’s Shared and Open Streets program is working and should be continued. Keep up with our work to make people-friendly streets city-wide.
Twenty is Plenty
The evidence is clear: Speed kills.
Even small increases in vehicle speed can have fatal results. We’re calling on city leaders to reduce the default speed limit for Denver’s neighborhood streets from 25 mph to 20 mph.
Complete Streets
Our city needs state-of-the-art street design standards that create safe spaces for all road users. These designs must prioritize traffic calming for pedestrian and bicyclist safety over driver convenience. Denver should adopt updated street design standards to create Complete Streets across the city.
Transit
Reliable and affordable transit is a central component of a thriving city.
Even though 70% of Denverites live within walking distance of transit, most of us don’t use it because buses aren’t frequent, fast, or reliable. City leaders can significantly improve our existing bus system quickly and inexpensively.
Sidewalks
Denver deserves sidewalks! Walkable neighborhoods with good sidewalks are the foundation of a complete transportation system. Most Denver neighborhoods have substandard or no sidewalks at all. The City needs to take responsibility and dedicate funding for sidewalks across Denver.
Place
Places matter, and designing communities that prioritize people means engaging directly with and supporting community partners, neighborhood associations, and residents across the city. We work to elevate and empower the voices of those that know their neighborhoods best: residents. That looks different across Denver but our commitment to making people-friendly spaces remains the same. Take a look at some of our recent place-based work below.
Tactical Urbanism
Friends of Little Saigon
Community Networks
Montbello
We partner with neighbors and neighborhood organizations in Montbello to improve the pedestrian environment and foster strong community ties.
Colfax
Colfax Avenue is a Denver icon, famously dubbed the “longest, wickedest street in America.” For pedestrians, that couldn’t be more true.
Federal Boulevard
Federal Boulevard is a critical part of Denver’s transportation system. It’s also the deadliest street in the city. It’s time to fix Federal Boulevard.
Southwest Denver
We partner with residents in Southwest Denver to make sure everyone can get to school, work, and other places safely.