Transportation Funding
Want safe sidewalks, bike lanes, and bus service that’s frequent and reliable? We do too! That’s why we advocate for the dollars to build out complete citywide bike, pedestrian and bus networks.
City leaders should do more than say they care about safe and equitable transportation – they should reflect it in the city budget. Every year we campaign to increase the funding for multi-modal transportation and hold the city accountable for implementing any committed improvements. Thanks to our efforts, we’ve seen significant revisions to the city budget elevating transportation as a priority. But it’s still not enough. We need a dedicated revenue stream for multimodal projects.
Here’s what we’ve been up to:
2020 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan
State of Transportation Report
Elevate Denver Bond
Related Resources
2022 Budget Recommendations
May 25, 2021 Mayor Michael Hancock 1437 N Bannock St. Rm 350 Denver, CO 80202 Dear Mayor Hancock, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we wish to thank you for sustaining funding for the buildout of Denver’s sidewalk and bicycle networks in the City’s 2021 Annual Budget, despite the difficult economic […]
2022 Budget Recommendations
May 25, 2021 Mayor Michael Hancock 1437 N Bannock St. Rm 350 Denver, CO 80202 Dear Mayor Hancock, On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), we wish to thank you for sustaining funding for the buildout of Denver’s sidewalk and bicycle networks in the City’s 2021 Annual Budget, despite the difficult economic conditions facing […]
A big win for transit!
We have an exciting update to share out of the State Legislature this week—the RTD Operations bill (H.B. 21-1186) passed both chambers and is headed to Governor Polis’s desk! The changes to the state statute in the bill are recommendations from the RTD Accountability Committee, which was established in collaboration with the Governor’s office, RTD, and […]
On Earth Day, Colorado Mobility Advocates Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Public Transit
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.
Invest in Public Transit for our Planet
This Earth Day, the Denver Streets Partnership along with dozens of national and local organizations have joined together to demand a historic investment in public transit in the U.S. to prioritize people and communities. COVID-19 presented unprecedented challenges for public transit, and alongside it a unique chance to reshape our transportation system. We can’t just […]
On Earth Day, Colorado Mobility Advocates Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Public Transit
April 22, 2021 The Honorable Senator Michael Bennett 261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20002 The Honorable John Hickenlooper 374 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20002 The Honorable Representative Diana DeGette 2111 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Representative Ed Perlmutter 1226 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The […]
Aligning our Transportation Goals and Spending
As Colorado legislators work to introduce a new transportation funding bill, transit continues to be deprioritized as highways look to receive the vast majority of funding. Denver has set ambitious long-term goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the reliance on single-occupancy vehicles but the latest proposals actually work against these goals.
Letter to the Legislature on the Transportation Funding Bill
April 14, 2021 Dear Senators Hansen, Rodriguez, Coleman, and Gonzales and Representatives Lontine, Garnett, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Valdez, Woodrow, Bacon and Herod: On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership, I’m writing to ask you to advocate for a transportation funding bill that prioritizes multimodal infrastructure and service. Specifically, we are calling for a bill that: […]
Letter to the Legislature on the Transportation Funding Bill
April 14, 2021 Dear Senators Hansen, Rodriguez, Coleman, and Gonzales and Representatives Lontine, Garnett, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Valdez, Woodrow, Bacon and Herod: On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership, I’m writing to ask you to advocate for a transportation funding bill that prioritizes multimodal infrastructure and service. Specifically, we are calling for a bill that: Creates a […]
Letter to the Legislature in Support of the RTD Operations bill
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 […]
Letter to the Legislature in Support of the RTD Operations bill
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 streets, walking, […]
Get on the Bus Transit Justice Forum
On March 25 the Denver Streets Partnership and Mile High Connects hosted Get on the Bus: Denver Transit Justice Forum. We convened thought leaders, transit users, and decision makers to talk about what could be possible for RTD with the potential of new funding from the federal level. We heard from Paolo Solorzano, a Denver […]