By Allen Cowgill The start of fee collection for Denver’s Ordinance 307, also known as Denver Deserves Sidewalks, will be delayed six months. Councilwoman Amanda P. Sandoval, representing Northwest Denver’s Council District 1, first proposed […]
By Allen Cowgill As kids start back to school, it’s interesting to think that in 1969 about 48% of kids walked or biked to school, according to the National Center for Safe Routes to Schools […]
By Allen Cowgill On July 15, Dana Fells was riding her bike to work at StrechLab on 38th Avenue and Lipan Street. But she didn’t show up to work on time that day. Fells was […]
By Allen Cowgill What do you think the appropr iate number of deaths due to traffic crashes is? The city of Denver still thinks that number should be zero. In May, the Denver Department of […]
By Allen Cowgill At a recent small ceremony on the side of West 46th Avenue next to Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Mayor Michael Hancock unveiled a sign marking 125 new miles of bikeways for the […]
By Allen Cowgill Although people voiced concerns about the treatment of unhoused residents who may be living in their cars, the City Council recently approved an update to Denver’s parking ordinance regarding large vehicles, with […]
By Allen Cowgill With summer on the horizon, Denverites love to get outdoors. Especially with just shy of 5,000 residents already taking advantage of Denver’s e-bike rebate program, there are plenty of places to explore. […]
By Allen Cowgill Denver’s popular Shared Streets program is making a comeback. Sort of. Just not anytime soon. During the early days of COVID in April 2020, Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) came […]
By Allen Cowgill West Highland resident and longtime transportation planner Jim Charlier said there’s a reason Denver doesn’t plow residential neighborhood streets. “The brown cloud was really ugly,” he said. Charlier told The Denver North […]
By Allen Cowgill Two people on bicycles were recently killed by motorists in North Denver. Both crashes happened on Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) roads that continue to be the deadliest in this part of […]
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