Colorado Safe Parking Initiative ends services due to "funding going away"
It's really interesting how much focus there is in letting people use cars as housing. I suppose you can pay a few hundred bucks for an old car and not have to worry about coming up with rent every month.
Denver's oligarchs nix protected bike lane along West 29th Avenue.
"What changed between September 16 ...and October 18, when DOTI announced that there would be no protected bike lane between Sheridan and Tennyson? Media reports have documented how DOTI met privately with a handful of residents and businesses after the public comment period had ended and the plans had been declared final."
https://www.westword.com/news/opinion-denver-needs-to-build-safe-bike-lanes-22674872
Denver on-pace for record use of public e-scooters, bikes in 2024
"Denver is on track this year to reach six million riders which, at this point, 5.6 million have used the scooter/bike share program, according to DOTI Executive Director Amy Ford. That, transportation officials said, eliminates an estimated two million car rides in the city.
Overall, roughly 19.5 million trips with bikes and scooters were recorded since 2021"
#Denver #BikeShare
https://denvergazette.com/news/transportation/denver-scooter-bike-share-record-trips/article_91d673c0-9631-11ef-85be-4b3a81bea572.html
Colorado leaders break ground for Bus Rapid Transit project on East Colfax, first of its kind in Denver
"The 8.6-mile BRT line will improve the experience for transit riders with several miles of dedicated bus-only lanes, traffic lights that will automatically turn green for buses, and faster, more friendly boarding. Some 22,000 riders use the two current Colfax Avenue bus routes each weekday."
Denver: New Colfax bus line won't increase traffic on nearby roads
"In the fall, construction will begin on Colfax Avenue for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line...DOTI believes that speeding down those corridors won't be a problem, however, as planners expect BRT to attract so many riders that it will take cars and speeding drivers off the road in those nearby residential areas."
https://www.westword.com/news/denver-residents-worry-new-bus-line-speeding-cars-their-way-21644089
Denver’s next big bike lane strategy: more protected lanes on busier streets
"City planners are floating a draft update to their long-term bike infrastructure plan that calls for more than 230 miles of new bike lanes — many on car-dominated major arterial roads like Speer, Leetsdale, Broadway, Colorado Boulevard and others across the city."
#Denver #BikeLanes #UrbanPlanning
https://denverite.com/2024/08/08/denver-bike-lanes-busier-streets/
Denver: Protected 1.5-mile, two-way Broadway bikeway officially opens
"Denver’s two-way bikeway on Broadway has been a long time coming, from a weekend demonstration with traffic cones more than eight years ago to the full 1.5-mile, traffic-separated version that debuted this month as one of the city’s premier bicycle amenities...The protected lanes, built as part of the city’s Denver Moves: Broadway project"
