Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transit

Want to Fight for Better Denver Transit? Here’s the Book Club for You

By David Sachs | Sep 20, 2016 | 3 Comments

For nearly 50 years, transit service in Denver has been dictated by RTD, a regional agency where the city plays second fiddle to its suburbs. That could finally change with the Denveright initiative — which aims to rethink bus and rail service with the city proper as the focal point. Mayor Michael Hancock has said that Denver residents will play a major […]

Hancock’s Budget Fails to Deliver on His Vision Zero Promises

By David Sachs | Sep 13, 2016 | 5 Comments

“The truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision,” says former Vancouver planning chief Brent Toderian. “It’s found in its budget.” With the release of Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2017 budget proposal, you can see the truth about his promise to eliminate traffic deaths — so far, it’s mostly hot air. In February, Hancock said […]

Denver Is Still Waiting on a Modern Fare Payment System From RTD

By David Sachs | Sep 8, 2016 | 12 Comments

Ever been riding an RTD bus, anxious to get to work on time, and the bus comes to a stop for what seems like forever while a passenger boards? That Guy is counting out $2.60 in exact change and the driver can’t pull away until he’s paid the fare, so everyone gets held up. Other major cities […]

A streetcar shares Broadway with cars and a horse-drawn carriage between 1915 and 1925. Photo: Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library

Redesigning Broadway and Lincoln: Just the Latest Version of Evolving Streets

By David Sachs | Aug 30, 2016 | 11 Comments

Denver’s streets are changing. City planners are converting one-way speedways into two-way neighborhood streets, prioritizing transit with more dedicated bus lanes, and installing more protected bike lanes. Meanwhile, City Council members seem to be taking people’s demands for sidewalks citywide seriously. These changes don’t make everyone happy. The public’s limited street space “belongs” to cars, many […]

WalkDenver Audit Quantifies Difficulty of Walking on East Colfax

By David Sachs | Aug 29, 2016 | 2 Comments

A third of the people traveling along East Colfax Avenue and surrounding streets are walking, taking transit or biking, but that doesn’t mean the streets are well-designed for anything other than driving a car. Now, there’s data to prove it from a recent “walkability audit” by WalkDenver. The report quantifies what many people already know about the […]

If Colorado Doesn’t Spend Smarter on Transport, It’s Going to Choke on Cars

By David Sachs | Aug 23, 2016 | 11 Comments

Investing in transit, walking, and biking infrastructure has never been more urgent in Colorado. With the state’s population projected to grow by 2.4 million by 2040, Colorado will choke on its growth unless Governor John Hickenlooper and state and local leaders change course, according to a new report by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group and the Southwestern Energy Efficiency Project […]

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