#StreetFail: When Construction Shuts Down Sidewalks
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Here's an idea: Take space typically reserved for cars and give it to people walking. There's usually more than enough room to build a temporary walkway.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walking
Eyes on the Street: Flashing Pedestrian Signals in Sloan’s Lake, Regis, Congress Park, Stapleton, Hilltop
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Back in May, Denver Public Works installed a "rapid flashing beacon" at 30th and Downing. The signals, meant to get drivers to yield to people walking and using wheelchairs, are up and running at five more crosswalks around the city.
People Walking and Biking on Cherry Creek Trail Aren’t at War, They Just Need a Wider Path
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The TV news got an important piece of the problem right -- the trail is, at times, too narrow to pass comfortably. Unfortunately that fact was obscured by an exaggerated conflict between what you would think are two warring political parties.
Draft Pedestrian Plan Diagnoses Denver’s Walkability Problem But Falls Short on Solutions
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It will take Denver 440 years to create a seamless citywide sidewalk network at current funding levels, but don't look to the Hancock administration's newly released Denver Moves Pedestrians & Trails draft plan for a strategy on how to get there this century.
Denver Will Help Residents Pay for Sidewalk Repairs Starting Next Year
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A Denver law that lays the responsibility of public sidewalks at the feet of private homeowners won't change any time soon, but the city will soon have a fund that helps residents pay for repairs.
Denver7 Reports: A Car Guy Hates a Biking and Walking Project, Therefore It’s Bad
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In a segment that aired yesterday, reporter Jackie Crea interviewed a guy who doesn't like changes meant to calm traffic speeds and improve conditions for walking and biking at the intersection of Morrison Road, Alameda Avenue, and Knox Court.