The Transportation Challenge: Can You Change the Way You Move?
Three 5280 staffers set out to do just that. Did it work—and will we be able to keep it up?
Three 5280 staffers set out to do just that. Did it work—and will we be able to keep it up?
The local cycling community has a vision with energy—and some money—behind it. But Denver’s bike infrastructure remains inconsistent and unconnected. What would it take to make that change?
Colorado’s population is growing, and as a result, we’re often putting more distance between work, home, and play. This makes planning for the future a bit like fortune-telling.
RTD wanted to transform how people in the Denver metro area get around. But more than 50 years after it began, most people still drive, pollution persists, and the agency is in crisis. I went back to its beginning to find out how—and when—the problems started.
Take a ride through Denver’s traffic snarls over the decades.
From stalled traffic to bike infrastructure, we look at how Denver moves and how we can improve the complicated transportation network.
When it comes to motor vehicle-bicycle collisions in Colorado, we often start by asking whether the cyclist was wearing a helmet. Safety advocates say that’s a troubling form of victim blaming.
The one block stretch of Bannock Street in front of the City & County Building is being converted into a year-round “public gathering space,” city officials announced.
If sitting behind a steering wheel in stalled traffic on a Saturday isn’t your idea of a perfect ski day, we’ve got ways for you to leave the driving to someone else.
In addition to B-Cycle’s departure, the city announced the permitting process for scooters and bike share programs will change to a bidding format.
Denver continues to grapple with the problem of vehicles killing or injuring cyclists and pedestrians. Will lower speed limits and the city’s new initiatives help the cause?
And what a year it’s been.
The pilot program authorizing e-scooters to operate in Denver has been extended through the end of the summer, and a longterm plan to keep them in the city is in the works.
The Central 70 Project has already started to disrupt neighborhoods—and traffic—in the Mile High City. Here’s what you can expect as the massive (and controversial) undertaking works its way toward completion over the next few years.
Five projects will make the vital roadway more pleasant and much safer.
According to court records, no one in Denver has been cited for operating an e-scooter on the sidewalk, despite a new law that bans such behavior in most parts of the city.
After more than two years of delays, RTD is finally ready to open its new service from Wheat Ridge and Arvada to Union Station.
It’s been more than a year since the prospect of hyperloop technology made a splash on the Front Range. But after one of the most anticipated projects fell apart, it’s unclear if—and when—Colorado might be home to futuristic transportation.
Could Denver become the first city in the country to be designed for women?
When electric scooters flooded Denver sidewalks last year, seniors living downtown were scared for their safety. That’s when Billy LoDo’s crusade began.
