Tag: Denver Streets Partnership
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Denver police writing speeding tickets again as traffic deaths climb under Vision Zero
There’s a memo out to anyone grown accustomed to running red lights or cruising the freeway at 20 miles per hour over the posted limit. They’re back. Denver police officers are writing traffic tickets again, and for some road stretches, the city is prepping fixed cameras to capture speeders in the act. Court records provided…
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‘Die-in’ recounts record year of Denver traffic deaths
Denver’s record number of traffic deaths last year received a stark depiction at the City and County Building on Wednesday — a “die in” that marked each of the 93 victims killed in 2025 crashes. As a volunteer from the Denver Streets Partnership tolled off the names of each fatality, others laid down in succession…
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Vision Zero: As Denver doubles down, fatalities keep climbing
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A decade ago, Denver became one of many U.S. cities to adopt a bold, new model of traffic safety — one that envisioned an end to the hundreds of serious injuries and dozens of fatalities that plague the streets each year. Fast forward to today, and Denver streets and intersections show a widening array of…
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Denver homeowners to pay $150 for sidewalk repair program
The program is set to start collecting fees next year despite ongoing concerns from councilmembers surrounding discounts.
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Denver celebrates completion of Broadway protected bike lane with community ride
In celebration of the Broadway bike lane project’s completion, the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) will host a community bike ride along a 1.5 mile stretch of the protected bike lane on Saturday. The ride will begin at 7th Avenue and Logan Street and travel down the bike lane as a large group.…
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Downtown Denver Partnership cancels 2024’s ¡Viva! Streets
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The Downtown Denver Partnership on Thursday announced ¡Viva! Streets Denver, an annual business promotion event encouraging non-motorized modes of transportation, is canceled for 2024. The Denver Streets Partnership is calling for Mayor Mike Johnston and the Downtown Denver Partnership to “establish a reasonable permitting process,” to allow the event to go on this year, a…
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Denver residents seek renewed focus on ending traffic deaths: ‘Lives are at stake’
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Since Mayor Michael Hancock committed to eliminating traffic deaths seven years ago, Denver’s roads have only gotten deadlier. As Mayor-elect Mike Johnston prepares to take the city’s reins, Denverites are asking for change. More than 100 Denver residents squeezed into a packed rec room on Thursday evening for the chance to tell Johnston how he…
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Speed changes could be coming to your neighborhood
Speed limits on about 60% of Denver’s streets would drop under one city council member’s yet-to-be-introduced proposal. The proposal will be introduced by Councilman Paul Kashmann on Dec. 1, and if passed, would decrease residential speeds from 25 to 20 mph in all the city’s residential areas. “We’ve gotten a non-stop stream of complaints about…
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Denver neighborhood holding music festival to advocate for Shared Street
Over two months after the city announced the end of its temporary Shared Streets program, one neighborhood is holding a community music festival to advocate for keeping its former Shared Street. Denver Streets Partnership is throwing the “Porch Music Fest” on Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. on East 16th Avenue from Gaylord Street to…