Tag: Department Of Transportation And Infrastructure
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Denver City Council approves $600 million for DOTI on-call services
A cluster of close to 55 resolutions – totaling $600 million for contracts to provide on-call services for the city’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure won council approval Monday. However, two resolutions tied to the city’s homeless operation were tabled for a week. Among the approved resolutions were eight contracts, each for $50 million, totaling…
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Pedestrian fatalities soar 50% in Denver, city officials say
The number of pedestrians who have lost their lives in traffic crashes has jumped by 50% over last year, according to city transportation officials. Year-to-date in 2025, 25 pedestrians have died on Denver streets compared to 16 during the same time frame in 2024. Of those 25 fatalities, six occurred on local highways, Denver Department…
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‘Slow down:’ Denver transportation department unveils marketing campaign
As motorists zip along Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue — two popular speeding corridors in Denver — large billboards with huge, bright lettering now urge: “slow down.” Denver’s transportation department insists its new marketing campaign is “for the love of safety,” according to the billboards, which city officials said at a press conference Monday will…
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Denver officially delays sidewalk program implementation to 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved delaying the start of the voter approved sidewalk program and sidewalk fund to January 1, 2025. Councilmembers Amanda Sandoval, Paul Kashmann and Kevin Flynn sponsored the change following a recommendation from the Denver sidewalk working group. The…
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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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Homelessness in Colorado: A primer on Denver’s enforcement program
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Denver’s Unauthorized Encampment Response Program meets some, but not all, of its requirements, according to an audit.
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‘Plow the damn roads’: Frustrations boil over as Denver promises to plow side streets with snowstorm coming
In preparation for Tuesday night’s incoming snowstorm, Denver announced that it will deploy its small plows to side streets, a decision that brings up a history of tension between the city and its residents over how to keep roadways clear and safe. The winter storm expected to roll in Tuesday afternoon and evening will bring…
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Denver’s aging trash collection trucks, lack of drivers could doom new ‘pay-as-you-throw’ program
Denver’s new trash collection program may be foundering before it even launches. The pay-as-you-throw program, approved by a split city council vote in June, faces an uphill battle as Denver’s Solid Waste Management Division of the Department of Transportation & Infrastructure may not be able to meet the program’s requirements, according to Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien.…