Tag: Department Of Transportation
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Mayor Hancock rejects council request for pedestrian cross signals — again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a letter to Denver City Council, Mayor Michael Hancock Thursday said he wants to protect the city’s reserve fund balance, so he’s rejecting an amendment that would finance flashing crosswalk beacons throughout Denver. Hancock sent a letter to city council saying he would reject…
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Denver approves crosswalk signals, welcomes Ulibarri Park
Denver City Council took steps to improve pedestrian safety Monday night, and took time to honor a couple who made their mark on the city in the 1960s and ’70s. Council approved a budget amendment that adds $1.1 million for the purchase of pedestrian crosswalk signals — but it was half of what members wanted.…
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Denver to lower neighborhood speed limits to 20 mph
The default speed limit on Denver’s unposted streets will soon be lowered from 25 mph to 20 mph after the Denver City Council approved the change Monday. The approved measure will reduce the default speed on city streets where no limit is posted, applying most specifically to neighborhood streets with no center line. The Department…
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Eastbound Speer Boulevard tunnel to close on Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A half mile portion of Speer Boulevard tunnel will be closed Sunday morning as Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure perform a routine safety inspection, officials said. Roads along the tunnel between Bannock and Grant Streets will be closed beginning at 3 a.m. and will…
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Section of Champa Street in downtown Denver to close next week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will close a section of Champa Street around the Colorado Convention Center beginning Monday morning, officials said. The closure will be from Champa Street at 14th Street to Speer Boulevard and will reopen at 5 a.m. on Wednesday. Motorists and…
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Colorado sixth fastest growing state in U.S., as some rural areas see population declines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado was the sixth fastest growing state in the nation over the last decade — and like much of the United States, new census figures show its population continues to become more racially diverse. The state’s…
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Roads closed downtown for All-Star festivities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the 2021 All-Star weekend festivities kicked off Friday so did road closures in parts of downtown. Two stretches of road near the Colorado Convention Center closed: 14th Street between Stout and Welton streets, and Welton Street between 12th and 14th streets, according to Denver’s…
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Parts of Champa Street will close for convention center expansion project this weekend
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure will close portions of Champa Street around the Colorado Convention Center beginning Thursday morning, officials said. The closure will be from Champa Street at 14th Street to Spree Boulevard and will reopen at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Motorists and bicyclists will be detoured along Speer and 14th, according to…
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DOTI Executive Director Eulois Cleckley headed to Florida
Eulois Cleckley, executive director of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, will soon be leaving Denver for a new job in Florida. Cleckley, who has led the department since 2018, was named the new Director and CEO of the Department of Transportation and Public Works in Miami-Dade County Thursday. In a statement, Cleckley said working for…