Tag: Doti
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Former chief traffic engineer says DOTI was right to scale back Alameda ‘road diet’ plan
Was the city right to back off on its plan to narrow Denver’s busy East Alameda Avenue from four lanes of traffic to just two lanes — settling instead on a plan that eliminates a single lane and leaves two eastbound traffic lanes intact? Absolutely, said former Denver Chief Traffic Engineer Dennis Royer. Royer, who…
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Denver Council to consider $400 million in infrastructure contracts
The Denver City Council returns on Monday afternoon for its weekly meeting, approaching a full agenda that reflects several ongoing city priorities: homeless shelter operations, housing, infrastructure and police overtime. The agenda this week spans roughly 35 pages and includes two proclamations to be delivered during the 3:30 p.m. session, one in the 5:30 p.m.…
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Study suggests e-scooter accidents are on the rise
Emergency service departments across the Denver area reported treating some 4,400 e-scooter related injuries over the past five years and are seeing those numbers rise, according to a new study released by a Denver law firm. From 2019 to 2024, area emergency departments treated a combined 4,398 “shared-scooter” injuries, with head injuries having been recorded…
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Wash Park neighbors celebrate a compromise in ‘road diet’ plan for Alameda
Neighbors in Washington Park took a victory lap Friday after Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure agreed to modify plans for a “road diet” that would have narrowed traffic along a heavily used stretch of East Alameda Avenue. The neighborhood group Act for Alameda told The Denver Gazette that a Thursday meeting with DOTI officials…
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As bike deaths spike, shop owners opposed to infrastructure changes decry bullying
Increasing numbers of fatal accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists in Colorado — up 78% over the past decade according to the State Patrol — are raising the temperature on a public debate over how bike riders can be better protected on roads around Denver. One party to the debate is crying foul, describing intimidation against…
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NEWS NUGGETS | Furlough days to impact Denver compost collection, AI Summit, Polish Food set
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver furlough day prompts no compost collection week of Aug. 25 The Denver Department of Transportation and infrastructure (DOTI) will not collect compost the week of Aug. 25, as staff works a shortened, 32-hour workweek and takes a furlough day on Friday, Aug. 29. All…
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Wash Park neighbors in uproar over Alameda ‘road-diet’ project in Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City of Denver is readying a major slowdown and slimdown of vehicle traffic on East Alameda Avenue through a heavily traversed corridor north of Washington Park. That’s set off an uproar among some neighbors, who say it will force cars and trucks onto their…
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City’s Excise and Licenses Dept. wants to change its name
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Denver is planning to ask voters to approve a name change for one of its largest agencies, the Department of Excise and Licenses. Aiming to help the public better understand the services offered by the department, city officials suggest the Department of…
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Denver City Council to consider $4.5 million Salvation Army contract
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A resolution to add 12 months and $4.5 million to an existing Salvation Army contract is set to return to the Denver City Council on Monday. The agreement between the city and the Salvation Army would provide “programmatic services” at Crossroads, a 24-hour “low-barrier emergency…
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Many Denver bridges need repair, some ‘structurally deficient’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City of Denver has more than 640 bridges and almost 14% of those used by vehicles are deemed “structurally deficient,” according to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. DOTI officials say more funding is needed to keep up with repairs to extend the serviceable…