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#Westword continues to put out scary stories about Colfax & the BRT project our community will benefit from once it's completed. Its stories lack context, history (before car-dependent development was shoved down our collective throats) & a variety of perspectives. This is misinformation.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

It's time! 🤖🎨🚌 #waitingfordignity #denverstreetpartnership #artinsociety #pedestriandignity @jonathonstalls.bsky.social @bikewalkbus.bsky.social

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Showing up is half the battle.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Updates to rezoning rules were unanimously approved by #Denver City Council last night. Community Planning & Development will define "public interest" as consistent with adopted plans. Did you know that more homes (50.6%) in Denver are rented than owned (49.4%)? cc: @buildupdenver.bsky.social

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Last night @sashakestane.bsky.social spoke to Denver City Council about the Vision Zero crisis, urging council members to push the Colorado DOT to prioritize children's safety and independent mobility over drivers' convenience. Thanks Alejandra for keeping Vision Zero top of mind for our leaders.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

If you're in #Denver, come join us at noon! #CarFreeLarimer

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Gracias, @kyle-a-harris.bsky.social, for writing this enlightening piece about Denver and immigration for the past 3 decades. denverite.com/2025/01/31/d...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Car dependence is a money pit for individuals and a money pit for cities. wapo.st/4fNpr1I

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This is a good article, worth reading. Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one? The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat

submitted 56 days ago • 7 comments

Indeed. data.bikeleague.org/new-nhtsa-da... @bikeleague.bsky.social

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Are you in Denver? Do you care about road safety & ensuring we prioritize people in the design & operation of our public roadways? Add your comments to this DRCOG Sheridan Blvd Safety Study: engage.drcog.org/sheridansafety

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

The teen & I watched the iconic "Why Cars Suck" standup set by @adamconover.net today. We laughed. After, we walked to a friend's house where she's staying to go🎿. "Who's driving?" I asked while walking. "Probably the dad," she said. "Is he a safe driver?" [me]. "I don't know, moooom, 🙄" [she]. 🧵

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

I'm thinking about Ronnie Clark today. I'm also thinking about city officials who talk about #VisionZero & how they're "using every tool available," but continue to make decisions that prioritize the private automobile in the design & operation of city streets. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

"... a family of like-vehicles." Bike lanes are accessibility lanes. Accessibility lanes are bike lanes.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Thousands of Colorado shelter animals left in limbo amid housing crises, economic struggles www.denverpost.com/2024/12/25/c... If only there was something we could do about this. #RNOs #Housing @yimbydenver.bsky.social

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Seniors benefit from walkable communities. Loneliness and isolation can lead to increased health risks: 29% increased risk of heart disease, 32% stroke, 50% dementia, 60% premature death. Surgeon General: design environments that promote connection. today.ucsd.edu/story/walkab... #urbanism

submitted 71 days ago • 3 comments

What up Denver. Bike lanes are good for biz… and safer too.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Grateful to have been invited together with @nosquish.bsky.social to chat about our "bike fight" on W 29th Ave. Listen to our @biketalk.bsky.social chat here: biketalk.org/2024/12/bike... 🧵

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

them: why do you care so much about building abundant housing and wanting everyone to have affordable options for transportation? us:

submitted 82 days ago • 62 comments

We could FIX THIS NOW But only with political will

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

This hits close to home. #W29thAve @denverite.bsky.social @denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

Please follow my friend JS of #PedestrianDignity (🗣️ Dignidad Peatonal!) on tiktok. Your life will never be the same: www.tiktok.com/@pedestriand...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

This Safe Routes Partnership StoryWalk project is so lovely, and colorful! new.express.adobe.com/webpage/xiMu...

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

A Denver civil rights leader recently shared that they're moving to a new apartment w/lots more amenities than their current one. This leader happens to be a wheelchair user/nondriver. Monthly rent will stay the same thanks to developer building less car parking. #HomesForPeople

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

“Our fondness for tall SUVs and pickups in the U.S. has intensified that effect.” But, isn't truly fondness? Or is it what @davidzipper.bsky.social calls, "the prisoner's dilemma"? www.cbc.ca/news/suv-sma...

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

Come ask CDOT why it's moving forward w/a design that doesn't prioritize #equitable mobility between 20th & 50th avenues in central Denver. By not giving the🚌its own lane on this key section, CDOT officials are undermining the stated project benefits+goals. cc: @senadorajulie.bsky.social

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

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“Housing stability is the best way to create generational stability,” Evans said. “I’m one of five siblings and the only one that owns a home.” #HomesForAll

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

The danger of getting doored on a bike is that it throws you into traffic. Often, people on bikes are killed this way. In this video, I swerved out of the way of the door but didn't have time to check behind me. I would have been under the Subaru if it hadn't driven into the oncoming lane.

submitted 85 days ago • 29 comments

Go out, observe.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Protected bike lanes are accessibility lanes.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

"You spoke. We listened." www.westword.com/news/opinion...

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Listen how Ford, Denver's Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) ED, discusses her decision to remove protection from 1/2 mile of the W29th Ave🚲lane after sharing a final design. More telling are her words about who's responsible for sidewalk/rollway❄️removal. #PedestrianDignity ♿🚸👩‍🦯

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments