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Henry Barnes

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Denver's traffic-engineering staple, the Barnes Dance, gets national pub as it's set to end here

    ​Loved by walkers, loathed by drivers, the Barnes Dance -- the diagonal crosswalk system embraced by downtown Denver six decades ago -- will come to an end next month. But it's still being introduced in other cities, including a recent pilot project in Washington, DC.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Denver traffic-engineering innovation known as the Barnes Dance hits a dead-end

    ​It's been rumored for years, and the front page of today's Denver Post makes it official: Denver is doing away with the "Barnes Dance," the diagonal crosswalks that were invented in this city sixty years ago by traffic engineer Henry Barnes. What's next? The elimination of the Denver Boot?

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    From the week of February 26, 2009

    ​It's been rumored for years, and the front page of today's Denver Post makes it official: Denver is doing away with the "Barnes Dance," the diagonal crosswalks that were invented in this city sixty years ago by traffic engineer Henry Barnes. What's next? The elimination of the Denver Boot?

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Denver's latest traffic plan depends on getting you out of your car

    ​It's been rumored for years, and the front page of today's Denver Post makes it official: Denver is doing away with the "Barnes Dance," the diagonal crosswalks that were invented in this city sixty years ago by traffic engineer Henry Barnes. What's next? The elimination of the Denver Boot?

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