Months After Man’s Death, Denver Adjusts Downtown Bike Lane – but Anxiety Lingers
“Somebody’s going to get hurt big time. They don’t seem to be too concerned about that.”
“Somebody’s going to get hurt big time. They don’t seem to be too concerned about that.”
Monarch Pass ranks as the most feared road in the state for winter driving; it comes in nineteenth in the country.
“Assuming the light rail isn’t canceled or thirty minutes late, I then sit on it for one to two hours – and even then, I still end up being late.”
Lakewood residents supporting the idea say they’d rather ride public transit than be stuck in their cars on the busy street.
Rideshare drivers must follow the same restrictions as ordinary drivers, and a dashboard mount will only get you so far.
The man killed was reportedly an active member of the military based in Colorado Springs.
Though complaints about rail slowdowns and construction snafus with the metro transit system abounded in 2024, there were some positives, too.
Safety laws may be “dangerously” inadequate, but so is enforcement of the current laws on Colorado roadways.
Colorado got the lowest grade in the country for its traffic safety laws in half of the categories analyzed.
Lyft said it would stop operating dockless vehicles. Now Bird is swooping in.
“People can end up in serious crashes when they let their emotions take over to save Bambi or his friends.”
The Regional Transportation District rolled out light rail thirty years ago, but some areas are still waiting for their line.
As Denver police crack down on expired license plates, I renewed mine 27 months past due (and got out of paying the late fee).
“If you think it’s hard now getting around the city, it’ll be worse if we don’t provide an alternative to cars.”
According to J.D. Power’s annual customer satisfaction survey, construction and overcrowding are hurting DIA’s reputation.
The program provides stipends for rideshare and taxi services to the disabled, but RTD says it costs $1 million per month to administer.
The Free MetroRide will once again be dissolved as part of the changes, which are set to take place September 29.
The last time Denver police enforced expired plates, vehicle registration increased by over 30 percent.
Residents complain that some bike lanes across Denver simply disappear, while others are life-threateningly narrow.
Denver officials don’t know what changes are coming, or when.
“I think everybody is on board with a reduction in speed. Where we are right now is, is it 20 or 25?”
Denver transportation officials are well aware of “those one-off bikeways to nowhere all over town,” and say they want to improve the city’s bike system.