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Denver recently revealed plans for new bike paths over the next two decades with the Denver Moves: Bike Map, which shows a sprawling network of streets and trails designed to make bicycling easier in the Mile High City.
The Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure surveyed residents online and at community meetings before coming up with its proposal to upgrade and add on to 500 miles of existing bike paths. The result is a map that shows six types of bike paths: basic bike lanes, protected lanes, neighborhood bikeways, shared sidewalks, car-free streets and trails. Lanes and bikeways are roads with sections set aside for cyclists while sidewalks, trails and car-free streets are the only paths that cyclists get all to themselves. Car-free streets are exclusively found in Denver’s largest parks, like City and Washington parks.
But the plan could hit a few roadblocks, readers warn in their comments on the Westword Facebook page. Says Lazer:
Let’s fuck up more streets in Denver…yay!
Adds Frank:
Instead of wasting money on this bullshit, how about fixing the fucking roads?
Counters Aaron:
it could work… (good to share the roads and slow down a bit)
Responds Chris:
Will definitely slow everything down.
Offers Robert:
This is pure stupidity. On Dartmouth Street between Sheridan and Wadsworth, they have made a bike lane in each direction, eliminated almost all the parking spots and guess what the road runs along? A BIKE PATH.
Comments Erin:
Every road should be safe and accessible, no matter what form of transport someone chooses
And Randy concludes:
Gee, all we need now is cyclists.
What do you think of the Denver Moves: Bikes plan? The metro area’s bike routes in general? Post a comment or share your thoughts at editorial@westword.com.
