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ovement for sustainable transportation and a livable city. Path Path walking biking transit highways vision zero Equity Urban Design Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram Streetsblog Logo OUR SITES HOME USA NYC MASS LA CHI SF CAL HOME USA NYC MASS LA CHI SF CAL STREET FILMS DONATE SEARCH Streetsblog Denver Logo walking biking transit highways vision zero Equity Urban Design Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Instagram SEARCH Farewell to Streetsblog Denver in five commentaries By Streetsblog Denver and Sarah E. Moss, MPA Commentary: In Streetsblog Denver’s absence, local news has a responsibility to get out from behind the windshield By David Sachs Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go By Sarah E. Moss, MPA Farewell to Streetsblog Denver in five commentaries By Streetsblog Denver and Sarah E. Moss, MPA | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments This is the final post for Streetsblog Denver. The Denver Streets Partnership decided to end its operation of Streetsblog Denver as of January 31, 2022. Streetsblog USA assures us that all Streetsblog Denver content will remain online. To stay up to date on multimodal issues in Denver, please bookmark the Denver Streets Partnership blog — which now accepts guest commentaries! — and follow us on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter . We leave you with five guest commentaries to bid farewell to Streetsblog Denver: In Streetsblog Denver’s absence, local news has a responsibility to get out from behind the windshield By David Sachs, founder and former editor and executive director of Streetsblog Denver Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go By me, Sarah E. Moss, MPA, three-time interim editor of Streetsblog Denver Becoming a bike advocate and how Streetsblog Denver helped me find community By Loren M. Hansen, bicycle and public transit advocate Death of the perfect bike lane By Allen Cowgill, advocate for safer streets and sustainable transportation Employer commute programs should be part of Denver’s air quality solutions By Stuart Anderson, executive director of Transportation Solutions Finally, be sure to register for Bicycle Colorado’s February 8, 2022 Moving People Forward virtual event. This year’s program will focus on Colorado’s opportunity to use new federal funding effectively to support multimodal projects that improve the quality of life for Coloradans. The keynote and panel discussion will unpack the choices — and highlight the opportunities — for state and local leaders to lead with a multimodal focus. The all-star, all-women group of experts features: Keynote Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation 4 America (T4A) Shoshana Lew, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Debra Johnson, CEO and General Manager of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) Corinne Kisner, Executive Director of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Moderator Naomi Amaha, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, The Denver Foundation I’ll see you there. Yours in streets for people and multimodal policy nerd-outs, Sarah E. Moss, MPA Streetsblog Denver’s Interim Editor (for the third time) On behalf of the Denver Streets Partnership Commentary: In Streetsblog Denver’s absence, local news has a responsibility to get out from behind the windshield By David Sachs | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments Since I founded Streetsblog Denver, the city’s media landscape has shifted, at least somewhat, to question automobile dominance and the general lack of good alternatives. Hell, one-time A-Line agitator Kyle Clark is now a hero of the movement. Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go By Sarah E. Moss, MPA | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments Sidewalks are like relationships: We can build them if we are willing. We can repair them if we are willing. They don’t fall apart overnight. They need care, maintenance, and people choosing to do the work. Commentary: Becoming a bike advocate and how Streetsblog Denver helped me find community By Loren M. Hansen | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments Becoming the biking advocate I am now began with Streetsblog Denver. Commentary: Death of the perfect bike lane By Allen Cowgill | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments The proposed Gray Street bike lane was quite possibly the perfect bike lane. Yet the original design died an unexpected and unfortunate bureaucratic death. Please don’t let it be in vain. Commentary: Employer commute programs should be part of Denver’s air quality solutions By Stuart Anderson | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments Today, Denver is ranked as one of the worst cities in America for harmful air quality. Twice, Colorado health agencies have considered requiring commute programs. Twice, it was deemed too onerous an ask for Denver employers, even though employers in most western cities have been doing it successfully for two decades. Dear Streetsblog Denver Readers By Streetsblog Denver and Jill Locantore | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments Dear readers, I’m writing to let you know that the Denver Streets Partnership has decided to end its operation of Streetsblog Denver as of January 31, 2022. We were honored in December 2019 when the Streetsblog Denver board entrusted us with their labor of love and asked the Denver Streets Partnership/Bicycle Colorado to take over Streetsblog Denver from the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center. Thank you for your support during the transition and throughout the last two years. We did not make this decision lightly to end operations, and the biggest factor in the decision was the priority to direct the Denver Streets Partnership’s resources toward direct advocacy. We’re seeing results: Denver has built and painted more dedicated bus lanes and bike lanes. In November, Denver voters passed bond measures to fund more infrastructure. To close out 2021, Denver City Council voted to lower the city’s default speed limit from 25 to 20 mph. And Denver raised its parking meter rates to generate an expected $9.5 million per year to fund safety and mobility improvements including transit projects, sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and the City’s Vision Zero plan. We are proud that – despite numerous challenges – Streetsblog Denver has: Produced thought-provoking commentary with constructive ideas related to walking, biking, transit, safe streets, and social justice in Denver; Held city, regional, and state leaders accountable to their commitments to reduce car-dependency and eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries; Elevated the voices of local thought leaders and spotlighted important policy issues that are not typically covered by the mainstream media; Purposefully sought out more writers of color and articles and guest commentaries about equity and the underserved neighborhoods on Denver’s west side and north side that form the inverted L”; Made complicated policy topics accessible to a broad audience; Focused on the issues and avoiding personal attacks on individual people, particularly those who are not in positions of power; Hosted a paid internship program; and Increased the number of Streetsblog Denver social media followers and maintained email open rates above 40%. The advocacy journalism of Streetsblog USA and its affiliates is an important part of the safer streets discussion and ecosystem, and the Denver Streets Partnership will continue to promote on our digital platforms the writings of Streetsblog USA and its network. What’s next? Today – We will notify Streetsblog Denver readers on the website and via email and invite them to contribute final guest commentaries . January 2022 – Streetsblog Denver will publish guest commentaries. After January, the Denver Streets Partnership blog will host guest commentaries on topics relevant to walking, biking, transit, and safe streets. Thank you for supporting Streetsblog Denver and the movement to improve walking, biking, transit, and safe streets in Denver. If you have any questions, please reach out at Denver@streetsblog.org . Sincerely, Jill Locantore, Executive...