Transporting Denver to a better future.
Denver, like the rest of the world, faces a pivotal moment. Will we continue business as usual and hurtle headlong into climate chaos? Or will we learn from past policy mistakes, and take this opportunity to create safe, healthy, green communities?
The science is clear: Climate change is impacting Denver. We suffer drought, we breathe polluted air, and we struggle to pay ever-rising energy prices. Our leaders acknowledge the problems of car dependency, writing plans to improve public transportation and accessibility for walkers and bikers. But when the rubber meets the road, we continue to prioritize cars over people.area, located at the I-25 intersection with Lincoln and Broadway.
While we can all get behind this vision, the existing project plan fails to take us to that destination. When you get offline and actually walk this area, you recognize that the current conditions and the planned project are dangerous by design. It’s an obstacle course with multiple high-speed interstate ramps, nineteen lanes of high-injury network roads and an indirect route to transit, all within a third of a mile. Imagine this experience for youth, elderly and those with accessibility needs.
One of the most common criticisms I continue to hear from Denverites is that we are always planning for a better future for new residents or commuters, while leaving existing neighborhoods behind. This project is unfortunately a perfect example of this problem.
Moreover, millions of dollars for this project come from various federal, state and local sources (including the
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