North Denver News

By Allen Cowgill Wes Marshall’s new book details transportation system failures that lead to deaths. Photo by Allen Cowgill University of Colorado Denver professor Dr. Wes Marshall started his career as a traffic engineer, but he quickly realized that safety rules in the profession were built on what he described as pillars of sand.  Marshall’s new book, “Killed by a Traffic Engineer,” details the myriad of systemic failures that... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill Isaiah Grayck biking home on West 29th Avenue to his home near 32nd and Lowell. Photo by Allen Cowgill Safety upgrades, including a new protected bike lane, will be installed along West 29th Avenue when the street is repaved from Sheridan Boulevard to Zuni Street later this year. The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) announced the safety improvements at a pop-up community event April 20,... Read more...

By The Denver North Star staff Timber fencing from Pecos to Zuni streets was removed and shredded in late March. Photo by Kathryn White Sunnyside and Chaffee Park residents adjacent to I-70, and drivers on the highway, now see signs that CDOT’s I-70 noise wall replacement project has finally begun. In late March, crews began dismantling and shredding 50-year-old timber fencing from Pecos to Zuni. A spokesperson for the project said... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill A committee has proposed several major changes to Denver’s Ordinance 307, known also by its original campaign name, “Denver Deserves Sidewalks.” The original ordinance, passed by voters in November 2022, called for sidewalk fees based on a property’s linear footage of sidewalk. Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval initiated a change to the ordinance that in October 2023, after discussion and concerns about postponing... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill In December 2021, Denver City Council passed a law to lower Denver’s default speed limit to 20 mph.  A new sign declaring the citywide default speed limit of 20 mph was recently installed on West Byron Place near Denver’s border with Edgewater. Photo by Allen Cowgill New speed limit signs have shown up in earnest in Denver neighborhoods over the last few months. On Jan. 9, at the monthly Department of... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill JSX offers regional jet service to four destinations from private terminals at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport. Photo courtesy of JSX JSX recently celebrated its one-year anniversary providing commercial passenger flights out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. Formerly known as Jefferson County Airport, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport is a 20-minute drive north of Denver off US-36 in Broomfield.  While Rocky... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill Denver just ended another record year for traffic crashes.  As of Dec. 31, Denver recorded 422 serious bodily injury crashes in 2023. That’s more than any year since 2013, when the city’s Vision Zero data begins. Alongside serious injury crashes, the city reported 83 fatal crashes, which could surpass the 2021 record of 84 once year-end data is updated. By comparison, there were 292 serious injury crashes and 47... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill A section of North Denver’s most deadly road is getting an upgrade. In November, Denver began work on Federal Boulevard upgrades between West 23rd Avenue and West 27th Avenue. The project is expected to last until fall of 2024. Construction work continues on Federal Boulevard at West 25th Avenue on Dec. 4. Photo by Allen Cowgill Upgrades will include bulb outs, which shorten the crossing distance for pedestrians;... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill City Council has taken an interest in the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) budget for 2024. Due to the nature of Denver’s strong mayor system, the administration of Mayor Mike Johnston controls the majority of decisions on the budget, but Denver City Council has the opportunity to influence the budget during the fall budget process. A memorial sign where a fatal crash happened on Sheridan... Read more...

By Allen Cowgill As kids start back to school, it’s interesting to think that in 1969 about 48% of kids walked or biked to school, according to the National Center for Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS). Today, that number is closer to 13%. Approximately 25% of Denver rushhour traffic today consists of parents driving kids to school. With childhood obesity and ADHD on the rise, one small thing parents can consider is the tremendous benefit... Read more...