WalkDenver has merged with Bicycle Colorado! Learn more at: http://bit.ly/bettertogetherdsp Our Mission: To reclaim Denver’s streets for people.
All of our work is now incorporated into the Denver Streets Partnership, a division of Bicycle Colorado focused on walking, biking, and transit in Denver. Our Vision: Denver’s streets are designed for people and foster health, happiness, and opportunity for all.
03/13/2020
ICYMI: WalkDenver has merged with Bicycle Colorado to fully staff the Denver Streets Partnership as Denver's first multimodal advocacy group! Follow the DSP page and subscribe to the newsletter to lean more about how you can support walking biking, transit, and safe streets in Denver.
You may have heard that our city has reached a “tipping point” in its non-car transportation patterns, that we’re nearing the glorious intersection of safe, accessible bike infrastructure and a lot of two-wheeled vehicles carrying folks to work, school, the doctor, the grocery store, and anywh...
03/03/2020
After eight years of being one of the leading advocacy organizations committed to reclaiming Denver’s streets for people, WalkDenver is proud to announce we have merged with Bicycle Colorado! All of our work is now incorporated into the Denver Streets Partnership, a division of Bicycle Colorado focused on dramatically improving walking, biking, and transit in Denver.
We hope you will continue to support our work as a truly multimodal advocacy organization, working to make Denver’s streets better for everyone.
03/03/2020
After eight years of being one of the leading advocacy organizations committed to reclaiming Denver’s streets for people, WalkDenver is proud to announce we have merged with Bicycle Colorado! All of our work is now incorporated into the Denver Streets Partnership a division of Bicycle Colorado focused on dramatically improving walking, biking, and transit in Denver. Learn more at: http://bit.ly/bettertogetherdsp
We hope you will continue to support our work as a truly multimodal advocacy organization, working to make Denver’s streets better for everyone. Head on over to the Denver Streets Partnership page and give us a follow!
02/29/2020
The number of pedestrian crashes involving an SUV has climbed by 81% over the past decade.
The group estimates 6,590 fatalities occurred in 2019, showing a "complete reversal of progress," the report author wrote.
02/29/2020
“Tactical urbanism can be a great way to test out an intersection redesign and demonstrate the benefits,” says Jill Locantore, executive director of WalkDenver.
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02/28/2020
In 2019, WalkDenver, Denver Department of Public Health & Environment and Denver Public Works partnered on the new Vision Zero Community Program. This exciting initiative gave teams of community members an opportunity to design a project to increase awareness of Vision Zero and promote safer streets in their neighborhoods. The selected projects received technical and financial assistance from the City and WalkDenver. We enjoyed working with the dedicated community members whose projects were chosen to be part of this unique program.
02/28/2020
In this week's newsletter: Check out our latest video featuring our 2019 Vision Zero tactical urbanism projects!
PLUS: Attend an upcoming open house to discuss transportation topics in your neighborhood; Starting and Growing a Strong Safe Routes to School Program in Colorado; River Mile Stakeholder Meeting on March 4
Back in 2012, a newly-formed WalkDenver teamed up with a number of local partners to host Better Block Jefferson Park, one of the first "pop-up" tactical urbanism projects in Colorado. Since then, WalkDenver has become the go-to resource for helping plan, design, and implement projects that engage c...
02/20/2020
In this week's newsletter: Tackling climate change in Denver means rethinking how we get around our city
Last month, the City began convening a task force comprised of stakeholders, experts, and community members to gather ideas about how to address what has become one of the top issues of 2020: climate change. While the task force has been charged with identifying opportunities to address climate chan...
02/18/2020
"I started my trip by walking from my house to the Louisiana-Pearl RTD station." When transit is convenient and affordable, virtually every trip can start and end with walking. Thanks, Jerry Tinianow, for busting the myth that owning a car is essential for getting to the mountains.
There are viable public transit options to get between Denver and the mountains.
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Denver’s streets are designed for people and foster health, happiness, and opportunity for all.
Our Mission
To reclaim Denver’s streets for people.
Our Values
Collaboration – We work with decision makers, partners, and community members to create shared goals and implement strategies that increase our collective impact.
Courage – We are willing to create a bold vision, challenge the status quo, ask for what’s needed, and take risks.
Creativity – We will think outside of the box and seek new ideas from others.
Grassroots Engagement – We build relationships with, are responsive to, and work in direct and personal partnership with members of our community to understand the issues, explore what’s desired, develop plans, and implement actions.
Health and Environment – We seek to improve personal, public, and environmental health through changes to the built environment and to raise awareness of these connections.
Imagination – We look beyond what we see today, and envision what’s possible.
Inclusiveness – We recognize the importance of all individuals and strive to lift up the voices of communities that are often overlooked.
Systems Approach – We consider the larger context, underlying causes, and interlinking components that influence the outcomes we care about.
Our Commitment to Equity:
WalkDenver believes that access to reliable, affordable, and safe transportation options is essential for addressing systemic disparities in health outcomes and access to housing, education, employment, criminal justice and recreation. Our commitment to equity informs our work in two primary ways:
WalkDenver examines land use and transportation policies through multiple lenses, including race, economic status, family structure, age, ability, and relationship with law enforcement. Equitable implementation prioritizes communities and neighborhoods based on these factors.
WalkDenver staff and board members reflect the makeup and concerns of the City. Board members represent a variety of neighborhoods, and WalkDenver actively cultivates partners with different lived experiences who can fill gaps in the board’s collective perspectives.
