Cyclists use their bikes and bodies to form a protected bike lane along 29th Avenue, a protest of the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure’s decision to cancel plans for a real one. Nov. 2, 2024. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Share
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People who care about bike safety and progressive urban design haven’t been loud enough in their advocacy, Alejandra Castañeda told us this weekend.
But a situation on the west side of town has boiled over, and they’re starting to find their voice.On Saturday, a few dozen cyclists met along 29th Avenue, which divides the city’s West Highland and Sloan Lake neighborhoods, to protest the cancelation of part of a protected bike lane along the corridor. They shouted chants as they rode together, blocking traffic, then created a symbolic bike lane with their bodies."We have not done enough of this, protesting and coming together, Castañeda said. Alejandra Casteñeda speaks during a protest against the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure’s decision to cancel a protected bike lane along 29th Avenue, between West Highland and Sloan Lake. Nov. 2, 2024. The project originally called for a new, protected bike lane along West 29th Avenue from Sheridan Boulevard to Zuni Street, to be lined with posts or other barriers. That’s a distance of about 2 miles.But the final version of the project includes barriers for only 1.5 miles of the bike lane. The […]
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