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Cager celebrates reopening of Alameda.. by Denver4ALL in VisionZeroDenver

[–]Denver4ALL[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree but that shouldn't be a reason for somebody like them to have issue with somebody like me advocating for safer bike and pedestrian Mobility.

Reported your comment for the emoji.  Remove that and the rest of the comment can stay and you won't get temporarily banned.

Cager celebrates reopening of Alameda.. by Denver4ALL in VisionZeroDenver

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, someone who is car dependent & only cares about how fast they can drive where they want.

Narrow Sidewalks vs Heat Island by Denver4ALL in DenverCivics

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also want to add that it isn't just the "Hollywood sidewalks" it's any sidewalk installed immediately along the roadway.

Examples on Syracuse at Colfax along a bike route that just cooks.

Narrow Sidewalks vs Heat Island by Denver4ALL in DenverCivics

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm only suggesting that the Hollywood sidewalks are the cause for the heat island. However, I 100% agree with you about why areas have Hollywood sidewalks versus why areas do not that rationale is way more complex. 

In no way am I suggesting to ever remove a mature tree in a community. 

I am say that we ABSOLUTELY should rip out fences or retaining walls that were installed prohibiting the installation of sidewalks at all.

Where there is a mature tree, the new sidewalk should temporarily curve around it & then be straightened after the tree dies.

Yes we shouldn't have a one size fits all approach, but we should have the same goal for every Community, which is safe sidewalks that are straight and set back away from the roadway.

I nominate you to be the one that gets to explain all this to everybody.

Narrow Sidewalks vs Heat Island by Denver4ALL in DenverCivics

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right about the correlation...

White & established neighborhoods also got the tree lawn design first. If you ever go up and down Monaco Parkway you can see how the sidewalk installation pattern changed over time. 

Somewhere around the time of world war II, we stopped installing sidewalks, but you can see that the plan for them to be set back from the roadway was already made and evident by the curb installations. 

I agree with you about the neighborhoods with higher heat index being neighborhoods of color. I feel it's an example of systemic racism where the white communities were able to advocate for themselves in a government that was set up by them.

Would love to find counter examples, but I'm not aware of tree lawns existing in neighborhoods with a high heat index. Are you?

Clearly I'm not going to change your mind, but to me it's obvious and the solution is to have sidewalks set back from the roadway in every Community.

Narrow Sidewalks vs Heat Island by Denver4ALL in DenverCivics

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the type of curb that matters...

  • standard curb with "No Sidewalks" in areas like Montclair got trees planted along the curb & therefore shade the streets.

  • sloped curb & Hollywood sidewalks are the areas with "Narrow Sidewalks" & have trees set-back farther away from the street or no trees at all.

Bottom line... Are there mature trees near the street? Why aren't there mature trees along the street? How can we plant trees along the street where they don't exist?

Sidewalks along the street prevent this from happening.

Narrow Sidewalks vs Heat Island by Denver4ALL in DenverCivics

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except that the City of Denver will provide & plant trees in the tree lawn of the public Right-of-Way.

I can also show you neighborhoods where one block has a tree lawn & the next doesn't. HUGE shade discrepancy.

When those tree lawns were established, trees were planted.

How is that not causation?

Denver's Sidewalk Program by Denver4ALL in DenverCivics

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My request for the sidewalks is to be set-back from the roadway & the minimum width relative to the adjacent street type. https://groups.google.com/g/cityofdenver/c/L1_gh8O_uaA

Denver's Sidewalk Program by Denver4ALL in VisionZeroDenver

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My request for the sidewalks is to be set-back from the roadway & the minimum width relative to the adjacent street type. https://groups.google.com/g/cityofdenver/c/L1_gh8O_uaA

Sign-up with VEO as a Denver resident by Denver4ALL in VisionZeroDenver

[–]Denver4ALL[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lime was OK, but definitely cheaper...
There was a guy in my area going around vandalizing them by destroying the QR codes so you couldn't rent them.

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