DENVER: A surprisingly delightful bike ride from Union Station to the Central Park Neighborhood

[@bartvschuylenburg]

Quite a lot of late 19th and early 20th century building and houses still around there. Must be a city that cares.

[@ActiveTowns]

Yeah, they do have some nice older building remaining. As I mentioned during the ride many of those older buildings downtown were abandoned and rundown back in the 1990s when I worked there. Thanks so much for watching. Cheers! John

[@kitchencarvings4621]

The fall colors are pretty. I love riding in Denver in October when they are at their peak. The difference between the older areas of the city and the new sprawling development is stark.

[@ActiveTowns]

Yes! The Colorado colors are special. So glad that I got to experience them again this year. I hear you about the new sprawling stuff but stay tuned because this new development in Central Park is pretty well done on several levels. Thanks as always for watching. I really appreciate it. Cheers! John

[@matth.7128]

I love the Idaho stop law that Colorado has implemented. I wish more states would implement it.

[@ActiveTowns]

Yes! Me too. 💯 Thanks so much for watching and for the comment. Cheers! John

[@LimitedWard]

I have mixed feelings about Idaho stop laws. On the one hand, they're a helpful tool for quickly reducing the risk of traffic fatalities in a car-centric city. On the other hand, they do cause confusion for both cyclists and drivers alike. When I drive in Seattle (which is infrequent these days since I prefer biking and public transit), I will generally yield to cyclists at a stop sign when a bike is approaching even if I have right of way because I'm not sure if the cyclist will properly yield (i.e. I will wait for them to cross even if I made it to the intersection first). In the end, Idaho stop laws shouldn't be necessary as long as the right infrastructure is in place. In the Netherlands, they use bike sensors to give the bikes a green, so they rarely have to come to a full stop. Roundabouts and eliminating stop signs are another method for reducing confusion.

[@mmrw]

Denver could be such a great bike city. Mostly flat, sunny almost all the time, fairly small and compact. It’s decently bikeable now but the bike infrastructure could be improved a lot in many places

[@ActiveTowns]

Totally agree, and although it's getting better every year, it is moving forward at a frustratingly slow pace in many areas of the city. Thanks so much for watching and commenting 🙏

[@colleenharrison2942]

Love the beautiful fall colors.

[@ActiveTowns]

Yes! It’s a beautiful time of year there!

[@gerbentvandeveen]

The start is there. Now Euro trucks. The firediparmend don't need a big machine. Whit a fire truck from Europe it's normal. And have the same class ore better. Denver, go on the good pad. Greetings from Bunschoten-Spakenburg the Netherlands.

[@ActiveTowns]

Greetings! Yes, Denver is making progress. Thanks so much for watching 🙏

[@MsMarmima]

Golf courses are such a poor use of space. Ugly too!

[@ActiveTowns]

As someone who enjoys the game of golf, even though I don't have any talent at it and rarely play, I'd prefer to see golf courses better integrated into the context of their locations and become more sensitive to the environmental challenges they themselves present. With regards to this specific course, assuming it's not going anywhere, I think a reasonable tradeoff/compromise could be a wide multi-use all ages & abilities pathway on the golf course side of this busy road so that people have a safer cycling option versus being in a narrow paint-only bike lane. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Cheers! John

[@Lord13289]

Conservative boomers like Trump seem to love golf. If conservative boomers like it, that's a huge red flag!

[@mmrw]

Public golf courses absolutely have just as much of a place as any other public court. It depends entirely where and how they are built and how the space around them is used. Green spaces are a good thing actually

[@Robert-um6fr]

The traffic lights at the intersections downtown remind me of the biggest difference in road infra between continents. In the US, there is one traffic light and it is mounted on the far-side of each intersection. In Germany (and most of the Europe), there is one traffic light but it’s mounted on the near-side of each intersection. (That means if you stop beyond the painted line you won’t be able to see your red/yellow/green light. On bike paths that includes rider-height traffic lights mounted on the car traffic light pole. In Australia and New Zealand, they always have a pair of traffic lights. One on the near side and one on the far side. Does that double the safety or just double the cost?

[@ActiveTowns]

Hi 👋🏼 Yeah, the USA intersections are out of control. Thanks so much for tuning in. Cheers! John