Some long-time Detroit Street residents upset about proposed bike lane
City says proposed bike lane won’t cut parking or trees
DENVER — As Denver makes way for more cars, bicycles and pedestrians, city planners are considering some changes to the Congress Park area.
A proposal under the East Central Area Plan would add a high-comfort bike lane to Detroit Street between 6th and 17th Avenue. It’s one about seven streets in that part of the city that could see a new bike lane added.
The idea of change has caused concern among some people who live along Detroit Street. Richard Lontine Chavez has been living in the same house on Detroit since 1964 and says he doesn’t see the need for a bike lane.
“I see people riding their bikes here all the time and I’ve never thought that it’s a problem,” Chavez said.
A recent post by one of Chavez’s neighbors on Nextdoor about the proposed changes spurred dozens of comments from people who were opposed to the changes and worried about what it would mean for them
Being a parent of young children and enjoying the Congress park feel of very little traffic, it is very concerning that the city wants to basically cut this community into smaller pieces instead of solving the really problems which is the traffic on Colorado blvd, York and Josephine. The best way is to make bike lanes on those streets and take away the side walks since they are unsafe anyways. Many people walk their elementary school kids to Teller so this proposal would ruin our neighborhood. There are better ways.