John Desmond

Urbanist, advocate for safe, accessible and equitable public spaces and streets. Patriot, democracy-defender, cyclist, hiker. Love my city and state.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@MaryLTrump The Denver Post did a better job.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@CBSNews Please fact check the candidates in real time. That’s your duty as journalists. Thank you. @margbrennan

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@BryanByBike Disagree. From my considerable experience in Downtown, curbs keep the snowmelt chemicals and other pollutants that run off sidewalks out of the planted areas, thereby enhancing plant and tree viability.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@BryanByBike @MikeJohnstonCO @DenverDOTI @16thStreetMall @DenverPerfect10 @FlorForDenver @BikeWalkBus @RideRTD I’m not arguing the point - just saying what the rationale was at the time.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@BryanByBike @MikeJohnstonCO @DenverDOTI @16thStreetMall @DenverPerfect10 @FlorForDenver @BikeWalkBus The PBLs were put on the opposite sides to minimize conflict with the bus lanes on 15th and 17th.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@BryanByBike @MikeJohnstonCO @DenverDOTI @16thStreetMall @DenverPerfect10 @FlorForDenver @BikeWalkBus Bikes were allowed on the 16th Street Mall on Saturdays and Sundays prior to construction. The terms of the original FTA grant that funded the original Mall construction prohibited allowing bikes on a full time basis.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@OurShallowState @threadreaderapp please unroll

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This is amazing!

[Jayson Luber @Denver7Traffic]

Enjoy this Red Rocks quick view from the chopper this morning.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@00Piep Gee “only” 9 years? (cue sarcasm font). @ladyat5280 & I began advocating for a protected bike lane on 17th St. in 2009 and it “only” took the City 14 years to get that done. But seriously-fantastic news! It could not have happened without the persistence & vision of you & others.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

This! Thank you, Heidi.

[Heidi Newhart @MimosasonMeade]

@BikeThisCity Denver doesn’t suffer from a lack of plans. A lot of resources go into the planning process that could be moved into more active type plan/implementation. Pop ups for example could be quasi planning implementation hybrid…we suffer from a lack of imagination. We are burned out.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@alebikexson Good.

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@BryanByBike @AndrewIltis @DowntownDenver @DenverDOTI We initially called it the 5280 Loop until 2020.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@AndrewIltis Love it! The pavers look suspiciously similar to the pavers in our concept design for the 5280. 😁

[Build Up Denver @BuildUpDenver]

A fabulous presentation this morning by Councilman Hinds about the many existing plans that shape the coming 5280 Trail. No stronger supporter of the Trail than @DenverPerfect10. Golden Triangle needs car-free Acoma Street, new neighborhood green space! https://t.co/Xhrf5rIC5h

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@GoingDutchDEN @kroger I agree. It makes me feel much less secure about parking my bike there to go shopping. You and I should talk to the store manager about changing it.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@AllenCowgill Allowing scooters like this was the biggest mistake that Amsterdam made in regulating its bicycle network that I saw when I was there. The most dangerous thing is the difference in speed between scooters and human-powered bicycles. So definitely no.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@SHEIN_Official Colorado and 17th Avenue. That is one scary intersection for bikes and peds.

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@CandiCdeBacaD9 That’s complete nonsense. As someone who resides in District 9 - thank goodness you lost! Watson was and is a far better choice.

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@andybosselman @deanbphillips Nope.

[John Desmond @jddowntown]

@LittletonBikes @DenBicycleLobby And it’s not an “automobile” ; it’s the driver who caused the crash.