Yesterday we blogged about how walkable the great Downtown Denver condo and Downtown Denver loft lifestyle is. In that same spirit of sustainable Downtown Denver living today we wanted to share a great news of Mayor Guillermo Vidal Announcing bicycle improvements in Denver!

Downtown Denver is already a great bicycle town.  With miles of trails including the Cherry Creek Bicycle/Running trails that intersect at Riverfront Park it is incredible easy to navigate our great city.  Many of our clients living at any of the many bike location friendly spots such as SPIRE, Riverfront Park, or LoHi commute almost entirely by bicycle and by foot.  We even offer bicycle tours of the great Downtown Denver neighborhoods right from our great New Era Realty office here in the Lower Highlands.

We like our bicycle friendly town and this announcement means it's only going to get more bike friendly in Downtown Denver.

The Mayor's announcement is focusing in on creating more bike lanes throughout our city.  These dedicated bike lanes help keep the cyclists off the sidewalks with a dedicated single traffic lane apart from the car traffic streams.  These new "cycle tracks" (the actual name given to the lane by Denver Public Works) are a win for everyone..

  • Pedestrians don't have to worry about bikes sharing the sidewalk or accidental collisions
  • Bicyclist don't have to worry about pedestrians or cars cutting in front of them (okay, they still have to worry but not as much)
  • Car's have their traffic lanes reserved just for them

Sometimes it is better not to share and in the case of Downtown Denver traffic flow this is a perfect example.   They are even planning for "Bike Boxes" at intersections to allow cyclists a dedicated space to wait at intersections.

Cheers for Downtown Denver condo and loft residents as the city develops one more great way to stay fit and save money on fuel.  Now all we need is for the sunshine to return so we can get out for a sunny ride.

Learn all the details about the Mayor's Downtown Denver Bicycle Announcement here.

Here is a link to the current Denver bicycle map and don't forget that this week the Denver cruiser rides started back up in the heart of Downtown Denver.  Pedal on!