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By Janalee Chmel

I’m one of those people who desperately desires for Denver to be more walkable and bikeable. I’m trying to bike more, but learning that my youngest daughter’s hectic after-school schedule is a giant blockade to the whole bike-to-school effort. 

I also desire to use public transit …

I recently had a great conversation with Jack Todd, Director of Communications and Policy for Bicycle Colorado. We discussed the organization’s plans for 2021 and beyond. As you know, I’m a big proponent of bicycle safety in Denver and Colorado. Since my boys were babies (the oldest one is …

So, last year, you may recall that I wrote a long, dreamy article about camping and all of the new gear and gadgets hitting the market. I was spending my quarantine surfing YouTube and imagining all the ways I would escape my house when vaccines helped us emerge from the …

If you’re like me, you would love to ride your bike to work or to the grocery store, but Denver’s traffic is so bananas that you’re worried about safety. My office is only a couple of miles from my house, but there are some very busy streets between the two, …

I made some inaccurate assumptions in 2020 when we were all sent into lockdown for the pandemic. Namely: I assumed that serious Denver car accidents would plummet, a statistic I eagerly sought in the news, hoping we would see fewer fatal car crashes. (I may be a Denver personal injury …