RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COSTS REDUCED SAFETY • INCREASED HEAVY VEHICLE TRAFFIC THROUGH • SCHOOL ZONES • SCHOOL & NEIGHBORHOOD CROSS WALKS • INTERSECTIONS • DIFFICULTY BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS INCREASED POLLUTION […]
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 One-lane-in-each-direction! A continuous left-turn lane in the middle of the street! Bicycle lanes in both directions! This time we discovered it on Broadmoor Bluffs Drive in
Saturday, June 4, 2016 As the Old North End Neighborhood has gone to work to try to ameliorate problems created by the recent shift of Colorado Springs city buses to
A Brief History of the Accomplishments of the Old North End Neighborhood Read More »
Friday, June 3, 2016 As the Old North End Neighborhood has gone to work to try to ameliorate problems created by the recent shift of Colorado Springs city buses to
A Brief History of the Organization and Founding of the Old North End Neighborhood Read More »
Thursday, June 2, 2016 As the Old North End Neighborhood has gone to work to try to ameliorate problems created by the recent shift of Colorado Springs city buses to
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 On May 1, 2016, bus service in Colorado Springs was removed from North Cascade Avenue and Wahsatch Avenue through the Old North End and concentrated on
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Every time you drive in a different part of town, it seems, you discover another street that has been Safety-Sized to one-lane-in-each-direction. Yesterday it was East
Discovery of Another Safety-Sized Street: Been on East Bijou Street Lately? Read More »
Monday, May 30, 2016 Memorial Day (today) is set aside for remembering and thanking our military veterans. That makes it a good day to think about the Union Army officer,
Sunday, May 29, 2016 On May 1, 2016, Mountain Metropolitan Transit switched the municipal bus service through the Old North End from Cascade and Wahsatch avenues to Nevada Avenue. This
Setting the Record Straight on Nevada Avenue Read More »
Saturday, May 28, 2016 Colorado Springs Traffic Engineering is currently preparing a web site that will include the Old North End Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Plan. The web site will
Update on One Lane From Two Lanes Proposal Read More »
Friday, May 27, 2016 The rationale for One Lane From Two Lanes is that a street should be more than just a quick way for motorists and motorcycle riders to
Thursday, May 26, 2016 Due to the favorable coverage of our posting on who started the wide streets and the landscaped street medians in Colorado Springs, additional research was undertaken.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Reducing streets from two-lanes-in-each-direction to one-lane-in-each-direction makes streets quieter and safer to drive, but statistics show it does not divert traffic away from the street to
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 A resident of the Patty Jewett neighborhood posted this letter on the internet supporting One Lane From Two Lanes. The Old North End is delighted to
A Neighbor In the Surrounding Neighborhood of Patty Jewett Changed His Mind Read More »
Monday, May 23, 2016 The following comment was made by a concerned citizen: “So… The city engineers I gather would have been the ones who were responsible for the design
Sunday, May 22, 2016 Every day, it seems, we learn of another arterial street in Colorado Springs that has been given the safety-sizing treatment. Today we heard about Cheyenne Boulevard
One Lane From Two Lanes Installed On Cheyenne Boulevard In Ivywild Read More »
Saturday, May 21, 2016 The Old North End Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee has just released a two-page summary of the major arguments in favor of Safety-Sizing five arterial streets
Major Points in Favor of the Old North End Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Plan Read More »
Friday, May 20, 2016 The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has taken a strong stand in favor of reducing city streets from two-lanes-in-each-direction to one-lane-in-each-direction. An internet posting by
Thursday, May 19, 2016 Mark Nelson, a local architect who lives on North Nevada Avenue in the Old North End, has long been concerned for the future of that beautiful
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 The biggest side benefit from instituting One Lane From Two Lanes in the Old North End is that there will be room for wide bike lanes
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 A direct count of the number of homes and apartments in the Old North End that will be affected by Safety-Sizing five arterial streets revealed that
Monday, May 16, 2016 Critics of the Old North End Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Plan have pointed to Boulder, Colorado, as a city where one safety-sized street (one-lane-in-each-direction) had to
Sunday, May 15, 2016 Editor’s Note- The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Research Parkway was being right-sized from two lanes in each direction to one in each
Right-Sizing Proposed for Research Parkway in the Briargate Neighborhood Read More »
Saturday, May 14, 2016 In early 2016, the ONEN board formulated a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Plan to improve the safety of our neighborhood streets. This plan has been presented
Pros and Cons of the ONEN Safety Plan. You Decide! Read More »