Dumpsters along D8 bike route in City Park

[Bryan Wilson]

Hello again, 

I'm once again asking Jolon n Clark to address this issue with the Dumpsters being placed along the D8 bike route through City Park.

This is the primary bike connection through the park and the only ADA Compliant connection from Steele at 17th.

Just across 17th is Montview Manor, which is a senior living community.

Please have the Dumpsters and Porta potties relocated off of this roadway ideally to a location where they can be serviced that isn't car-free.

There is no reason they NEED to be in their current locations.

Perhaps the dumpsters can be scattered & placed on the concrete pads designed for them, and the porta-potties can be moved to the parking lot side of the pavilion.

This will make all of them more accessible to the trucks servicing them, as well as Park guests & staff.

Thank you in advance for your help with this issue.

Respectfully,

Bryan Wilson 

[Bryan Wilson]

Here's a suggestion...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUySe4KEd5M/?igsh=ZTZrOWtrZGk3ZTdw

Councilman Hinds, could you please find out why this isn't a viable option?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Respectfully,

Bryan Wilson 

[Bryan Wilson]

Hello Mayor's office and Denver Auditor O'Brien,

I've been submitting complaints about this issue in City Park for a while and have yet to receive any communication explaining why we must be placing the Porta potties & Dumpsters physically in the roadway on what is designated as a primary bike connection through City Park. 

Please compare this section of roadway to the loop around Wash Park. 

I feel that this roadway should be treated the same way. 

It needs designated lanes for bike commuters due to the high volume of bike traffic during peak times with lanes, the outside for pedestrians going against the bike traffic. 

Once these lanes are added, it'll be obvious that the Porta potties and Dumpsters are being placed within one of those lanes.

I would also like to point out that I'm not getting any responses from my council member's office.

I intentionally attempt to visit outside of peak times so that I am not posting videos to social media with people in the background, especially students. 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU5_3QpEZE6/?igsh=cXF1YXZoZWV4c3Bx

Please visit during the morning commute, during lunch, or during the p.m. p.m. commute and you will see the conflict that is created, especially when the weather is nice. 

It's also important to note that the same route is often obstructed or closed during special events in City Park without a detour or any possible way to get around it. 

I've personally observed and experienced near collisions in this area, especially as people are avoiding the Porta potties and Dumpsters while walking their dogs. When making your observations, please wait until dog walkers are coming through as bike commuters are trying to pass both directions as well. 

Someone is intentionally creating conflict for no reason & this clearly does not happen in Wash Park.  There are clearly alternative solutions available and I cannot understand why they're not being utilized instead.

Thank you in advance for addressing these ongoing issues. 

Respectfully,

Bryan Wilson