Car-Free Durango

09/07/2022

Numerous large and small cities across Europe partake in Car Free Sundays. A day when only buses and emergency vehicles are allowed on the roadways. For one day, thousands of people take over the streets. Walking, rollerblading, biking and skateboarding are the only ways of getting around for what is the best Sunday of the year for many residents.

Should Durango have a Car Free Sunday?

07/24/2022

How to redesign American roads to avoid the absurdly high number of pedestrian deaths. (Also, smaller cars kill less people.) Looking at you 160 between Durango and Bayfield.

Streets have seen record numbers of pedestrian deaths, but design solutions exist.

07/23/2022

Durango’s bus system is better than most big cities. Enjoy the free ride!

Durango is taking part in Colorado’s statewide Zero Fare for Better Air initiative in August by offering free bus services in an effort to get excess cars off the road and reduce green carbon dioxide ...

07/22/2022

J'adore ça! 😍

The capital of Belgium continues to implement its car diet by turning one its busiest and most polluted avenues into a more green and pedestrian friendly promenade. 🚴‍♀️

07/22/2022

Good time to use your Chevro-legs or two-legged friend tomorrow.

An emergency bridge repair is planned for all day Friday and possibly into Saturday near the DoubleTree Hotel intersection on U.S. Highway 550/160 in Durango. The repair is expected to cause significa...

07/20/2022

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07/10/2022

Creating car-free spaces in urban settings is difficult for residents to swallow at first, but they quickly reap the benefits of a more safe, healthy and connected life.

Where would you create a car-free space in Durango?

Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?

06/25/2022

🤔 maybe for the next time someone complains about gas prices.

06/18/2022

Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1971 vs 2020 🚴‍♂️💪