An important distinction in language: roads are for getting from A to B. Think of 'railroads'. Streets are for people to live on, work on, shop on, play on, be on. Denver and most other cities in the US have spent decades trying to make our streets into roads. This has made them poorly performing roads and awful streets. Hopefully this mobility plan begins to treat our streets like streets again, which will build the wealth and prosperity the city deserves.

Point two: the board says it would be okay with BRT on Colfax as long as car commuters and surrounding neighborhoods aren't adversely affected. This is unrealistic. Space will instead be used for a more efficient mode of transport along a crowded city street to move more people and include service for those who can't or won't drive. Car commuters will no longer be the default users and to expect to be able to have your cake and eat it too is silly.