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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 9h

I now know what "gubbins" are, so today is already a success

Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 14h

Some of my favorite budget amendment proposals from our At Large councilperson @paradyatlarge.bsky.social

This is pretty awesome! @burleyzack.bsky.social

Was using the S Broadway lane today and still think about how big a miss this was from the bond. So happy to see this considered!

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 14h

Chris is an awesome person

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 2d

I'm currently riding towards a wall of meetings and people I don't want to interact with but at least I got to stop here for a minute

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 2d

Having used the city's Ai chatbot I can wholeheartedly say this sucks. Closing the 311 call center early in favor of a half baked technology is real dumb.

www.denverpost.com/2025/10/06/d...

Could Denver harness AI to renew trust in government? Mayor Mike Johnston thinks so, but others are skeptical.

Mayor Mike Johnston and his chief AI and information officer, Suma Nallapati — whose role was just expanded to include an AI focus — are planning to make it a major part of how Denver o…

www.denverpost.com

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 5d

Yep! Total misfire from the mayor

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 5d

He has questioned why CDOT is doing BRT on Federal

He has directed DOTI to remove portions of protected bike lanes

He neutered the budget that could make real change in Vision Zero

There is more concern about what sports teams get stadiums

The mayor does not understand Vision Zero

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 5d

This is a shock to no one who has been paying attention. Asking drivers to slow down is quite possibly the worse way to message this. Changes are coming to Denver's streets but behind the scenes the mayor is far more worried about being seen as anti-car

kdvr.com/news/local/d...

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 6d

That's a nice bike lane

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 6d

Has it been that long!?

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 6d

You have to hand it to them. They are consistent.

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Denver Bicycle Lobby @denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to everyone that came out to our DBL meetup tonight! Shout out to our special guest @activetowns.bsky.social for stopping by while he is town.

Group of people on a patio at a beer garden.

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 7d

Fun!

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 7d

Basically they hate any change. They claim it will be more dangerous, which is silly.

Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 7d

The NIMBYs don't want traffic circles in their neighborhood again and they painted over the construction lines. However I have a suggestion...

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 8d

Filled it out and made sure to check the car free sections

Denver Bicycle Lobby @denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social · 8d

5280 Trail Acoma Survey is live through Oct 12! You want a car free section? Take the survey:
engagey2k.com/5280Trail_Ac...

5280 Trail - Acoma Street Segment (12th to 10th)

The 5280 Trail will include 5.280 miles connecting neighborhoods and people. The Acoma Street segment is funded by a RISE GO Bond of $7 million for the project.

engagey2k.com

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 8d

It's nice to see designers finally making a real contrast between bike lane and sidewalk. Still a bit subdued but much better than the grey on grey in front of places like the Populus Hotel (which is a real weak choice)

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 8d

Denargo Market on Denargo St. Near the new Rhino

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 8d

I'm sure they ran into private land. At this point it belongs to the busted warehouse but still pretty standard for Denver bike lanes

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 8d

Where the Bike Lane Ends

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 9d

“There’s no way that those cost estimates are going to be anywhere near where they need to be because of how rushed the process was in terms of creating those projects and scoping”

www.denverpost.com/2025/09/28/v...

As Denver voters consider Vibrant Denver bond, past approved projects show “it’s not over until they’re built”

“The original project budgets were based on cost estimates using the best available information at the time (the) council referred the bond to the ballot,” a Denver deputy bond manager says.…

www.denverpost.com

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 10d

Car culture thrives on all-or-nothing thinking.

Dedicate some part of the road to bikes? “You’re basically banning cars.”

Safer speeds? “Oh yeah let’s all travel 5 km/h.”

It’s like asking a child to clean their room and they respond dramatically “so you’re kicking me out? to live on the street?”.

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 11d

Some politicians will say out loud that road deaths are the cost of doing business. MPP Ric Breese at the Bill 212 committee meeting said that we would need to slow cars to 5km/h to avoid all deaths, and of course we can't do that, so "there occasionally will be injuries".

Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 12d

Violent crime is more rare, shocking, headline-grabbing. We treat it as an intolerable aberration from the norm. And we should! But that suggests that road deaths and injuries are the norm and are therefore tolerable. No politician will say that out loud, but watch what they prioritize.

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Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 10d

"It can't add two numbers together but it'll be flying our planes in no time!"

Rob Toftness @nosquish.bsky.social · 12d

I know three of these amazing people and their patience & dedication is incredible

Driver entitlement isn't new but @goingdutchdenver.bsky.social's use of cones should show DOTs the best way to enforce good driving is with barriers that stop bad driving without debate

www.cpr.org/2025/09/26/d...

Distracted drivers, defiant parents: Denver’s crossing guards get de-escalation training

Angry or inattentive drivers pose big risks around schools, but this DPS fleet juggles busy intersections and gaggles of kids twice a day.

www.cpr.org

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