{"id":752493,"date":"2026-06-22T08:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/752493\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T08:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:35:12","slug":"denver-cycling-advocates-ride-with-mayor-johnston-to-share-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/752493\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver cycling advocates ride with Mayor Johnston to share safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER \u2014 Cycling advocates shared their multi\u2011modal concerns with Mayor Mike Johnston on Saturday afternoon, as he joined them for a 6\u2011mile ride through downtown.<\/p>\n

The ride was organized by the Mayor\u2019s Bicycle Advisory Committee<\/a> (MBAC). <\/p>\n

Denver7\u2019s On Two Wheels <\/a>also rolled along to hear challenges \u2014 and solutions \u2014 for making streets safer for vulnerable road users. <\/p>\n

Before the ride, MBAC Chair Joe Sak addressed the group of advocates and Mayor Johnston calling attention to the 93 traffic deaths in Denver in 2025 as the city inches closer to its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2030. <\/p>\n

\u25b6\ufe0f In the video player below, watch as cyclists share their voices Denver7’s On Two Wheels. <\/p>\n

Denver cycling advocates ride with Mayor Johnston to share safety concerns<\/p>\n

Denver7’s On Two Wheels aims to dive deeper into the unique hazards when biking in Denver and across Colorado, but to also share the good things and lift up the amazing people who take up cycling to get stronger and feel better about their mental health. You can watch our special report in the video player below.<\/p>\n

Biking dangers in Denver: Close call stories \u2018On Two Wheels\u2019<\/p>\n

Denver7’s On Two Wheels is also tracking road user data across the state in the infographics below. You can view the graphs in fullscreen mode at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Denver7 | On Two Wheels: Get in touch with Jeff Anastasio<\/p>\n

Have a story idea about biking in Colorado you want shared from your community? Want to highlight a danger or give a shoutout to someone in the biking community? Fill out the form below to get in touch with Denver7 On Two Wheels reporter Jeff Anastasio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DENVER \u2014 Cycling advocates shared their multi\u2011modal concerns with Mayor Mike Johnston on Saturday afternoon, as he joined…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[360957,360958,360959,64,63,360960,360961,360962,360963,360964,784,360955,360956,85],"class_list":["post-752493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-an-unmet-challenge","tag-are-bike-helmets-required-in-denver","tag-are-there-city-bikes-in-denver","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bear-creek-trail-denver","tag-best-cycling-colorado","tag-best-paved-bike-trails-colorado","tag-bicycle-colorado","tag-bike-infrastructure","tag-cycling","tag-dr-nhu-nguyen-siedem","tag-lindsey-whittington","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}