June Churchill, a transportation advocate known as Denver’s current "bike mayor," questions the precedent the late change could create moving forward.
“Now, every single time DOTI publishes a 100% design, there’s going to be a question of, ‘Is this actually final? Is this actually a final decision?’” Churchill said. “This is setting a precedent that all future bike lanes, if enough people are worried about parking, can be watered down.”
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