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Allen Cowgill
@AllenCowgill
Husband and Dad. Loves travel, bikes, weather, and AvGeek. Volunteer for @momsdemand. Opinions my own.
Oct 1, 2020 • 41 tweets • 6 min read
Live tweeting some highlights from the @DenBicycleLobby meetup with Prof. @greg_shill - Talking about his paper- "Should the law subsidize driving". Greg lived in Denver in 2013-2014. Didn't have a car when he lived here. Driving is both a public health and a climate crises problem. Noted that "secondhand driving" is an issue. Even if you don't drive, you are exposed to the air pollution.
Sep 16, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Four years ago today @kdb2001 and I had a 2 day old son. We were so happy but exhausted. We were about to leave Rose Hospital to go home and a nurse came by our room to tell us there was a man with a gun at the hospital and to barricade the door and shelter inside. Image Those next 20 minutes were absolutely terrifying. We had no idea what was about to happen & we were so sacred that something could happen to us & our newborn son. Being in Colorado there is always a fear that Columbine, Aurora, or Bailey, or Colorado Springs could happen again.
Sep 14, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Just downloaded recent data on traffic fatalities in Denver. You can its mostly on arterial streets like Federal, Alameda, Colfax, Colorado Blvd, Evans, Sheridan. Our desire to move cars quickly on 4-6 lane roads in an urban environment is killing ppl.
google.com/maps/d/edit?mi… Image CDOT is talking about expanding I-25 in the name of safety at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars when the reality is that many more people are dieing on arterial streets. Our best investment if we really care about safety and #VisionZero is on our arterial streets.
Sep 11, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
THIS MAN WAS NOT A STATISTIC. HIS NAME WAS TIM. He went to my church. I can't believe he is gone. He was such a kind soul. I feel so much for his family. He was just on a zoom call with everyone at church last week. Traffic violence is so real. So many deaths on West Colfax. Picture of a man with his d... He was an usher & a liturgist at our church. Was always happy to talk to you and always had his sweet dog Bella with him. We had conversations about how bad sidewalks are in Denver and how he had to go in the street because of it. He kept a high viz vest on his wheelchair.
Sep 1, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Driver going down the car free open street the wrong way tonight on Lakeshore Drive and then the sidewalk.

@DenverDOTI @denverparksrec could we please put back up the 2nd barricade at west entrance? 2nd time I’ve seen a confused driver this week. This is what it used to look like and what it looked like today when driver went down it after 2nd sign was removed recently by the city. Really confusing as there is no road closed sign and drivers can go around it now since only one sign. ImageImage
Aug 30, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
We ride for equity. We ride for #ElijahMcClain

#DenverSolidarityRide #BlackLivesMatter #BikeDEN Image Image
Aug 24, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I love it that @Target lets you identify that you’re doing curbside pickup by bike. Turned on the GPS option so they could see that I was coming and they were literally waiting for me at the curb. Only stopped for 7 seconds. So easy. #LeaveTheCarAtHome Now we just need to get them to add “mango” as a bike color. Image
Jul 25, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Memorial ride gathering for Alexis Bounds #BikeDEN Husband of Alexis Bounds, Teddy Bounds, speaking tonight “I want you know that what you are doing tonight is transforming the space. It’s given our two sons such a positive way to engage with the space.”
Jun 13, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Massive turnout for the Denver #BlackLivesMatter ride led by the Major Taylor Cycling Club and Black Girls Do Bike. We ride for justice. We ride for equity. Image
May 14, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
If you’re watching the #DenverFlyover today the first group is just circling over Rocky Flats gathering the entire group about ready to head south. Metro Tower indicates about 26 planes in the group right now with more taking off shortly. #avgeek Image Headed down Wadsworth over Crowne Hill now Image
Apr 18, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Rocky Mountain Metro Tower reporting the #Thunderbirds are 15 minutes out. Just started at Greeley #avgeek Over Boulder now according to BJC Tower
Apr 9, 2020 • 22 tweets • 11 min read
THREAD: So if you hadn’t heard already... @BicycleColo is turning their traditional annual fundraising event virtual. Here are some of the awesome things they’ve done in the last year and reasons you should support them if you can... Last year, they brought @JSadikKhan to Colorado for their Moving People Forward Conference. Attending by advocates, urbanists, and most importantly lots of leaders from cities and city planners in Colorado https://t.co/sh9IhPXZ1J
Apr 7, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Haven’t had a chance to see how awesome open streets are? Check out this thread with a video tour of the open streets around Sloan’s Lake from start to finish. Huge thanks to @DenverDOTI @denverparksrec and @BikeWalkBus @MayorHancock @DenverPerfect10 for making this happen. This has been a game changer for people that want to get out and walk, bike, or roll in the neighborhoods of Denver. So much more room to spread out responsibly.
Mar 21, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
14 years in North Denver and this is about as crowded as I’ve seen Sloan’s Lake. People this is not social distancing. For the benefit of our friends, family members, and neighbors that are working in hospitals don’t get this close to each other. This is so selfish. Image All of these cars are for people in the park. Image
Feb 21, 2020 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
A thread for a cold winter’s night... #ThrowbackThursday to our 2015 summer trip to Europe. It was eye opening to see how amazing cities can be for people that bike and walk. It started on one of the hottest days of summer in Copenhagen. Everyone was at the beach. Image I mean seriously, I think the entire city of Copenhagen biked to the beach this warm summer day. Photo of hundreds and hundr...
Feb 12, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Awesome turnout for @DenBicycleLobby meetup! Thanks @BrooklynSpoke for hanging with us and sharing ideas tonight! Image Lots of folks biking and taking RTD tonight to get here despite the weather. Always fun to check out the bike rack in front of one of these meetups! Image
Dec 5, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
TONIGHT! West 23rd Ave Bike Lane mtg. Please attend to support this proposed protected bike lane design. Only 3 blocks from the 28 RTD bus route if you are not yet comfortable biking there. 23rd Ave bike lane was about 80-90% cleared off of snow. Details on location and tim... Drawing of how close Riverside Church is 28 bus route and Platte River Bike trail. Image
Nov 30, 2019 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
A thread on the #BikeDEN road conditions in NW Denver 4 days post snow storm and how Denver might consider taking steps to truly be a multimodal city year round. Here is what one of the main bike lanes looks like, 29th Ave: Picture of a wet road with ... Here is the West 23rd Ave bike lane. The city’s current policy is that plows will attempt to plow these when possible, the reality is that they often don’t get plowed at all even days after the storm and sometimes weeks in the cold winter months when it turns to hard pack ice: A snow covered bike lane wi...