Denver’s streets are designed for people and foster health, happiness, and opportunity for all.
To reclaim Denver’s streets for people.
Our Values
Collaboration – We work with decision makers, partners, and community members to create shared goals and implement strategies that increase our collective impact.
Courage – We are willing to create a bold vision, challenge the status quo, ask for what’s needed, and take risks.
Creativity – We will think outside of the box and seek new ideas from others.
Grassroots Engagement – We build relationships with, are responsive to, and work in direct and personal partnership with members of our community to understand the issues, explore what’s desired, develop plans, and implement actions.
Health and Environment – We seek to improve personal, public, and environmental health through changes to the built environment and to raise awareness of these connections.
Imagination – We look beyond what we see today, and envision what’s possible.
Inclusiveness – We recognize the importance of all individuals and strive to lift up the voices of communities that are often overlooked.
Systems Approach – We consider the larger context, underlying causes, and interlinking components that influence the outcomes we care about.
Our Commitment to Equity:
WalkDenver believes that access to reliable, affordable, and safe transportation options is essential for addressing systemic disparities in health outcomes and access to housing, education, employment, criminal justice and recreation. Our commitment to equity informs our work in two primary ways:
WalkDenver examines land use and transportation policies through multiple lenses, including race, economic status, family structure, age, ability, and relationship with law enforcement. Equitable implementation prioritizes communities and neighborhoods based on these factors.
WalkDenver staff and board members reflect the makeup and concerns of the City. Board members represent a variety of neighborhoods, and WalkDenver actively cultivates partners with different lived experiences who can fill gaps in the board’s collective perspectives.
For more information, visit http://www.walkdenver.org/about-walkdenver/
