Allen Cowgill
@allencowgill.bsky.social
Denver, CO. Dad, husband, loves bikes and sustainable transportation. AvGeek, Wx nerd. Volunteer for Moms Demand Action. Opinions my own.
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Did you know you can vote on Denver's new sidewalk stamp? www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
September 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Did you know you can vote on Denver's new sidewalk stamp? www.denvergov.org/Government/A...
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The three cardinal rules of communication: If it’s important, say it simply, repeat it (at every opportunity), and ask as many other trusted people as you can to also repeat it.
This is what works. Trust me on this…I’m a communication scientist. Seriously.
This is what works. Trust me on this…I’m a communication scientist. Seriously.
I’ve spoken to many reporters who are frustrated that even though they sometimes mention that the extreme events they’re reporting on are due to climate change and make the link to fossil fuels, people get upset when they don’t. The solution is to mention it every time, even if it seems repetitive.
September 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The three cardinal rules of communication: If it’s important, say it simply, repeat it (at every opportunity), and ask as many other trusted people as you can to also repeat it.
This is what works. Trust me on this…I’m a communication scientist. Seriously.
This is what works. Trust me on this…I’m a communication scientist. Seriously.
The most dangerous roads in Denver are CDOT arterial roads. While CDOT has no problem spending hundreds of millions on expanding interstate highways, they never chose to spend this kind of money to make our local CDOT roads safer, or on safe routes to schools programs. This is a choice.
September 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The most dangerous roads in Denver are CDOT arterial roads. While CDOT has no problem spending hundreds of millions on expanding interstate highways, they never chose to spend this kind of money to make our local CDOT roads safer, or on safe routes to schools programs. This is a choice.
Happy Labor Day!
September 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Happy Labor Day!
The line for organic Palisade Peaches at the West Highland Farmers market this morning is almost a block long. Word is out that this may be the last week of the season for peaches. Can confirm they are that good.
September 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The line for organic Palisade Peaches at the West Highland Farmers market this morning is almost a block long. Word is out that this may be the last week of the season for peaches. Can confirm they are that good.
Denver’s most expensive transportation projects are our highway lane expansions & highway interchange projects.
Funneling the money for just one of those highway projects to safe routes to schools, or pedestrian & bicycle networks would be enough money to revolutionize our transportation network.
Funneling the money for just one of those highway projects to safe routes to schools, or pedestrian & bicycle networks would be enough money to revolutionize our transportation network.
“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.
Copenhagen Cycling Revolution: Lessons for Cities
Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.
theprogressplaybook.com
September 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Denver’s most expensive transportation projects are our highway lane expansions & highway interchange projects.
Funneling the money for just one of those highway projects to safe routes to schools, or pedestrian & bicycle networks would be enough money to revolutionize our transportation network.
Funneling the money for just one of those highway projects to safe routes to schools, or pedestrian & bicycle networks would be enough money to revolutionize our transportation network.
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This is a good piece by @kyle-a-harris.bsky.social
Pearl clutchers are required to read it and reconsider
Pearl clutchers are required to read it and reconsider
But among the 42 people who died in traffic crashes this year, it wasn't bikers, pedestrians, skateboarders or scooter riders who killed the most people on Denver’s streets. It’s drivers.
Scooters aren’t the biggest threat to Denver kids
Whether they are walking, biking, scooting or skateboarding, drivers must keep kids safe.
denverite.com
August 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This is a good piece by @kyle-a-harris.bsky.social
Pearl clutchers are required to read it and reconsider
Pearl clutchers are required to read it and reconsider
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My friends @allencowgill.bsky.social and Eliot made it into a @climatetown.bsky.social video cameo during the Denver footage 😁 youtu.be/dWHCef7F8gY?...
Also, it's a really good video and also includes @notjustbikes.com
Also, it's a really good video and also includes @notjustbikes.com
America Hates Bikes
YouTube video by Climate Town
youtu.be
August 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
My friends @allencowgill.bsky.social and Eliot made it into a @climatetown.bsky.social video cameo during the Denver footage 😁 youtu.be/dWHCef7F8gY?...
Also, it's a really good video and also includes @notjustbikes.com
Also, it's a really good video and also includes @notjustbikes.com
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GROUNDWORK: “.. After adjusting for inflation, corporate profits have grown 52% since 2019. Wages have grown just 12%.”
@groundwork.bsky.social
@groundwork.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM
GROUNDWORK: “.. After adjusting for inflation, corporate profits have grown 52% since 2019. Wages have grown just 12%.”
@groundwork.bsky.social
@groundwork.bsky.social
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SMART Week is just around the corner! From Aug. 24-28, join us in shining a light on the importance of secure gun storage as kids head back to school. You don’t have to own a gun to be a part of this critical conversation.
Learn how you can participate: besmartforkids.org/smart-week #BeSMART
Learn how you can participate: besmartforkids.org/smart-week #BeSMART
August 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
SMART Week is just around the corner! From Aug. 24-28, join us in shining a light on the importance of secure gun storage as kids head back to school. You don’t have to own a gun to be a part of this critical conversation.
Learn how you can participate: besmartforkids.org/smart-week #BeSMART
Learn how you can participate: besmartforkids.org/smart-week #BeSMART
The best part about Banana Ball at Coors Field is that they don’t use the humidor
www.youtube.com/live/Pzncjnt...
www.youtube.com/live/Pzncjnt...
Savannah Bananas vs Indianapolis Clowns at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado! (Game 2)
YouTube video by The Savannah Bananas
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August 16, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The best part about Banana Ball at Coors Field is that they don’t use the humidor
www.youtube.com/live/Pzncjnt...
www.youtube.com/live/Pzncjnt...
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Climate awareness is on the decline even as impacts get worse in large part because of the cumulative effect of a thousand small journalistic failures like this every day: one blink-and-you-miss-it reference to "rising temperatures" when it should be in the hed, lede, kicker & every 3rd graph.
The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago.
Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago.
bit.ly
August 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Climate awareness is on the decline even as impacts get worse in large part because of the cumulative effect of a thousand small journalistic failures like this every day: one blink-and-you-miss-it reference to "rising temperatures" when it should be in the hed, lede, kicker & every 3rd graph.
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“The question is not whether #ClimateChange caused the heatwave, but how much hotter and more dangerous heatwaves have become because of GHGs, primarily from burning fossil fuels.”
“The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions.”
“The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions.”
‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question
Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.
theconversation.com
August 1, 2026 at 9:52 AM
“The question is not whether #ClimateChange caused the heatwave, but how much hotter and more dangerous heatwaves have become because of GHGs, primarily from burning fossil fuels.”
“The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions.”
“The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions.”
I’m not saying that if your country takes climate change seriously and moves away from fossil fuels that you will win a World Cup. But there seems to be a correlation here…
The Prime Minister of Spain is one of the few world leaders right now who is a climate hawk. And he can be because of Spain's deep, decades-long investment in solar and wind.
We *can* break from Petro capitalism. And we must.
We *can* break from Petro capitalism. And we must.
July 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I’m not saying that if your country takes climate change seriously and moves away from fossil fuels that you will win a World Cup. But there seems to be a correlation here…
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This story is updated after interviewing the woman who filmed the encounter.
"The idea they had to wait to trap her in a jetway in a Denver airport just reeks of cruelty and trying to terrorize people," she said.
"The idea they had to wait to trap her in a jetway in a Denver airport just reeks of cruelty and trying to terrorize people," she said.
New: 'Help us! ICE is here!': Video shows woman detained at Denver airport while boarding Southwest flight www.denverpost.com/2026/07/22/d... via @denverpost.com
‘Help us! ICE is here!’: Video shows woman detained at Denver airport while boarding Southwest flight
A video circulating on social media Wednesday shows a woman being removed from a Southwest Airlines jetway at DIA by federal agents, then led out a door onto the tarmac as onlookers shout, “Help us! I...
www.denverpost.com
July 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This story is updated after interviewing the woman who filmed the encounter.
"The idea they had to wait to trap her in a jetway in a Denver airport just reeks of cruelty and trying to terrorize people," she said.
"The idea they had to wait to trap her in a jetway in a Denver airport just reeks of cruelty and trying to terrorize people," she said.
The Mayor who has run the city budget into the ground is proposing a new unfunded program. How is he going to fund it?
“A task force to lead a listening tour, followed by a pilot program”.
Yeah, he has no idea on how to fund it.
“A task force to lead a listening tour, followed by a pilot program”.
Yeah, he has no idea on how to fund it.
WATCH: Mayor Mike Johnston to promise universal childcare in final State of City speech before next election
WATCH: Mayor Mike Johnston to promise universal childcare in final State of City speech before next election
www.denverpost.com
July 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The Mayor who has run the city budget into the ground is proposing a new unfunded program. How is he going to fund it?
“A task force to lead a listening tour, followed by a pilot program”.
Yeah, he has no idea on how to fund it.
“A task force to lead a listening tour, followed by a pilot program”.
Yeah, he has no idea on how to fund it.
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It's not the American people that are the problem with our democracy
Despite the Trump admin’s continued attacks on climate science, American’s are increasingly seeing the evidence with their own eyes.
A majority of U.S. Voters now recognize that climate change is making extreme weather worse. The anti-science agenda isn’t winning.
Article: zurl.co/HR6zE
A majority of U.S. Voters now recognize that climate change is making extreme weather worse. The anti-science agenda isn’t winning.
Article: zurl.co/HR6zE
Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’
zurl.co
July 22, 2026 at 3:01 AM
It's not the American people that are the problem with our democracy
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The most effective way to stop companies like Amazon & Fed Ex from blocking bike lanes is to build protected bike lanes.
When bikes are physically separated from traffic, illegal parking becomes much harder & cyclists are safer because of it.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/19/b...
When bikes are physically separated from traffic, illegal parking becomes much harder & cyclists are safer because of it.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/19/b...
Chicago bike lane ticketing program records big fines against delivery companies
A bike lane ticketing program meant to make busy downtown streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians has found package delivery giants among its most consistent scofflaws.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The most effective way to stop companies like Amazon & Fed Ex from blocking bike lanes is to build protected bike lanes.
When bikes are physically separated from traffic, illegal parking becomes much harder & cyclists are safer because of it.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/19/b...
When bikes are physically separated from traffic, illegal parking becomes much harder & cyclists are safer because of it.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/19/b...
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Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work?
Stop killing us.
Stop killing us.
July 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work?
Stop killing us.
Stop killing us.
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Silent Vigil for Louisa
July 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Silent Vigil for Louisa
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A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.
Cycling advocate and city worker killed after being struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston Globe
The 36-year-old woman "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said.
trib.al
July 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.
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Can you help provide some data? The Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist safety wants to know about stressful journeys on your bike
denverbicyclelobby.com/action
denverbicyclelobby.com/action
Denver Bicycle Lobby - Action Center
Take action for safer streets in Denver. Find out how to contact your representatives and make your voice heard on bicycle infrastructure.
denverbicyclelobby.com
July 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Can you help provide some data? The Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist safety wants to know about stressful journeys on your bike
denverbicyclelobby.com/action
denverbicyclelobby.com/action
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Here it is, info on the Changing Lanes showing in Denver!
Please RSVP if you are going to attend (it's free!) so we have an accurate crowd estimate
I'm excited this is such a great film.
July 31st. 6PM. Regis Uni. Claver Hall Room 315
Great panel afterward!
www.eventbrite.com/e/good-troub...
Please RSVP if you are going to attend (it's free!) so we have an accurate crowd estimate
I'm excited this is such a great film.
July 31st. 6PM. Regis Uni. Claver Hall Room 315
Great panel afterward!
www.eventbrite.com/e/good-troub...
July 7, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Here it is, info on the Changing Lanes showing in Denver!
Please RSVP if you are going to attend (it's free!) so we have an accurate crowd estimate
I'm excited this is such a great film.
July 31st. 6PM. Regis Uni. Claver Hall Room 315
Great panel afterward!
www.eventbrite.com/e/good-troub...
Please RSVP if you are going to attend (it's free!) so we have an accurate crowd estimate
I'm excited this is such a great film.
July 31st. 6PM. Regis Uni. Claver Hall Room 315
Great panel afterward!
www.eventbrite.com/e/good-troub...