16th Street
The Denver Way
As 16th Street fully reopened on October 4, 2025, the reimagine signature spine of downtown represents our commitment to creating welcoming downtown for commerce, culture and community. It's where we celebrate together, honor our stories and traditions, share our bold ideas and embrace homegrown businesses.
About the 16th Street Project
16th Street is Denver’s Main Street that caters to millions of people each year, whether it’s locals getting to work, tourists strolling and shopping or residents enjoying all that downtown has to offer.
As Downtown Denver evolves into a livable complete neighborhood, 16th Street must change, too — into a community asset where all feel safe, welcome and joyful.
The 16th Street Project revitalized 16th Street, formerly the "16th Street Mall" from Market Street to Broadway. The project improved safety and mobility, addressed deteriorating infrastructure and created more opportunities for the people who live, work and visit the Mile High City to enjoy downtown. Importantly, the redesign of 16th Street arranged a new configuration of sidewalk and transit service, creating a new and improved public realm for Denver to enjoy.
The 16th Street Brand
16th Street's new identity captures the essence of this world-class public space, reflecting its significance as a central hub and an essential part of Denver's urban experience that engages both Denverites and visitors alike. The repositioning work—from the mark honoring street signs and downtown murals to a color palette inspired by Colorado's natural landscape, to icons illustrated by local artist YAMZ (Brayan Montes)—has been crafted to capture our city's spirit and provide everyone a platform to experience this world-class public space, The Denver Way.
The Downtown Denver Partnership, in partnership with the City & County of Denver and the 16th Street Mall project team, worked with DNCO, a renowned international place branding agency, to lead the repositioning of Denver's iconic 16th Street. The repositioning work involved crafting updated messaging and visual identity to further enhance 16th Street's distinct sense of place. Drawing on their expertise connecting residents, visitors and businesses, DNCO has redefined 16th Street by blending its heritage with a forward-looking perspective.
Sip, Savor and Socialize at Glenarm Plaza
Experience Denver's lively patio culture in a whole new way at Glenarm Plaza, located at 16th and Glenarm by Denver Pavilions in the heart of Downtown Denver.
This City-established consumption area lets you purchase alcoholic beverages from participating restaurants and enjoy them in our beautiful outdoor plaza space.
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More than 1,200 residential units on 16th Street
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New ground-floor businesses opened in 2025
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Retailers and Restaurants on 16th Street
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More than 6.6 million square feet of office space
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More than 1,800 hotel rooms adjacent to 16th Street
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Visits to 16th Street in 2025
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Square feet of programmed public realm
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Of free transit connecting Union Station to Civic Center Station
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More than 2.1M rides on the FreeRide as of November 2025
The Trailhead to Colorado
16th Street represents 20% of downtown's restaurants tax base. There are 200 retailers and restaurants, including more than 40 sidewalk cafes and approximately 20 cart and kiosk vendors.
16th Street Data Dashboard
In Fall 2025, Downtown Denver’s 1.2-mile-long pedestrian and transit corridor, 16th Street, celebrated its grand reopening after three years under construction. Tracking foot traffic data can help us measure the increase in activity influenced by events, business openings, activations and more. Explore total visits to 16th, block by block and hourly activity. Use the navigation bar to select specific timeframes and check out the summary points for each data focus. This dashboard is best viewed on desktop, click here to view the dashboard in a new browser.
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