Crossing Speer Boulevard from downtown Denver to Ball Arena can be downright dangerous. For years, people have talked about building a bridge for the thousands of people traversing the route from Union Station to Avalanche and Nuggets games and big concerts.

Now, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment is making plans to build one — and it’s also a first step for major development projects on 55 acres of Ball Arena parking lots and along the South Platte River.

A concept plan recently submitted to the city shows just what that bridge might look like. Kroenke Sports and Entertainment plans to pay for the bridge as part of a larger development. The cost is currently unknown.

It would be named Wynkoop Crossing, connecting the Lower Downtown Landing (the fancy new name for a parking lot near the D

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