"The 23-year-old had just moved to Denver from New York. Now the painted bike...stands as a memorial to her, and as a way to heighten awareness of cyclists on the road," Johnson continued.
Sadly, hers isn't the only ghost bike in the area. The following pictures show several other ghost bikes that have been erected as monuments in Denver and Boulder over the past few years.
Continue reading for the stories behind a few more ghost bikes. Most ghost bikes fall on public property and are eventually removed. The one honoring Dan Peterson (above) stayed up for several months before being taken down.
Westword covered Peterson and bike safety in a series of stories last year: "Photos: Ghost bike memorial honors hit-and-run victim Dan Peterson"; "As Denver becomes a major bike city, can it put safety first?"; and "Dan Peterson, R.I.P.: Remembering hit-and-run victim who elevated bike-safety concerns."
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