Janet Simons's Notebook

Worst way to walk from the Capitol to the Pepsi Center: Walk west on Colfax to Bannock. Go south on Bannock to West 14th Avenue. Walk along 14th until you get to Speer. Walk northwest along Speer to Chopper Circle. Walk from Chopper Circle to the Pepsi Center. Total number of blocks: about 20.

Best way to walk from the Capitol to the Pepsi Center: Walk west on Colfax, continuing across Speer Boulevard to the 11th Street entrance to the Auraria campus. Walk through the campus to the Pepsi Center. Total number of blocks: about 14.