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Commentary: In Streetsblog Denver’s absence, local news has a responsibility to get out from behind the windshield

By David Sachs | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Since I founded Streetsblog Denver, the city’s media landscape has shifted, at least somewhat, to question automobile dominance and the general lack of good alternatives. Hell, one-time A-Line agitator Kyle Clark is now a hero of the movement.

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Winnebago Driver May Have Intentionally Killed Muslim Woman

By Andy Bosselman | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

Saliha Abdalla-Suleiman, 42, was the victim of the December 11 hit-and-run where a driver steered a Winnebago motor home onto a sidewalk. Her family thinks the driver may have intentionally run over the Eritrean refugee because she is Muslim.

The Streetsblog Scooter Debate: Join Us Aug. 12

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 3, 2019 | No Comments

Whether you love an electric boost when zipping around the city's streets or you're frustrated with people zooming past too close for comfort, check out this debate on the controversial vehicles and their future in Denver.

The intersection where David Anton crashed his work vehicle into a bicyclist yesterday. Image: Google Street View

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Updated: Another Bicyclist Dead and Bike Opponents Still Reject Marion Safety Upgrades

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 25, 2019 | 17 Comments

A woman riding in a bike lane near Washington Park died yesterday after a driver crashed his work vehicle into her. A group of neighbors are fighting to stop upgrades to a bike lane on the street — and even advocates agree that white plastic posts are not the answer.

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Drivers Kill 3 Pedestrians

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 2, 2019 | No Comments

Traffic fatalities are up 29 percent this year in Denver with 37 dead already compared to 29 at this point in 2018. The numbers grew last week after drivers killed two pedestrians in Denver and a third in Aurora after a frightening hit-and-run Saturday night.

Top: The crosswalk at Leyden Street where the victim was legally supposed to cross. Bottom: Where the victim decided to cross. Which one seems safer? Photos: Google Maps

Denver PD Releases Few Details on Crash That Killed Pedestrian David Williams on MLK Blvd

By David Sachs | Jun 25, 2018 | No Comments

The dust has settled on yet another crash that took the life of yet another Denver pedestrian who can't tell his side of the story. As usual, the public is left with more questions than answers.

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