David Sachs
David cut his teeth covering transportation, development, politics, education, and art in D.C. He's covered sustainable transportation for Streetsblog since 2015 and has lived in Denver's Cheesman Park neighborhood since 2012.
Recent Posts
Judge: CDOT Can Start Digging the I-70 Ditch
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Colorado DOT can plow a wider I-70 freeway through north Denver, after a decision Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge William Martinez to deny a request for an injunction.
Denver’s Failing to Alert the Public About Traffic Fatalities
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The city has ways to get information out to the public when it wants to, but it doesn't have a protocol to keep people apprised of traffic fatalities and injuries on Denver streets.
Is Your RTD Board Member Slacking?
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Unlike most other transit agencies, the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors is elected. It turns out that some of those reps take their elected duties a lot more seriously than others.
Las 175 Ventanillas de Servicio Rápido de Denver Coinciden con las Calles Más Mortales
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Un tema de reflexión profunda: Denver tiene más de 175 ventanillas de servicio rápido y la mayoría están ubicadas en las calles con mayor cantidad de muertes por accidentes de tráfico.
Una Explicación de la Reforma de los Programas de Descuento de las Tarifas de Pases de RTD
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Evaluar los pases actuales, eliminar opciones antiguas y agregar nuevas opciones podría aumentar la cantidad de viajeros, pero no todos están contentos.
Let’s Be Honest: To Improve Transit, Denver Has to Claim Street Space From Cars
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Finite street space is a fact of city life, so transportation officials might as well be clear and forthright about how to make the best use of it.
North Denver Neighbors Sound Off on CDOT I-70 Expansion as Federal Court Case Ramps Up
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Pollution from the freeway is literally sickening, and Denverites don't want their health to suffer even more.
RTD Board OKs Another Round of Bus Service Cuts, Along With Some Improvements
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The RTD Board of Directors approved dozens of changes to the transit agency's bus service Tuesday night, including the consolidation of bus stops to speed up service. But the suite of changes, coming in May, also includes service cuts that will affect riders trying to get to their daily destinations.
The Public Health Case Against CDOT’s I-70 Expansion Reaches a Federal Judge Tomorrow
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North Denver community groups and the Sierra Club are challenging Governor Hickenlooper's bid to build a wider urban freeway.
Colorado Senate Could Pass Bill to Subsidize Highways, Snub Transit
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Known as SB 1, the bill would also make toll lanes harder to build and threatens to undermine a more transit-oriented funding measure on the November ballot.
Denver Public Works Considering Bus Lanes, Protected Bike Lanes for 18th and 19th
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Changes would make downtown streets faster and safer for bus riders and bicyclists.
It’s About to Get Easier for Colorado Cities to Set Safer Speed Limits
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HB 1191 frees cities and towns from the archaic 85th percentile rule. Instead, they can change speed limits because they believe it would reduce crashes or make walking and biking safer.