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David Sachs

@DavidASachs
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.

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Hickenlooper Insiste que Ampliar la Carretera I-70 Es Bueno para la Salud y Calidad de Aire en Denver

By David Sachs | Feb 20, 2018 | No Comments
Gobernador John Hickenlooper no desea admitir que ampliar la carretera I-70 por el vecindario Elyria Swansea es un error que congestionará las calles de Denver con más tráfico y emitirá más contaminación en la forma de partículas en el aire. De hecho, insiste que el proyecto será excelente para la salud pública.
Movie night on 21st Street. Image: Community Planning and Development/Downtown Denver Partnership

Remember That 21st Street Became a Car-Free Oasis for Two Months, and It Can Be Transformed Again

By David Sachs | Feb 20, 2018 | 1 Comment
The pop-up park, which aimed to show people what a car-free urban trail known as the 5280 Loop could look and feel like, was the first of its kind in the city. It won't be the last.
From left, Denver Public Works Executive Director Eulois Cleckley, Metro Denver Chamber President Kelly Brough, Seattle City Traffic Engineer Donho Chang, and former Seattle DOT chief Scott Kubly. Photo: Jack Todd/Bicycle Colorado

Denver Can’t Count on Automated Vehicles to Fix Our Busted Transportation System

By David Sachs | Feb 16, 2018 | 3 Comments
The auto industry probably loves Colorado’s enthusiastic embrace of automated vehicles. But if decision-makers bet on robo-cars as a transportation panacea, to the exclusion of proven urban transportation solutions, they risk repeating past mistakes that hollowed out urban centers and deepened our dependence on cars. We can make our city streets safer and more efficient today […]
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La Razón por la cual RTD Está Consolidando las Paradas de Autobuses

By David Sachs | Feb 15, 2018 | No Comments
Cuando las paradas de autobús están demasiadas cercanas, el servicio empeora para todos.
Representative Stephen Humphrey, left, and Senator Tim Neville.

Lawmakers Block Bid by Stephen Humphrey, Tim Neville to Make Colorado Streets Deadlier

By David Sachs | Feb 15, 2018 | 7 Comments
Common sense prevails over attempt to outlaw speed cameras and red light cameras.
Chamber President and CEO Kelly Brough, left, and Dongho Chang, Seattle's head traffic engineer. Photo: Jack Todd/Bicycle Colorado

Denver Metro Chamber Will Pitch Ballot Measures to Fund Colorado Transportation

By David Sachs | Feb 14, 2018 | 6 Comments
The measures would raise the state sales tax, with 40 percent of revenue reserved for cities and counties, and 15 percent for transit, biking, and walking.
Outside 38th and Blake Station. Image: Google Maps

More Room to House People, Not Cars, Around 38th and Blake RTD Station

By David Sachs | Feb 13, 2018 | 6 Comments
In an 11 to 1 vote, the council allowed for walkable housing development mixed with offices and retail, all while scrapping parking requirements within a half-mile of the train stop.
A rendering of what Washington Street could look like in the future. Image: DPW

Vision Zero Coalition to DPW: Don’t Water Down the Washington Street Redesign

By David Sachs | Feb 12, 2018 | 1 Comment
The Vision Zero Coalition wants to make sure Denver Public Works doesn't water down the walking and biking improvements planned for Washington Street in Globeville, which will be reconstructed -- and like so many other Denver street projects, widened -- as part of the bond package voters approved in November.
Image: Google Earth Pro

America’s Worst Parking Crater Could Become Denver’s Next Human-Scale Neighborhood

By David Sachs | Feb 9, 2018 | 18 Comments
Imagine a compact, walkable, bikeable, and transit-rich neighborhood on the river where barren parking lots dominate.
Photo person riding away on a Bcycle bike

Your Guide to Denver’s Winter Bike to Work Day

By David Sachs | Feb 8, 2018 | 1 Comment
If you bike commute tomorrow, you can get things like breakfast burritos, coffee, and hot chocolate on the way to your daily grind.
CDOT Executive Director Michael Lewis speaks during a press conference Tuesday. Photo: David Sachs

CDOT, City Tout Signal Tweaks on Federal Blvd as Denver Waits for a Real Redesign

By David Sachs | Feb 7, 2018 | 1 Comment
More changes should be on the way. "We need to look at everything — everything we can do to make the roadway safer," said Colorado DOT Executive Director Michael Lewis.

Recordatorio de las Personas que Murieron Atropelladas al Caminar y Andar en Bicicleta en Las Calles de Denver en el 2017

By David Sachs | Feb 6, 2018 | No Comments
El año pasado, 51 personas perdieron su vida en accidentes automovilísticos, incluyendo 14 peatones y un ciclista.
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