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
WalkDenver Names Jill Locantore Executive Director
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The coming year will be about holding the Hancock administration accountable for its commitments to making the city more walkable.
On Rosa Parks’ Birthday, Denver Advocates Rally for Fair Transit Fares
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They're calling on legislators and the RTD Board of Directors to support an income-based fare pass funded by taxpayer money currently reserved to help large retailers like Wal Mart do their taxes.
Denver Loses an Advocate as Transit Alliance Closes Its Doors
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Denver still has transit advocacy groups. But Transit Alliance's focus on creating an army of civically engaged residents who understand transit — and push for it from within and from outside of government institutions — will be missed.
Colorado Traffic Deaths Rise Again, and Again Colorado DOT Tries to Deflect Blame
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CDOT boss Michael Lewis said traffic deaths are mostly a matter of individual responsibility and "education," not the design of transportation systems, but that runs counter to everything we know about places with safe streets.
#StreetFail: All Four Corners at 19th and Grant Off Limits to Pedestrians
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If you're walking around the intersection of 19th Avenue and Grant Street, be prepared to either take your chances in the street with cars or walk completely out of your way, because Denver Public Works has allowed construction crews to close every crossing to pedestrians.
Hickenlooper’s Hypocrisy on Highway Expansion on Full Display in 2008 Documentary
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If the governor stuck to the same transportation policy he espoused as mayor, the widening of I-70 would be dead.
Why RTD Is Consolidating Bus Stops
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When bus stops are too close together, service gets worse for everyone.
RTD Looking to End RockiesRide, Race for the Cure Service
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The agency was losing about $8 per trip. That might be worth it to help people get to work, but getting people to the ballpark isn't a pressing social need.
Making Sense of the Leaked Trump Infrastructure Plan
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Don't be fooled, it's mostly terrible policy.
Westword Misses the Point of the L Line
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If the writer truly wants to use his megaphone to advocate for transit, he'll ask the Hancock administration to allocate funding to restore RTD service, speed up buses and trains with more dedicated right of way, and install signals that give transit priority at intersections.
Hickenlooper Insists That Widening I-70 Is Good for Denver’s Health and Air Quality
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Expanding I-70 requires digging up contaminated soil from a Superfund site in the country's most polluted ZIP code. But Hickenlooper stuck to his claims that adding more car lanes will be good for our air quality and our health.
Federal Judge Declines to Issue Injunction Against CDOT’s I-70 Widening
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A federal judge yesterday ruled against plaintiffs seeking to halt the Colorado Department of Transportation's project to widen I-70 through mostly low-income, Latino neighborhoods in north Denver.