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
Hancock Administration Unveils Draft Plan to End Traffic Deaths in Denver
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The draft sounds the right notes, but in many respects it's more tentative than what Vision Zero calls for.
Colorado Taxes and Fees Only Cover Half of What Colorado Spends on Roads
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When politicians argue for bike taxes or call transit a bad investment because it doesn't pay for itself, the implicit assumption is that these modes are somehow different than roads, which purported "pay for themselves." They couldn't be more wrong.
Denver Public Works Unveils Plan for True Bus Rapid Transit on East Colfax Avenue
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Denver Public Works wants to give buses their own lanes down a center strip of the city's busiest bus corridor, complete with "enhanced" stations that speed up the boarding process by letting riders pay beforehand and board at any door. Traffic signals will give buses priority at intersections.
The Eighth Pedestrian Killed By a Driver on Denver Streets This Year Was Nathan Heggenberger
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Although it's been 11 days since the crash, we still know very little about what occurred on the evening of July 15.
5 Percent of Denver Streets Account for Half of All Traffic Deaths
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Denver could cut traffic deaths and serious injuries in half by focusing on 27 especially dangerous streets.
Of Course the Lawrence and Arapahoe Protected Bike Lanes Made Ridership Soar
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After Denver Public Works installed the Arapahoe and Lawrence Street bike lanes in 2015, people who used them felt safer, and a lot more people biked on the streets. That's according to early results from a Denver Public Works study documenting the effects of the city's first parking-protected bikeways [PDF].
That Was Fast — Ray Scott Backs Down from Colorado Bike Tax
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Scott, a Republican from Grand Junction, now has cold feet.
Kansas City Takes Its Sidewalk Network More Seriously Than Denver
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Right now Denver's bond includes just $30.7 million dollars for sidewalks, meaning KC's bond outspends Denver's 5 to 1 on the most basic form of transportation infrastructure.
The Last Thing Colorado Needs Is a Tax on Bikes
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When State Senator Ray Scott is done with bikes, perhaps he can introduce a tax on shoes.
Denver Post Regurgitates Colorado DOT’s Talking Points on I-70
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To have the Post tell it, widening an interstate through city neighborhoods is actually a community connector, a jobs program, an affordable housing solution, an investment in our children, and a boon for outdoor recreation. That must be why so many cities are solving their problems these days by spending billions of dollars on traffic-generating, sprawl-inducing highway expansion projects.
Councilman Kashmann Wants More Funding for Sidewalks in the November Bond
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The allocation to sidewalks might be less of a problem if Denver had a policy and a funding stream that treated sidewalks as fundamental infrastructure instead of a special treat for lucky neighborhoods. But that's not the case.
To Beat Congestion, Colorado Can’t Rely on the Same Bag of Road Expansion Tricks
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The report, which examined the turn-of-the-century expansion of I-25 known as T-REX, says that these managed lanes would expand the capacity of the corridor for everyone while providing a "congestion-free" option for drivers and better transit for people who don't drive — without a widening that would be financially and physically impossible.