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
DPW Is Filling in Gaps Around City-Owned Land, But It’s No Substitute for a Sidewalk Network
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It's unfortunate that building basic walking infrastructure like sidewalks — on city-owned property nonetheless — constitutes news. But that's just where Denver is right now.
The Sorry State of Denver’s Pedestrian Network
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As the Hancock administration deliberates over how much bond revenue to spend on road maintenance, this most basic level of transportation infrastructure is at an unacceptably low quality thanks to decades of neglect and underinvestment.
Eyes on the Street: DPW Installs Flashing Beacon Signals at 30th and Downing RTD Station, More to Come
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If you've ever been to Boulder, you've seen this things all over the place. But this is new for Denver.
#StreetFail: People Are Parking All Over the 14th Ave Bike Lane
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The city's newest "protected" bike lane does not always protect people on bikes.
What Good Is New Bike Safety Tech If CDOT Still Won’t Build Safe Streets?
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The agency is funding "innovative solutions" for bike safety — the ideas aren't bad, but they're no substitute for agency action to redesign dangerous streets.
The Pros and Cons of RTD’s Long Overdue “Smart” Fare Card
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You might want to curb your enthusiasm about Denver finally getting a new fare payment system with the release of its MyRide card to the general public. Yes, it will be a faster way to pay fares, but it comes with plenty of inconvenient quirks that will limit its appeal. A refresher: The MyRide fare technology lets people […]
The Denver Post Likes Modern, Multi-Modal Streets in Theory, But Not in Practice
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The piece is like a soccer tie in which points from both sides negate any meaningful result.
Here’s a Logic-Ridden Presentation on the Urgent Need to Make Denver People-Friendly
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WalkDenver's Jill Locantore drops the mic.
Walk and Ride of Silence Memorializes the People Who’ve Died in Denver Traffic
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They walked and biked to Cheesman Park, escorted by police officers and wrapped in silence, in remembrance of the ever-growing list of people killed while walking, biking, riding motorcycles, and driving.
5 Steps Forward From the 2017 Colorado Legislative Session
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The 2017 General Assembly wasn't all bad. Lawmakers made some progress — not outright perfection by any means — on sustainable transportation. Make no mistake: Some of these bills are half-measures.
3 Losses for Sustainable Transportation in the 2017 Colorado General Assembly
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We'll look at legislative wins later in the week, but for now, here are the losses.
Reinforcements Are Coming in the Grassroots Fight Against I-70 Expansion
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The Center for Health, Environment, and Justice has joined the Elyria Swansea Neighborhood Association in the fight against a wider I-70, granting $5,000 to the cause.