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
Deadly Federal Boulevard Claims Another Life
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For the fourth time this year, a driver has killed a person walking in Denver. For the third time, the life was lost on Federal Boulevard.
RTD May Go Live With Mobile Ticketing Within a Year
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RTD will join cities around the world by offering mobile ticketing, a payment method that lets riders buy fares from smart phones.
Denver Streets Partnership Calls on Hancock to Devote $40 Million a Year to Walking and Biking
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A new coalition of transportation advocates wants to combat the Hancock administration's habit of shorting biking and walking infrastructure while heaping taxpayer funds on road expansions.
Join the Denver Vision Zero Coalition in a Ride and Walk of Silence
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Any serious plan for safer streets will have to include retrofitting them to prioritize pedestrians and bicyclists and reduce driving speeds. In the meantime, the volunteer Vision Zero Coalition is raising awareness of the preventable problem
Enough With the Gondolamania Already
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In American cities, gondolas have mainly served as a distraction from bigger problems facing urban transit systems.
Parking Madness Championship: Denver vs. Poughkeepsie
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Readers have delivered a David vs. Goliath match-up in the final, with Poughkeepsie taking on Denver for the rights to the Golden Crater and — we hope — a blistering round of local press coverage calling attention to the shame of parking blight.
Eyes on the Street: DPW Installs Left Turn Signal at Deadly Intersection (Drivers Ignore It)
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There have been 10 crashes at 13th and Broadway since 2012, including a fatal hit-and-run. I checked out the new signal during morning rush hour, and it's clear that driver's couldn't care less about the new rule — never mind that it's meant to save lives.
Simple Data Shatters The “There’s No Parking” Myth
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People who don't want more homes in their neighborhood hide behind a contrived parking shortage.
Remembering People Who’ve Lost Their Lives Walking Denver Streets in 2017
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Drivers have killed three people walking around the city this year, two of them on the perennially deadly Federal Boulevard. This is who they were.
Jolon Clark Is Letting the Parking Lobby Dictate Denver’s Housing Policy
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The Denver City Council voted 7 to 6 Monday to advance a law that will raise housing costs by compelling the construction of parking spaces on small lots. The zoning amendment from Council Member Jolon Clark will require parking where none was required before, stifling walkable development and generating more car traffic. With that vote, the […]
Speak Out Today Against Jolon Clark’s Bid to Make Denver Less Affordable
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More parking requirements are coming. The only question now is, how far in the wrong direction will City Council steer this ship?
No One Expects to Ride Transit for Free, So Why Should Roads Be Any Different?
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The bill leaves plenty of room for toll lanes down the, er, road. As it should. But Colorado has to get over the instinctual and counterproductive aversion to asking people to pay for the roads they use.