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.

Brent Toderian speaks at Bicycle Colorado' Moving People Forward conference Monday. Photo: David Budd

Brent Toderian: Don’t “Balance” Modes — Prioritize Walking, Biking, and Transit

By David Sachs | Feb 9, 2017 | 5 Comments

"I'm capable of saying some pretty harsh things — I'm very un-Canadian that way. But most of the time, I would say that if a city hires me, it's because they know that the status quo isn't working."

From left, senators Vicki Marble, Randy Baumgardner, and Jerry Sonnenberg.

Colorado Senate Republicans Kill “Safety Stop” Bill

By David Sachs | Feb 8, 2017 | 46 Comments

Testimonies against the bill claimed it would increase crashes. No one presented data.

Mayor Michael Hancock at yesterday's Bicycle Colorado Moving People Forward conference. Photo: Piep van Heuven via Twitter

It Sounds Like Hancock Is Serious About Prioritizing People Over Cars

By David Sachs | Feb 7, 2017 | 16 Comments

Mayor Michael Hancock lent his most emphatic support yet to what he called "bold" investments in biking, walking, and transit in a speech he gave at Bicycle Colorado's Moving People Forward conference.

Instead of having to bike in traffic on Brighton Boulevard, soon you'll be able to ride in a great bike lane, thanks in part to BikeDenver. Photo: BikeDenver

BikeDenver Offers Free Membership to Grow Army of “Angelic Troublemakers”

By David Sachs | Feb 6, 2017 | 28 Comments

Those bike lanes around the city? They don't appear out of the ether.

Transit Is Laughably Underfunded in Colorado

By David Sachs | Feb 3, 2017 | 5 Comments

Colorado spends less than 1 cent per person per day on transit. If that sounds like a paltry amount, you're right. The national average is 20 times higher.

These homes at Osage and Central were built under the small lot exemption. Image: Google Maps

Planning Board Reluctantly Approves City Council’s Attack on Walkability

By David Sachs | Feb 2, 2017 | 6 Comments

The Denver Planning Board voted for an amendment to the zoning code Wednesday that would raise housing costs and feed the city's car addiction by forcing home builders to build parking where it was not required before.

According to data from Denver PD, 43 people died walking on Denver's streets in 2015 and 2016. Image: CDOT

CDOT Director Shailen Bhatt on Rising Traffic Deaths: Not Our Fault

By David Sachs | Feb 1, 2017 | 17 Comments

Traffic fatalities in Colorado have spiked 24 percent in two years, and pedestrian and cyclist deaths have reached a 15-year high. But Colorado DOT chief Shailen Bhatt won't redesign streets to reduce the death toll.

3 Reasons Why Andy Kerr’s “Safety Stop” Bike Bill Makes Sense

By David Sachs | Jan 31, 2017 | 8 Comments

The law should acknowledge the huge differences between enclosed, multi-ton cars and light, unencumbered bicycles. Here's why.

I-70 has long divided neighborhoods, and CDOT wants to make it wider. Image: CDOT

I-70 Earns National Notoriety for Blighting Denver Neighborhoods

By David Sachs | Jan 30, 2017 | 14 Comments

Tearing down I-70 in north Denver neighborhoods and replacing it with a tree-lined boulevard would help mend the scars created by the freeway in the 1960s. That's why the Congress for New Urbanism included I-70 on its new list of "Freeways Without Futures."