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
Park Hill Neighbors Take Street Safety Into Their Own Hands
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Parents in Park Hill are fighting to take back their streets from drivers who use their neighborhood as a speedway. Neighbors told Greater Park Hill that motorists are speeding, swerving, and hitting people walking and biking near their homes. Dissatisfied with the Hancock administration’s response, they’ve resorted to making their own traffic safety signs. Reporter Cara DeGette says the campaign sprang to life after […]
Thursday: Rub Elbows With People Who Shape Denver’s Streets
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The setting is intimate, the entertainment a bit wonky, but usually fascinating. We’re talking about the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation’s Transportation Committee meetings, and if you’re not going, you’re missing out. Once every two months the city’s largest neighborhood coalition hosts the gathering, where people in influential positions speak candidly about projects, policies, and initiatives that affect Denver’s streets. It’s not just […]
Bicycle Colorado Sharpens Focus on Denver With Search for Local Director
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As part of its mission to make the entire state bike friendly, Bicycle Colorado has always advocated for safe, bikeable streets in Denver. Now the organization is hiring a director who will focus strictly on the Mile High City and the metro area. “We’re certainly hearing from members that they’re very interested in seeing improvements close […]
DPW Wants to Ram a Wider MLK Boulevard Through Stapleton
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With one hand, Mayor Michael Hancock and his Department of Public Works are making ambitious commitments to end traffic deaths, but with the other, they’re still redesigning streets in a way that will increase the risk of people getting killed. The latest case in point: Public Works plans to widen Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard by two lanes, creating more dangerous conditions in a growing neighborhood. […]
CDOT Can’t Afford to Maintain Its Roads But Wants to Spend Big to Widen I-70
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Colorado Public Radio aired a story today about the looming budget crunch facing Colorado DOT. In a nutshell, the agency can’t afford to maintain all the highways it’s built: Roads need upkeep. It often feels as though interstates need more lanes. And there’s constant pressure for more mass transit options, both to help folks get around – […]
In the Works: Protected Bike Lane for Stout, Buffered Bike Lane for Champa
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Denver Public Works is preparing to install a protected bike lane on Stout Street and a buffered bike lane on Champa Street in Curtis Park this summer. DPW held an open house at the Curtis Park Neighbors meeting Thursday night to show residents potential designs [PDF] and get feedback. The project aims to calm traffic […]
Walkable Streets Beat Out Parking in Vision for Future of Broadway Station
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On Wednesday the Denver Planning Board approved a plan to transform the area around Broadway and I-25 Station so people can get to the station safely and conveniently without driving. Under the plan, a new mixed-use neighborhood would rise around the station. Instead of a park-and-ride surrounded by car-first streets, Broadway and I-25 Station would be accessible via new pedestrian and […]
If You Run a Business and Want Bike Parking, Tell Public Works by March 31
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The Denver Department of Public Works just reopened applications for its bike parking program, which aims to give people a lot more places to store their bikes near local businesses. Convenient parking is both a great way to increase bike riding and a win for retail businesses. Shoppers and diners who arrive on bikes spend […]
Do It Today: Tell Hickenlooper to Stop the Mega-Highway Thru North Denver
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If Colorado DOT builds its I-70 widening project, north Denver will be saddled with more traffic, more pollution, and more disconnected neighborhoods for generations. CDOT would have you believe the widening is a done deal, but it’s not — Governor John Hickenlooper could save the city from this relic of 1950s-era transportation planning if he chooses. One window of opportunity to weigh in on […]
Denver’s Latest Bike Plan Comes Up Short
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Denver has waited with bated breath for Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration to release its Bicycle Safety Action Plan [PDF]. But the plan that Hancock unveiled two weeks ago, when he committed to eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries, isn’t what bike advocates were hoping for. A good bike plan should lay out specific policies and goals that […]
Send Pictures of Well-Designed Denver Streets And You Could Win Stuff
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Editor’s note: This contest has been extended to the end of April. Earlier this year Streetsblog Denver asked readers to share pictures of #StreetFails — crummy sidewalks, undignified bus stops, drivers parking in bike lanes. We also asked for #SweetStreet photos — well-designed streets that prioritize people’s safety instead of moving automobiles at dangerous speeds. Unsurprisingly the blog received way […]
This Week: Get Loud About the MLK Boulevard Widening Project
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Denver Public Works has $15 million to redesign a section of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Stapleton, and it’s using some of that money to turn a two-lane street into a four-lane road. You would think, given Mayor Michael Hancock’s recent commitment to end traffic deaths, that his streets department would stop building projects that encourage […]