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
Count the Holes in Colorado DOT’s Justification for the I-70 Widening
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A lot of people don’t like Colorado DOT’s plan to widen I-70 in north Denver — and for good reason. Expanding I-70 will generate more traffic, noise pollution, and greenhouse gases while costing a bundle of money that could be spent on other things, like, say, better transit. Opponents of the road widening told CDOT why they […]
It’s Official: Widening I-70 Among America’s Most Wasteful Highway Boondoggles
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In front of the rumbling I-70 underpass at the corner of 46th and Columbine, a stone’s throw from kids playing tag during Swansea Elementary School’s recess, CoPIRG Director Danny Katz told reporters Tuesday that taxpayers could save at least $58 million if Colorado DOT nixed its plan to widen the interstate by four lanes. Katz was answering questions about a […]
Wednesday and Thursday: Demand True Bus Rapid Transit on Colfax Avenue
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We know that Denver is in desperate need of a transit revolution. We also know that bus rapid transit, or BRT, on East Colfax can help spark it. What we don’t know is whether Denver Public Works and city transportation planners will have the guts to implement true BRT or if they’ll settle for a meeker version […]
Denver Needs a Transit Revolution — Will City Hall Deliver?
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Denver Director of Transportation Crissy Fanganello had some candid words for residents at an Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation meeting Thursday night: “We can’t fix congestion.” “The [Hancock] administration, when we first started having this conversation, wanted to know, ‘How can I fix congestion?'” Fanganello said. “But that was the wrong question. We started to point to other cities that had […]
Curtis Park Is the Perfect Place for Denver to Break Its Parking Addiction
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Can you imagine having to walk a block to your house after you park? Well one Curtis Park resident is already living this nightmare, reports Fox31. “At night it’s ridiculous,” Keith Regensburger told Fox31. “We’ve had to park on the other side of the block over by the park sometimes.” A developer wants to build two […]
Public Works Plans Quick Fixes to Union Station Streets Before A-Line Opens
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Union Station officials estimate that 30,000 people a day will pass through the transit hub and commercial center after the A-Line to DIA opens on April 22. Problem is, the streets around the station aren’t designed to handle the influx: Drivers drop off and pick up passengers in the bike lane and accelerate through crosswalks. Unless the design is changed, conflicts […]
#StreetFail: Crossing the Quebec Street Slant
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Here’s a terrible design failure. I-70 is a barrier between Stapleton and Northfield. The Quebec Street underpass is supposed to provide a way across, but it only works well if you’re driving. Good luck walking it. There are other ways across I-70 on foot. You could, for instance, walk a half-hour to cross at Central […]
Get Ready for More Traffic as CDOT Plows Ahead With I-70 Expansion
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There are plenty of reasons why the scheme to widen I-70 in north Denver is subject to so much scrutiny: It’s going to cause more traffic, relocate 74 homes and businesses, pollute some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, and cost between $1 billion and $2 billion to build. Oh, and Colorado DOT used questionable traffic projections […]
Eyes on the Street: Ped Bridge to Connect Neighborhoods to Blake St. Station
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Department of Public Works crews lifted the main piece of a pedestrian bridge and set it in place yesterday near the rail station at 38th and Blake, which will open in April as the second stop on the A-Line to Denver International Airport. When it opens, the 230-foot bridge will cross train tracks that have separated Cole […]
Office Tower Puts “People First” With 13 Levels Dedicated to Storing Cars
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Let’s talk about Block 162, the latest high-rise garage. It’s a 32-story office tower that will eventually sit next to the light rail station at 16th and California, a very short walk from the 16th Street pedestrian mall and free RTD shuttles that run every 90 seconds. You’d think the developer would opt for a design that fits with […]
This Week: Rub Elbows With Transpo Decision Makers and More
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If there’s such a thing as the best-kept secret in Denver transportation planning, the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation’s Transportation Committee meetings are it. Every other month the city’s most influential neighborhood coalition meets near Cheesman Park to talk transportation with key decision makers in a pretty intimate setting. On Thursday, Denver Director of Transportation Crissy Fanganello headlines INC’s first transportation […]
Eyes on the Street: Tail Tracks Plaza Opens Near Union Station
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People walking and biking can traverse the Union Station neighborhood a little more easily now that Tail Tracks Plaza is open between Wewatta and 16th. The plaza is a helpful cut-through that makes it easier for people to get to and from transit, nearby bike lanes, the 16th Street Mall, and the Cherry Creek Trail. […]