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
Denver Transportation Director Crissy Fanganello Moving On
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Her decision, which she called "really, really hard and very difficult," comes amid changes at the city.
Hancock Administration Planning Nine Miles of Unprotected Bike Lane Projects This Year
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Yesterday we checked in on the progress of protected bike lanes in Denver, which Mayor Michael Hancock will not be accelerating in 2018. What about the lower hanging fruit of standard, striped bikeways?
Send Us Your Ideas and Photos About Improving Denver’s Transport System for Women
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For our Women's Movement event, we're asking readers to share images and ideas about the unique problems women face while trying to get around Denver and -- importantly -- how you think they can be fixed.
Hancock’s Not Picking Up the Pace on Protected Bike Lanes This Year
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Denverites are being told to wait til next year. Again.
RTD Is Upping Transparency With Video, Audio, and Transcripts for Board of Directors Meetings
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Transit agency won't spend money needed for live broadcasts and real-time closed captioning, though.
Last Week: 444 Crashes, One Death, Four Life-Changing Injuries on Denver’s Streets
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Between April 21 and April 27, one person walking, one person riding a motorcycle, and two people in cars were seriously injured in traffic collisions on Denver streets. One motorist was killed.
Eyes on the Street: Signs of Bikeway Life on Brighton Boulevard
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If you're like me, you've avoided Brighton Boulevard like the plague. It's not an easily navigable place while construction crews dig up the road to create a human-scaled street with raised bikeways and -- blessings up -- sidewalks.
Colorado Lawmakers Nudge RTD to Provide Bigger Fare Discounts for Low-Income Transit Riders
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RTD Board of Directors says it has everything under control.
Denver B-Cycle Chief Nick Bohnenkamp Moving On
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Nick Bohnenkamp has headed the nonprofit for almost nine years, most of its life. He'll stay around for three or four more months while B-Cycle searches for a replacement.
CDOT Preaches Imagined Public Safety Crisis of “Distract Walking” on Denver Street Corners
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Every so often the Colorado Department of Transportation decides it's time to use public money to shame people walking in the name of street safety.
Last Week: 508 Car Crashes, Six Life-Changing Injuries on Denver’s Streets
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To track the extent of crashes and injuries, Streetsblog is launching a weekly traffic violence report.
El Plan de Denver para Convertir su Cráter de Estacionamientos sin Vida en un Vecindario Accesible para Peatones y Ciclistas
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Existe una visión a largo plazo de reemplazar los estacionamientos con un lugar favorable para la vida pública.