Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Advocacy

Making Colorado’s Transportation System Work for People, Not Cars

By David Sachs | Jan 17, 2017 | No Comments

At the Moving People conference, Bicycle Colorado will put walking, biking, and transit "at the center of the current rapid evolution of transportation-related technologies."

Where to Make Your Dollars Count for Better Streets on Colorado Gives Day

By David Sachs | Dec 6, 2016 | No Comments

Part of Streetsblog's job is also elevating the voices of advocates who work in the sustainable transportation space, so here's a list of places where your tax-deductible donation will lead to progress on Denver's streets.

New BikeDenver Executive Director James Waddell. Photo: David Sachs

Meet James Waddell, the New Executive Director of BikeDenver

By David Sachs | Nov 23, 2016 | No Comments

We talked about BikeDenver's role moving forward, in a city with an appetite for new bike infrastructure but which sometimes needs a nudge.

Bureaucracy Got You Down? Here’s a Guide to Making Colorado Streets Better

By David Sachs | Oct 23, 2015 | No Comments

Engineer-speak has the power to convolute simple concepts and disengage the very people public agencies are meant to serve. If you’re not in the transportation industry, it might be confusing why agencies use “fixing deficiencies in the grade” when they mean “priming the street for faster speeds,” for instance. But imagine if public agencies listened to the people who value […]

It’s Official: Shoddy Streets Make Walking in Westwood a Hazardous Mess

By David Sachs | Jun 30, 2015 | No Comments

Livable streets advocates in Westwood, one of Denver’s worst areas for walking and biking, are taking action as the city develops a new plan for their neighborhood. Westwood Unidos, a neighborhood organization, and PlaceMatters, a think tank for city planning, performed a “sidewalk audit” on Saturday. Residents and volunteers walked the southwest Denver neighborhood, took pictures, and recorded […]

Walk2Connect Helps People Take the First Step Toward Pedestrian Advocacy

By David Sachs | Jun 22, 2015 | No Comments

Walk2Connect sort of just happened, kind of like learning to walk. The organization bubbled up in Jonathon Stalls’ head after he trekked west from the Delaware coast by foot, and didn’t stop until he reached the Pacific Ocean. After that it was clear: Truly connecting with a place and its people can’t happen in a […]