Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Albus Brooks

An aerial view of downtown highlights the location of the proposed 5280 Trail. Image: Downtown Denver Partnership

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5280 Trail Would Create a 5-Mile Park and Trail Around Downtown

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 21, 2019 | 6 Comments

A vision for the 5280 Trail, a “linear park" that could one day form a five-mile loop around downtown Denver, was unveiled yesterday. It would transform streets into tree-lined places for plazas, playgrounds and public art — while creating a low-stress place for people to stroll and ride bikes to, from and within downtown.

Bicyclists ride on 23rd Avenue during Friday's Critical Mass. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Amid Cyclist Deaths, Critical Mass Ride Returns with Call to Action

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 5, 2019 | 1 Comment

A 49% increase in traffic fatalities highlights how little Mayor Hancock’s administration has achieved in the three years since it adopted a Vision Zero Action Plan, which aims to end all traffic fatalities by 2030.

An unidentified cyclist poses for a photo hear a Bike to Work Day station in RiNo last year. Image: DRCOG via Flickr.

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Free, ‘Low-Stress Bike Map’ Wants to Boost Biking Despite Denver’s Inadequate Bike Network

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 24, 2019 | 5 Comments

A group of Denver bike advocates created a “low-stress bike map.” The idea, which the city and some bike advocates have mixed feelings about, is to get more people riding bicycles now — instead of waiting several years for the city to build out a more complete network of protected bike lanes.

A screen shot of a tweet where Councilman Brooks posted a video he made while driving.

Distracted Denver Councilman Made Video While Driving Daughter to School

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 14, 2019 | 7 Comments

Celebrate the teachers — endanger everyone else. Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks wanted to cheer on public school teachers as they returned to work on Thursday, but chose to celebrate in a way that risked the lives of his neighbors: he videotaped himself as he was driving.

The three-lane, one-way street where Steffany was killed. Photo: David Sachs

Elsie Steffany, Killed Crossing Welton Street, Was Fifth Pedestrian Slain in Denver This Year

By David Sachs | Jun 29, 2018 | 2 Comments

Steffany was crossing Welton Street near 15th Street when 33-year-old Aurangzaib Sharifi backed his Dodge Caravan into her, according to a crash report released by Denver PD.

Outside 38th and Blake Station. Image: Google Maps

More Room to House People, Not Cars, Around 38th and Blake RTD Station

By David Sachs | Feb 13, 2018 | 6 Comments

In an 11 to 1 vote, the council allowed for walkable housing development mixed with offices and retail, all while scrapping parking requirements within a half-mile of the train stop.

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