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Solo Driving Dipped Slightly Last Year in Denver While Transit, Biking, and Walking Steadied
The share of people who drove alone to and from work in Denver fell slightly in 2017, according to new estimates from the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey, while the percentage of people who walked, biked, and rode transit barely budged.
September 18, 2018
Last Week: Motorists Killed One Person Walking, Critically Injured Two People Biking on Denver’s Streets
Between September 10 and September 16, motorists killed one person walking in the city. The victim died near Hampden Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard.
September 17, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Public Works Gives Southeast Denver a Buffered Bike Lane and a Road Diet
This week Denver Public Works delivered on its promise to reorganize Monaco Parkway (aka Ulster Street, Princeton Avenue, and Quebec Street) with a wide bike lane, buffered from traffic with extra paint.
September 14, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Temporary Traffic-Calming Pops Up on South Tejon in Athmar Park
On Saturday, armed with traffic cones, old car tires, some paint, and some planters, reps from the Athmar Park Neighborhood Association and WalkDenver dressed South Tejon Street with three (temporary) safety interventions.
September 11, 2018
Last Week: No One Died Traveling Around Denver; Pedestrian and Bicyclist Seriously Hurt
From September 4 through September 9, no one died on Denver’s streets — a rarity in a city that averages more than one traffic death per week.
September 11, 2018
The Denver Schools with the Worst Report Cards for Driving Behavior
The vast majority of city school received really bad grades — mostly D's with plenty of F's mixed in. Dangerous driving near schools earned the City and County of Denver an F overall, good for second-worst in the state, behind only Arapahoe County.
September 10, 2018
Hero 9News Reporter Sticks Up for Denverites Who Walk and Bike in a City Built for Cars
9News reporter Steve Staeger said something in primetime that people who walk, bike, and ride transit have been screaming into the ether for decades.
September 5, 2018
Last Week: Drivers Killed One Person Walking and Injured One Bicyclist on Denver Streets
Between August 27 and September 3, motorists killed one person walking and seriously injured two others, according to the Denver Police Department. A driver seriously injured one person on a bike as well.
September 4, 2018
Last Week: Motorists Inflicted Life-Changing Injuries on 5 People Walking, 1 Person Biking
Another week, another round of serious injuries for people just trying to move around the city on foot.
August 28, 2018
Suddenly Facing Competition, B-cycle Hires Former Car2go GM to Run Bike-Share Nonprofit
Michael Pletsch, who headed local operations at the car-share company from 2013 to 2017, will helm B-cycle at a pivotal time for traditional, station-based bike-share models.
August 27, 2018