Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about biking

Deyondrah Bridgeman, who was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver, asks Mayor Michael Hancock to redesign streets for slow speeds. Photo: David Sachs

Students Ask Hancock to Overhaul Dangerous High-Speed Streets

By David Sachs | Feb 14, 2017 | 2 Comments

Denver students rallied with advocates today to demand that Mayor Michael Hancock save lives by redesigning the city's dangerous, high-speed streets. At the City and County Building, students joined the Vision Zero Coalition, headed by WalkDenver, to ask Hancock to provide Denver Public Works an annual funding stream for street redesigns.

66 Percent of Denver Voters Would Pay a Sales Tax to Build the Bike Network

By David Sachs | Feb 10, 2017 | 16 Comments

OnSight Public Affairs polled likely 2017 voters and found that 66 percent would pay a 4-cent sales tax for every $100 in purchases to complete the citywide bike network in five years.

Brent Toderian speaks at Bicycle Colorado' Moving People Forward conference Monday. Photo: David Budd

Brent Toderian: Don’t “Balance” Modes — Prioritize Walking, Biking, and Transit

By David Sachs | Feb 9, 2017 | 5 Comments

"I'm capable of saying some pretty harsh things — I'm very un-Canadian that way. But most of the time, I would say that if a city hires me, it's because they know that the status quo isn't working."

From left, senators Vicki Marble, Randy Baumgardner, and Jerry Sonnenberg.

Colorado Senate Republicans Kill “Safety Stop” Bill

By David Sachs | Feb 8, 2017 | 46 Comments

Testimonies against the bill claimed it would increase crashes. No one presented data.

Mayor Michael Hancock at yesterday's Bicycle Colorado Moving People Forward conference. Photo: Piep van Heuven via Twitter

It Sounds Like Hancock Is Serious About Prioritizing People Over Cars

By David Sachs | Feb 7, 2017 | 16 Comments

Mayor Michael Hancock lent his most emphatic support yet to what he called "bold" investments in biking, walking, and transit in a speech he gave at Bicycle Colorado's Moving People Forward conference.

Instead of having to bike in traffic on Brighton Boulevard, soon you'll be able to ride in a great bike lane, thanks in part to BikeDenver. Photo: BikeDenver

BikeDenver Offers Free Membership to Grow Army of “Angelic Troublemakers”

By David Sachs | Feb 6, 2017 | 28 Comments

Those bike lanes around the city? They don't appear out of the ether.

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