Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about biking

If Colorado Doesn’t Spend Smarter on Transport, It’s Going to Choke on Cars

By David Sachs | Aug 23, 2016 | 11 Comments

Investing in transit, walking, and biking infrastructure has never been more urgent in Colorado. With the state’s population projected to grow by 2.4 million by 2040, Colorado will choke on its growth unless Governor John Hickenlooper and state and local leaders change course, according to a new report by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group and the Southwestern Energy Efficiency Project […]

Public Works Should Fix Deadly Intersections, Not Tell People to Avoid Them

By David Sachs | Jun 17, 2016 | 8 Comments

Doctors said Jonathan Beltran was lucky. After all, he could have died when a driver hit him while he crossed West Colfax on his bicycle, he told 9News. Beltran suffered serious injuries that required surgery. He also got slapped with a ticket from the Denver PD because, on this street, the law compels bicyclists and pedestrians to cower before cars. A […]

Denver Has a Plan for Safer Westwood Streets, Now Hancock Needs to Fund It

By David Sachs | Jun 15, 2016 | 2 Comments

Getting around Westwood in southwest Denver without a car is not safe, let alone pleasant or convenient. You have to contend with wide, high-speed streets and thin, crumbling sidewalks — where sidewalks exist at all. Motorists zoom down Federal, Sheridan, Kentucky, Alameda, and Morrison Road with little regard for the lives of people pushing strollers or walking to the bus stop. Now […]

Shape the Future of Denver’s Streets By Joining the “Community Think Tank”

By David Sachs | Jun 8, 2016 | 2 Comments

Will Denver’s growth lead to streets and neighborhoods that are walkable, bikeable, and transit-rich — or suffocated with cars? You can weigh in . City Hall is currently pursuing four major plans under the “Denveright” umbrella. These include a strategy to improve transit service inside Denver proper, a blueprint for a seamless pedestrian network, and a land use plan to integrate development with transit. […]

Big Scoop for the Crack CBS 4 Team: Not All Bicyclists Follow All the Rules

By David Sachs | Jun 3, 2016 | 12 Comments

According to CBS4, some bicyclists break traffic laws. It’s true. Some people even roll through stop signs and red lights, according to CBS 4’s Kelly Werthmann. The report did not specify whether people driving multi-ton vehicles also disobey traffic laws, or if it’s just something that People Who Ride Bikes do on their lightweight, human-powered […]

BikeDenver Demands Long-Term Funding for Citywide Bike Network

By David Sachs | May 5, 2016 | 2 Comments

At current funding levels it would take Denver Public Works up to 50 years to build the safe, functional bike network envisioned in Denver Moves, the city’s bicycle plan. That’s why BikeDenver Board President Mark Chapman recently sent a letter [PDF] to City Council President Chris Herndon asking electeds to ensure robust annual funding for bike […]

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