Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about CDOT

Polis, Hancock, Sadik-Khan: Highlights From Today’s Bicycle Conference

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 7, 2019 | 2 Comments

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock gave uninspiring speeches at Bicycle Colorado’s Moving People Forward conference today in Denver. But the two followed Janette Sadik-Khan, the former New York City transportation commissioner whose book “Streetfight” calls for an “urban revolution.” (Read the Streetsblog Denver interview.) Sadik-Khan helped the Big Apple transform its streets from […]

Passenger rail lines that share track with freight trains, such as Amtrak's California Zepher and RTD's future B-Line to Longmont, could see more frequent delays as heat restrictions slow or halt trains. Image: Wikipedia Commons.

In Colorado, Climate Change Already Slowing You and Your Stuff, Action Needed

By Andy Bosselman | Dec 18, 2018 | 14 Comments

To keep Colorado’s people and their stuff moving, elected officials must recognize that adapting to a changing climate will require doing things that are unpopular — and it’s time for them to show leadership.

CDOT Aims to Widen I-25 in Denver Soon, with Long-Term Sights Set on More Highway Changes Through Urban Core

By David Sachs | Oct 4, 2018 | 10 Comments

The Colorado Department of Transportation turns its attention to Denver's other interstate now that a wider I-70 through minority neighborhoods is en route.

Construction has started at 7th and Federal. Predictably, the sidewalk is closed with no temporary walkway and no signalized crosswalk for pedestrians. Photo: David Sachs

DPW Has a Federal Boulevard Widening It Would Like to Sell You as a Pedestrian Safety Project

By David Sachs | Jul 27, 2018 | 1 Comment

Denver Public Works is parading basic necessities around as big safety fixes, but documents show that the project has always been about making it more convenient to drive.

Deadly Speeds on Urban Federal Blvd Aren’t Even Fit for Rural Highways. That Can Change.

By Leslie Twarogowski | Jul 19, 2018 | 5 Comments

If rural Coloradans can count on CDOT and local governments to keep their pedestrians safe, Denverites should be able to do the same.

It Worked: Readers Take Over CDOT’s Victim-Blaming #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Campaign

By David Sachs | Jun 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

Streetsblog readers from all over the country hijacked CDOT's #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs hashtag on Twitter, overwhelming the stale, refuted message that people walking and biking somehow bear the same responsibility on public as people operating multi-ton killing machines while surfing the internet.

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