Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about CDOT

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.

It’s Time to Own Colorado DOT’s #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Hashtag

By David Sachs | Jun 12, 2018 | 18 Comments

Take over this absurd hashtag by attaching it to images and messages that show why safety actually starts when motorists stop speeding down streets while surfing the internet.

"Stow your phone before crossing," CDOT orders. Photo: David Sachs

CDOT Preaches Imagined Public Safety Crisis of “Distract Walking” on Denver Street Corners

By David Sachs | Apr 24, 2018 | 11 Comments

Every so often the Colorado Department of Transportation decides it's time to use public money to shame people walking in the name of street safety.

Denver Can’t Rely on State Lawmakers to Fund Transportation the City Needs

By David Sachs | Apr 11, 2018 | 6 Comments

It's clear from the debate at the capitol that any legislative package of transportation funding will be more about pleasing constituencies who live a stone's throw from Utah, Oklahoma, and Kansas than about solving the unique problems of an urban, growing city.

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