Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Colfax

Eyes on the Street: A New Signalized Crosswalk on Chaotic East Colfax

By David Sachs | Jun 7, 2016 | 2 Comments

People walk to a lot of places on East Colfax — East High School, the state capitol, restaurants, music venues, stores, and community centers — but there aren’t enough places to cross the street safely. Colfax is designed primarily to move tens of thousands of cars each day, and that’s what makes it one of the […]

The Death of David Washington and the Need for Better DPD Crash Reports

By David Sachs | Mar 30, 2016 | 1 Comment

The second Denver pedestrian killed by a driver this year was David Washington Jr., 26. According to a police report [PDF], he was lying in the westbound side of East Colfax near Wabash Street on the night of January 30, possibly because of “a medical issue,” when a woman ran him over with her Crown Victoria. Police did not charge […]

Is Mayor Hancock Going to Let Albuquerque Beat Denver on Bus Rapid Transit?

By David Sachs | Mar 28, 2016 | 3 Comments

Denver Public Works is planning a watered down version of bus rapid transit for East Colfax Avenue that will start service in five years, if we’re lucky. Meanwhile, our southern neighbor Albuquerque is laying the groundwork to get real, center-running bus rapid transit up and running on its main drag, Central Avenue, by 2017. As Streetsblog USA’s Angie Schmitt […]

Better Bus Service Coming to East Colfax But Not for at Least 5 Years

By David Sachs | Jan 21, 2016 | 9 Comments

Editor’s note: To tell the city that you want a more progressive transit plan for East Colfax, get heard by submitting your comments to Denver Public Works. The plan to build “bus rapid transit” on East Colfax is a step in the right direction that will make transit faster and more appealing on Denver’s busiest bus […]

Wednesday and Thursday: Demand True Bus Rapid Transit on Colfax Avenue

By David Sachs | Jan 19, 2016 | 3 Comments

We know that Denver is in desperate need of a transit revolution. We also know that bus rapid transit, or BRT, on East Colfax can help spark it. What we don’t know is whether Denver Public Works and city transportation planners will have the guts to implement true BRT or if they’ll settle for a meeker version […]

CU Denver Urban Planning Students Fill in Blanks on Denver’s Walkability

By David Sachs | Dec 15, 2015 | No Comments

University of Colorado professor Ken Schroeppel is teaching his graduate students how to become urban planners. That means teaching them the tenets of walkability — how to identify gaps in the city’s walking network and how to reorient streets to prioritize pedestrians. So Schroeppel, who runs DenverUrbanism on the side, gave his students a pretty cool assignment that could […]

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