Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Crissy Fanganello

What Will Denver Do If It Wins the “Smart City Challenge”?

By David Sachs | Mar 14, 2016 | No Comments

Denver may receive $50 million to enhance street safety, cut traffic and emissions, and create a more seamless transportation network using new technology and big data. The Mile High City is one of seven finalists for the Department of Transportation’s “Smart City Challenge” grant, Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Saturday at South by Southwest in Austin. […]

Denver Has a New App That Shows The Best Way to Get Around

By David Sachs | Feb 23, 2016 | 5 Comments

Today Mayor Michael Hancock and Transportation Director Crissy Fanganello introduced the Go Denver app, which lets people sort their trip options by cost, speed, and environmental impact before choosing how to travel. It’ll tell you how many calories each option burns too. The app compares several choices: Transit (with real-time data from RTD), walking, and biking […]

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 […]

Denver Needs a Transit Revolution — Will City Hall Deliver?

By David Sachs | Jan 15, 2016 | 5 Comments

Denver Director of Transportation Crissy Fanganello had some candid words for residents at an Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation meeting Thursday night: “We can’t fix congestion.” “The [Hancock] administration, when we first started having this conversation, wanted to know, ‘How can I fix congestion?'” Fanganello said. “But that was the wrong question. We started to point to other cities that had […]

Friday: Join the Discussion on the Future of Transportation in Denver

By David Sachs | Dec 3, 2015 | 3 Comments

Alejandro Henao spends a lot of time thinking about transportation, because that’s what students studying civil engineering and transportation do. But the University of Colorado Denver doctoral student wanted to do more — and see his city act, too. So Henao, with the CU Denver chapters of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and WTS, organized a panel discussion with […]

Hancock Administration Poised to Adopt Vision Zero Plan

By David Sachs | Sep 23, 2015 | 5 Comments

Denver Public Works Transportation Director Crissy Fanganello told the City Council Tuesday that her agency will create a Vision Zero plan — a roadmap to eliminate traffic deaths — as long as the council approves the allocations in Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2016 budget. The news came during a presentation on DPW’s budget, which includes $350,000 to create the plan […]

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