Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Denver PD

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 […]

Denver Police Rehash Pedestrian Safety Messages From the 1920s

By David Sachs | Jun 1, 2016 | 9 Comments

If you walk or bike in Denver and you’re worried about reckless, speeding drivers, the Denver Police Department has a message for you: Too bad, you’re on your own. DPD has been handing out cards to people walking and biking that rehash the same messages every American gets drilled into them starting in grade school. The […]

#StreetFail: Denver Police Block Bike Lane in Front of City Hall

By David Sachs | Apr 26, 2016 | 5 Comments

Here’s a #StreetFail that encapsulates one of the key obstacles to safe, bikeable streets in Denver. Drivers park in bike lanes all the time, and the people who are supposed to enforce the law do it too. This Denver Police Department bus was parked on top of the bike lane directly across the street from City Hall last Thursday. The symbolism […]