Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Denver Police Department

The scene of a crash at 38th and Zuni last month where a motorist hit a woman and two children. Image: 9News

Denver’s Failing to Alert the Public About Traffic Fatalities

By David Sachs | Apr 3, 2018 | 1 Comment

The city has ways to get information out to the public when it wants to, but it doesn't have a protocol to keep people apprised of traffic fatalities and injuries on Denver streets.

Kyle Wolfe was a victim, but Denver PD did not treat him as one. Image: Fox31

Memo to Denver PD: Ticketing a Man in a Wheelchair Hit By Driver Is Not Vision Zero

By David Sachs | Aug 2, 2017 | 17 Comments

Mayor Michael Hancock might want to remind Denver Police Chief Robert White that he signed up to prioritize the most vulnerable people on the street when he committed his department to Vision Zero — not penalize them.

The number of people killed while walking or biking on Denver streets is more than 50 percent higher than DPW's Vision Zero dashboard says. Source: Denver PD and DPW Vision Zero Dashboard

DPW’s Vision Zero Dashboard Seriously Undercounts Denver Traffic Deaths

By David Sachs | Mar 1, 2017 | 5 Comments

Denver Public Works puts the total number of people killed between 2012 and 2015 while walking and biking at 51. Documents from the Denver Police Department tell a different story.

John Zois Killed Melissa Montañez With His Car, Then Denver PD Blamed Her

By David Sachs | Aug 10, 2016 | 11 Comments

Melissa Montañez was walking back to her dorm room at Johnson and Wales University around 10 p.m. on July 18 when John Zois rammed her with an Acura MDX on Quebec Street near 23rd Avenue. The impact killed Montañez instantly. Montañez, 19, was a culinary student. She wanted to own her own restaurant someday. Montañez did not […]

When Will Drivers Parking in Bike Lanes Get the Attention of Denver PD?

By David Sachs | Jun 6, 2016 | 13 Comments

Last week the Denver Police Department, cheered on by CBS 4, made a concerted effort to scold people who bike through stop signs or on sidewalks. Denver PD’s focus on bicyclist behavior is curious. No city has made its streets safe for bicycling by punishing people on bikes. Even the Hancock administration’s bike safety analysis found that unsafe driving behavior […]

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 […]

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