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The Denver Post Cheers for a Car-Choked Future

By David Sachs | | 5 Comments
Some people think widening highways is just an inherently good idea — the more space for traffic, the better. Count the Denver Post in that camp. The Post recently threw its wholehearted support behind widening I-70 by four lanes. Believing that wider highways will fix traffic problems is like believing that loosening your belt will fix your waistline. We […]

Denver Post on the Spike in Colorado Traffic Deaths: Ho-Hum

By David Sachs | | No Comments
A Denver Post editorial published Friday evening opposing stricter seat belt laws provides a troubling glimpse into how Denver’s paper of record views traffic deaths. Last year the number of people who lost their lives hit an eight-year high of 545, the fourth year in a row that traffic fatalities increased. Here’s the complacent response from the paper: The spike last year […]