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A Denver Lawyer Made a More Up-to-Date Crash Map Than the City’s Official Version
Unlike other Vision Zero cities, Denver doesn't have an official, current crash map that lets the public see where and how often drivers are crashing into people walking, biking, riding motorcycles, and driving. So attorney Scott O'Sullivan had one made.
May 29, 2018
Denver Transportation Director Crissy Fanganello Moving On
Her decision, which she called "really, really hard and very difficult," comes amid changes at the city.
May 4, 2018
Hancock Administration Planning Nine Miles of Unprotected Bike Lane Projects This Year
Yesterday we checked in on the progress of protected bike lanes in Denver, which Mayor Michael Hancock will not be accelerating in 2018. What about the lower hanging fruit of standard, striped bikeways?
May 3, 2018
Hancock’s Not Picking Up the Pace on Protected Bike Lanes This Year
Denverites are being told to wait til next year. Again.
May 2, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Signs of Bikeway Life on Brighton Boulevard
If you're like me, you've avoided Brighton Boulevard like the plague. It's not an easily navigable place while construction crews dig up the road to create a human-scaled street with raised bikeways and -- blessings up -- sidewalks.
April 27, 2018
RTD, Denver Public Works Prep to Speed Up Buses on Six City Streets
Federal Boulevard and West Colfax Avenue are among the corridors destined for better transit.
April 12, 2018
The Future of Denver B-Cycle Will Be Somewhat Dockless
As its equipment nears the end of its useful life, Denver's bike-share operator wants to get with the times.
April 6, 2018
Denver Public Works Will Re-Time Downtown Signals to Prioritize Pedestrians
Over the next year, the city's streets department will overhaul traffic signals downtown to ensure people walking have enough time to cross the streets.
April 5, 2018
Denver’s Failing to Alert the Public About Traffic Fatalities
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.
April 3, 2018
Let’s Be Honest: To Improve Transit, Denver Has to Claim Street Space From Cars
Finite street space is a fact of city life, so transportation officials might as well be clear and forthright about how to make the best use of it.
March 30, 2018