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Coloradans Are Driving Less, But Agencies Keep Spending on Expanding Roads

By David Sachs | Sep 29, 2015 | 4 Comments

People in the Southwest are driving less and using transit more, but transportation spending doesn’t reflect those trends, according to a new report from the Southwestern Energy Efficiency Project. Instead state DOTs are building more roads, as though nothing has changed. Meanwhile regional transportation agencies like the Denver Regional Council of Governments aren’t spending enough on […]

Can Tim O’Brien Fill Dennis Gallagher’s Very Large Shoes?

By David Sachs | Aug 4, 2015 | No Comments

It appears that the office tasked with watchdogging Denver’s strong-mayor form of government is done holding the city’s feet to the fire over its agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation that commits $83 million to widening I-70 in exchange for badly needed flood protection. Former Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher understood that making essential infrastructure upgrades contingent on a highway […]

Meet the Crowdsourcing App That Promises to Improve Denver’s Sidewalks

By David Sachs | Jul 14, 2015 | No Comments

The City and County of Denver doesn’t have a dedicated funding stream for building and maintaining sidewalks, but WalkScope, a crowdsourcing tool that maps and rates Denver’s walking infrastructure, could be the springboard the city needs to change that. WalkScope allows anyone with access to a smart phone or computer to map the quality of […]

CDOT Will Knowingly Use Obsolete Projections to Rationalize I-70 Widening

By David Sachs | Jul 7, 2015 | 5 Comments

Last month, Streetsblog wrote about the absurd traffic projections that the Colorado Department of Transportation is using to justify expanding I-70 from six lanes to 10 through northeast Denver. Last night, I-70 project director Tony DeVito admitted that CDOT will knowingly use old traffic modeling to make a case for the $1.2 billion project, even though there’s newer data available. DeVito spoke […]

Here’s How to Take Part in Colorado’s Bike to Work Day

By David Sachs | Jun 23, 2015 | 1 Comment

Colorado’s Bike to Work Day is tomorrow, and while it may or may not inspire long-term behavioral change for commuters, the sea of bikes on the road — last year the region saw about 30,000 — probably makes it the safest day of the year to pedal to the office. The Denver area sees about 18,000 bike commuters on an […]

Walk2Connect Helps People Take the First Step Toward Pedestrian Advocacy

By David Sachs | Jun 22, 2015 | No Comments

Walk2Connect sort of just happened, kind of like learning to walk. The organization bubbled up in Jonathon Stalls’ head after he trekked west from the Delaware coast by foot, and didn’t stop until he reached the Pacific Ocean. After that it was clear: Truly connecting with a place and its people can’t happen in a […]

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