Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about DRCOG

Public Works Installs Bike Detectors at Seven Intersections

By David Sachs | Jun 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

The Department of Public Works installed bike detection cameras and accompanying signs at seven intersections today. The devices will detect riders as they arrive at traffic lights and signal the need for a green light. The sensors should keep bikers from having to shimmy to the sidewalk to press the crosswalk button, or rely on cars to trip […]

Denver’s Regional Planners Target Timid Goal for Traffic Safety

By David Sachs | Jun 8, 2015 | 5 Comments

When it comes to improving traffic safety, the Denver Regional Council of Governments is following the lead of the Colorado Department of Transportation and setting the bar low. DRCOG, the regional planning organization responsible for doling out federal transportation funding, is working on Metro Vision 2040, a draft document meant to guide regional planning for the next 25 […]

Mayor Hancock’s Sheridan Blvd Plan: Feel Good, Do Nothing

By David Sachs | Jun 2, 2015 | 3 Comments

Anyone who’s walked down Sheridan Boulevard knows it’s a dangerous street where dirt mounds replace sidewalks, drivers ignore the 35 mph speed limit, and crossing the street means dodging five lanes of traffic. It’s a nightmare for pedestrians and the Colorado Department of Transportation knows it. But that’s not stopping them from widening lanes nearby. Between 2010 […]

Bike to Work Wednesdays Keep the Bike Commute Mojo Going

By David Sachs | May 26, 2015 | 1 Comment

For many, Bike to Work Day is a yearly tradition — something to do when the calendar rolls around to a very specific date. But bike commuting once a year isn’t a real habit. BikeDenver is trying to change that with Bike to Work Wednesdays every hump day through June 24. To entice more people to ride […]

I-70 Widening Has Already Diverted $50M From Smarter Transpo Projects

By David Sachs | May 7, 2015 | 9 Comments

Whether it’s the marginalization of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea residents, the stark threat of respiratory illness, or the simple fact that widening roads does not solve traffic congestion, the I-70 expansion planned between Brighton Boulevard and Tower Road is a terrible idea. Still, the highway project with a $1.8 billion starting price tag has a […]