Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about fatalities

As a part of its Vision Zero commitment, Denver installed paint and plastic posts to create a median and curb extensions to increase safety at the intersection of Colfax Ave., Park Ave., and Franklin St. Photo: David Sachs (file photo)

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New Regional Vision Zero Plan Will Encourage Street Safety Beyond Denver & Boulder

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 15, 2019 | 4 Comments

As traffic fatalities skyrocket, a new region-wide Vision Zero program aims to help cities and counties within the Denver Metro improve street safety.

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Traffic Violence Report: 2019 Fatalities Mapped

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 11, 2019 | 3 Comments

Note: The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm supports this series but their financial contribution will never influence the content, topics or posts made in Streetsblog. Last week, one person died in a car crash on E. Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, bringing the total number of traffic fatalities in Denver to 33, sharply higher than the […]

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Traffic Violence Report: Drivers Killed 4 More People on Denver Streets

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 4, 2019 | 2 Comments

Note: The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm supports this series but their financial contribution will never influence the content, topics or posts made in Streetsblog. Between May 23 and yesterday, drivers killed four people on Denver streets — two pedestrians, one motorcyclist and one motorist — continuing a dangerous trend that has the Mile High City […]

This rendering of a possible “RiNo Promenade” along Arkins Court would be a slimmer and safer street than the current truck-first road. Pedestrians would have a path alongside it. Image: Wenk Associates for Denver Parks

A Step in the Wrong Direction: Pedestrian Deaths Hit Highest Total Since 1990

By Trevor Stankiewicz | Mar 7, 2019 | 20 Comments

According to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), pedestrian deaths in the U.S. increased by 35 percent between 2008 and 2017. For our leaders, this is a wake up call to a public health crisis that requires immediate action.

Pedestrian Deaths up 75% in Colorado, 35% Nationally

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 1, 2019 | 38 Comments

Drivers killed 35 percent more pedestrians in the U.S. than they did a decade ago — and in Colorado the number of fatalities grew by an astonishing 75 percent over a similar period. Population growth, people driving more miles per year, driving at night and the growing popularity of SUVs and smartphones are among the reasons why. To solve the problem, the design Denver's streets needs to change.

Young women wait to cross Colfax at Irving Street last week, not far from where a driver killed Raymond Hansford Jan. 3.

Traffic Fatalities: ‘It’s Definitely Been a Bad Year for Colfax’

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 12, 2019 | 2 Comments

Drivers have killed four people on Colfax Ave. already this year. City officials could move fast to fix the deadly street — and the killing will continue until they do.

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