Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about fatalities

As Traffic Deaths Spike, Colorado DOT Says Zilch About Fixing Deadly Streets

By David Sachs | Jan 22, 2016 | 2 Comments

In the inaugural year of Colorado DOT’s timid Toward Zero Deaths initiative, 545 people were killed on roads throughout the state. That’s a stark spike in fatalities — 57 more, or 10 percent, than in 2014, and the most since 2008. The number of people killed while walking or biking rose from 74 to 78. More than a quarter […]

In Memoriam: The People Who Died Walking and Biking in Denver Last Year

By David Sachs | Jan 4, 2016 | No Comments

End-of-year lists are an inescapable part of the calendar flipping from December to January. Some of those serve to entertain, but this list serves to remind Mayor Michael Hancock, his Department of Public Works, and CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt that 19 20 people were killed while walking and biking through the city in 2015. Half […]