Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about I-70

Representantes Solicitan Mandamiento Judicial Contra el Despilfarro de CDOT Con la I-70

By David Sachs | Oct 10, 2017 | No Comments

Dentro de los tribunales, entidades opuestas a la carretera presentaron un memorándum gubernamental que indica que CDOT estaba consciente del hecho que un proyecto de drenaje sería necesario para proteger a la carretera a desnivel de inundaciones, sin embargo, no quiso incluir ese trabajo en su análisis ambiental.

Advocates Request Injunction Against CDOT’s I-70 Boondoggle

By David Sachs | Sep 19, 2017 | 7 Comments

The Colorado Department of Transportation should not be allowed to widen I-70 before the courts have ruled on the project, say advocates fighting the highway expansion, and they have a new piece of evidence to bolster their legal case.

CDOT wants more asphalt for cars and trucks. Neighbors do not. Image: CDOT

Denver’s Largest Neighborhood Organization Demands Hickenlooper, Hancock End Plan to Widen I-70

By David Sachs | Sep 11, 2017 | 8 Comments

Reps from CDOT and the city were invited to the forum but did not attend.

A father with a bike full of stuff, kid in tow. Photo: David Sachs

Why a Visit to Copenhagen Gave Me Slightly More Hope for Denver’s Transport System

By David Sachs | Sep 1, 2017 | 16 Comments

The safe and easily navigable streets of Denmark's largest metro area are not some magical accident in a far away land. They're the result of pragmatic decision-making.

Elyria, Swansea, and Globeville residents speak out against the widening of I-70. They wore bandannas to symbolize the air pollution the project will cause. Photo: David Sachs

Denver Post Regurgitates Colorado DOT’s Talking Points on I-70

By David Sachs | Jul 19, 2017 | 13 Comments

To have the Post tell it, widening an interstate through city neighborhoods is actually a community connector, a jobs program, an affordable housing solution, an investment in our children, and a boon for outdoor recreation. That must be why so many cities are solving their problems these days by spending billions of dollars on traffic-generating, sprawl-inducing highway expansion projects.

Protestors against the I-70 expansion in 2015. Photo: David Sachs

Second Lawsuit This Week Opens Up Another Front in the Fight Against CDOT’s I-70 Widening

By David Sachs | Jul 12, 2017 | No Comments

The Sierra Club, Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood Association, Chaffee Park Neighborhood Association, and the Colorado Latino Forum claim that pollution from the traffic-inducing project will violate the Clean Air Act.

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