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For nearly 50 years, transit service in Denver has been dictated by RTD, a regional agency where the city plays second fiddle to its suburbs. That could finally change with the Denveright initiative — which aims to rethink bus and rail service with the city proper as the focal point. Mayor Michael Hancock has said that Denver residents will play a major … Continued

After three rounds of testimony from people demanding decent sidewalks, the City Council’s Sidewalk Working Group will try to fix the dysfunctional policies that have contributed to Denver’s Swiss cheese network of crumbling sidewalks. At least one in four of all trips in Denver are less than one mile, according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments — those are trips that people can walk … Continued

The setting is intimate, the entertainment a bit wonky, but usually fascinating. We’re talking about the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation’s Transportation Committee meetings, and if you’re not going, you’re missing out. Once every two months the city’s largest neighborhood coalition hosts the gathering, where people in influential positions speak candidly about projects, policies, and initiatives that affect Denver’s streets. It’s not just … Continued

Denver Director of Transportation Crissy Fanganello had some candid words for residents at an Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation meeting Thursday night: “We can’t fix congestion.” “The [Hancock] administration, when we first started having this conversation, wanted to know, ‘How can I fix congestion?'” Fanganello said. “But that was the wrong question. We started to point to other cities that had … Continued

Vision Zero, the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries, has gained popularity across the country in recent years. But that doesn’t mean cities automatically live up to its foundational principles of slowing vehicle speeds with better street design, enforcement, and education. To make sure Denver’s iteration of Vision Zero has teeth, a group of advocates … Continued

Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, a group that represents about 100 neighborhoods throughout the city, just adopted a transportation platform [PDF] that petitions, among other things, for Vision Zero. The platform should send a message to Mayor Michael Hancock’s office: The city must acknowledge that traffic deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable and develop a Vision Zero strategy to prevent them. Here’s some pretty strong … Continued