Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Jill Locantore

‘Vision Zero’ Is Not a Slogan, and Other Takeaways WalkDenver Got From NYC

By David Sachs | Mar 18, 2016 | No Comments

When Mayor Michael Hancock committed to ending traffic deaths and serious injuries under the banner of Vision Zero, he launched an “action plan” to start the process and called on advocates to help. WalkDenver Policy Director Jill Locantore is one of those advocates. She’s also part of the budding Denver Vision Zero Coalition. Locantore went […]

With New Transit Chief Dave Genova, What’s Next at RTD?

By David Sachs | Dec 16, 2015 | No Comments

The RTD Board of Directors offered Interim General Manager and CEO Dave Genova the permanent post late last week after the career RTD employee beat out two outsiders for the job. Phil Washington left the agency to run LA Metro in Los Angeles, and his legacy centers around FasTracks, the massive, voter-approved expansion of the region’s rail […]

CU Denver Urban Planning Students Fill in Blanks on Denver’s Walkability

By David Sachs | Dec 15, 2015 | No Comments

University of Colorado professor Ken Schroeppel is teaching his graduate students how to become urban planners. That means teaching them the tenets of walkability — how to identify gaps in the city’s walking network and how to reorient streets to prioritize pedestrians. So Schroeppel, who runs DenverUrbanism on the side, gave his students a pretty cool assignment that could […]