Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Mayor Michael Hancock

Lyft will add 200 electric vehicles to its fleet according to a press conference today at the Colorado State Capitol. Photo: Lyft

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Lyft to Add 200 Electric Vehicles to Its Colorado Fleet

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Governor Polis and Mayor Hancock announced this morning that the ride-hail company Lyft will add 200 electric vehicles to its Colorado fleet, a move Polis says will clean up polluted air and save drivers money.

I-25 viewed from the 16th Street pedestrian bridge. Photo: Andy Bosselman

SBD in the Colorado Sun: Want to Solve the Climate Crisis? Stop Widening Roads

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 20, 2019 | 1 Comment

To honor this second Global Climate Strike today, Gov. Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock must commit to stop building new roads and expanding the ones we have.

A walk through Denver's Sunnyside neighborhood last month revealed missing, dilapidated and incomplete sidewalks. Photo: WalkDenver

Advocates: Denver Transportation Budget Not Enough; Sidewalks Need More Funding

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 18, 2019 | 6 Comments

Mayor Hancock’s preliminary budget fails to fully fund the city’s transportation priorities for 2020 — and the City Council must make more money available to save lives and improve how people get around the city, activists said Wednesday.

A Comcast Xfinity van tips over within eyeshot of where cyclist Alexis Bounds was killed July 24. Photo: Anonymous

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Photo Shows Xfinity Van Rolling Over Near Alexis Bounds’ Ghost Bike

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 17, 2019 | 3 Comments

An anonymous tipster sent Streetsblog photos of crash involving a Comcast Xfinity van, including one of the vehicle tipping over near the ghost bike placed in remembrance of Alexis Bounds.

Mayor Michael Hancock introduces his 2020 budget proposal at a press conference Sept. 9. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Mayor Continues Transportation & Climate Investments in Tightened 2020 Budget

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 9, 2019 | 7 Comments

Denver will continue investing in its goals around transportation and the climate crisis under the mayor’s 2020 budget proposal. But the $1.49 billion operating budget also braces the city for an economic slowdown.

Bird contractors placed 13 scooters in the middle of a pedestrian thoroughfare at Union Station on Aug. 15. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Commentary: Bird’s Invasion of Union Station Shows Need for Scooter Watchdog

By Andy Bosselman | Aug 26, 2019 | 9 Comments

Bird's aggressive placement of scooters at Union Station demonstrates Denver's lax enforcement of existing rules and the need of a watchdog agency to police scooter companies.

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