Mayor Michael Hancock
Amid Cyclist Deaths, Critical Mass Ride Returns with Call to Action
A 49% increase in traffic fatalities highlights how little Mayor Hancock’s administration has achieved in the three years since it adopted a Vision Zero Action Plan, which aims to end all traffic fatalities by 2030.
August 5, 2019
Inauguration: Hancock Calls for Safer Streets, Advocates Hope He Will Deliver
Mayor Hancock kicked off his third and final term today by calling for lower speed limits and better designed streets to keep cyclists and pedestrians safer in an “urgent” attempt to take back control of the streets from reckless car owners. “Our streets must change to make way for more transit riders, bike riders and … Continued
July 15, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: Fatalities Up 38% This Year
People are dying on Denver's streets at an alarming rate as three new traffic fatalities bring the total number of deaths to 40, up from 29 at this point last year, a 38 percent increase.
July 10, 2019
Drag Racer Kills Pedestrian on Deadly Alameda
A 58-year-old pedestrian was killed by a teen drag racer going around 60 miles per hour on W. Alameda Avenue — one of many known high-speed killing zones in the Mile High City that officials can’t get under control.
July 8, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: 2019 Fatalities Mapped
Note: The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm supports this series but their financial contribution will never influence the content, topics or posts made in Streetsblog. Last week, one person died in a car crash on E. Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, bringing the total number of traffic fatalities in Denver to 33, sharply higher than the … Continued
June 11, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: 541 Crashes, 3 Serious Injuries Last Week
Drivers caused 541 crashes on Denver’s streets last week, sending three people to the hospital with serious injuries, according to preliminary police statistics. Compared to a year ago, there were 523 crashes, 3.3 percent fewer.
May 21, 2019
At Event Remembering 88 Victims of Traffic Violence, Mayor Admits to Inadequate Response
Dozens of cyclists and pedestrians walked and biked to a ceremony yesterday where they remembered the 88 people killed on Denver’s streets since January 2018. There, Mayor Michael Hancock admitted that the city isn’t doing enough to stop traffic fatalities and serious injuries. “Every one of those lives lost is unacceptable and preventable,” Hancock said before listing the … Continued
May 16, 2019
Ahead of Denver’s Ride and Walk of Silence, Our Traffic Violence Report Is Back
This year, drivers have already killed 26 people, far outnumbering the 15 traffic fatalities at this point last year.
May 14, 2019
Activists: Smashed Tomatoes on Denver Bike Lanes Could Be Our Heads
After the death of a cyclist who was using an unprotected bike lane in Washington D.C., A Denver bike activist organized the #RedCupProject to illustrate how vulnerable people are when they bike in unprotected bike lanes.
April 26, 2019
Mayoral Candidate Kalyn Heffernan: The Streetsblog Interview
This is a special edition to our series of interviews with candidates for Denver mayor in the May 2019 municipal election.
April 19, 2019
