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Denver’s Largest Neighborhood Coalition Demands Vision Zero

By David Sachs | Sep 16, 2015 | No Comments

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 […]

Hancock’s Budget Nods at Vision Zero, Better Streets, But No Guarantees Yet

By David Sachs | Sep 14, 2015 | 4 Comments

Today Mayor Michael Hancock proposed his 2016 budget, giving a glimpse of what the city will prioritize next year. The document [PDF] places more importance on creating people-oriented streets than it has in previous years, but the investments don’t indicate a paradigm shift to a 21st-century transportation mindset. That idea is best illustrated in Hancock’s note to the public (the […]

Mayor Hancock, City Council Have No Excuse to Shortchange Transit

By David Sachs | Sep 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

Mayor Michael Hancock has been quick to tout Denver’s status as a post-recession boom town, but not so quick to use the city’s bulging purse to fund transit and active transportation. That should change, if elected officials follow through on their recently announced budget priorities. According to the City Council’s budget priorities, “transit infrastructure and safety” top the list. The City […]

Yes, Timothy Erickson’s Death Was a Failure of Street Design

By David Sachs | Aug 24, 2015 | 4 Comments

The Denver medical examiner has completed an autopsy of Timothy Erickson, who was struck and killed last month while biking on Colorado Boulevard. The autopsy confirmed that Erickson was not impaired by drugs or alcohol when he was struck. Since Erickson was hit while biking against traffic, in violation of the law, the common knee-jerk reaction has been to […]

Public Bike Infrastructure Shouldn’t Have to Rely on Private Money

By David Sachs | Aug 13, 2015 | No Comments

Bloomberg published a national story yesterday about crowdfunding public infrastructure projects to ensure government bureaucracies actually implement them. The tactic is becoming more common, Amanda Albright reports, “at a time of waning city budgets and interest in funding projects.” Headlines in Denver lately boast of the booming local economy and the flood of development (read: bigger tax base). Mayor Michael […]

In His Second Term, Will Mayor Hancock Honor His Promises on City Streets?

By David Sachs | Jul 21, 2015 | 2 Comments

Last week, City Auditor Dennis Gallagher called out the Hancock administration for failing to properly fund and implement Denver’s bike network. Today, Mayor Hancock delivered his second inaugural address, promising what his press secretary called “an intensive year-long effort to increase sustainable mobility choices in Denver.” Hancock made the remarks in a speech today at the Denver Performing Arts Center. […]

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