Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Michael Hancock

News Digest: Two Weeks of Urban Transportation Happenings in Denver

By David Sachs | Jul 26, 2018 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog Denver is back after a vacation hiatus. While away, the mayor made bike lane promises, motorists killed people, and the RTD election slate crystallized.

Bicycle Colorado Denver Director Piep van Heuven at Tuesday's press conference. Photo: David Sachs

If Hancock Wants Streets That Work for All, He Needs to Fund Them

By David Sachs | Jul 11, 2018 | No Comments

Rhetoric doesn't build infrastructure, and if Denver's going to make walking, biking, and transit convenient and safe, the city needs major annual investments, not wishing and hoping.

Denver has changed since 2010, but how commuters get to and from work really hasn't.

Mayor Hancock’s Transportation Policy Is Failing to Achieve His Climate Goals

By David Sachs | Jun 28, 2018 | 6 Comments

The Hancock administration is failing to attain the goals for walking, biking, and transit laid out in its climate plans.

17th Street downtown was just repaved -- and it's still solely for moving cars. Photo: Jonathan Fertig

Denver Should Take a Page From Minneapolis on Complete Streets Policy

By David Sachs | Jun 14, 2018 | 2 Comments

If Denver City Council and Mayor Michael Hancock gave firm directives to improve walking, biking, and transit, Denver Public Works would have to listen.

The Longer Mayor Hancock Puts Off Safety Fixes for Federal Blvd, the More Lives Will Be Lost

By David Sachs | May 17, 2018 | No Comments

At Denver's Ride and Walk of Silence for victims of traffic violence, the Vision Zero Coalition called for Hancock to commit $5 million to make Federal Boulevard safer.

It's taken Denver four years to build just 5.4 miles of protected bikeways, and the pace isn't getting any quicker.

Hancock’s Not Picking Up the Pace on Protected Bike Lanes This Year

By David Sachs | May 2, 2018 | 3 Comments

Denverites are being told to wait til next year. Again.

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