Michael Hancock
Will Hancock Fund 21st Century Transportation or Kick the Can on Street Repair?
It's clear that the mayor's office wants to spend a chunk of the bond to catch up on paving, gutter work, and bridge rehab.
April 28, 2017
Colfax BRT, Sidewalks, and More Protected Bike Lanes on the Shortlist for Bond Funding
The preliminary list has a lot of winning ideas that will make a big difference for walking, biking, and transit -- but it's subject to change.
April 26, 2017
It’s Probably Time to Plan a Denver-Centric Transport Measure
Whether or not the state tax ends up passing, it's time for Denver to think about funding city needs with city funds.
April 24, 2017
GO Bond: Which Transportation Projects Will Get Funded?
The majority of projects relate to transit, walking, and biking infrastructure. There are some terrible ones as well.
March 22, 2017
Drop a Pin on This Map to Tell DPW Where to Fix Dangerous Streets
Yesterday, the city posted a map-based survey that lets Denverites identify deficient pedestrian crossings, ineffective bike lanes, high-speed streets, and other dangerous conditions for walking and biking.
March 7, 2017
Students Ask Hancock to Overhaul Dangerous High-Speed Streets
Denver students rallied with advocates today to demand that Mayor Michael Hancock save lives by redesigning the city's dangerous, high-speed streets. At the City and County Building, students joined the Vision Zero Coalition, headed by WalkDenver, to ask Hancock to provide Denver Public Works an annual funding stream for street redesigns.
February 14, 2017
It Sounds Like Hancock Is Serious About Prioritizing People Over Cars
Mayor Michael Hancock lent his most emphatic support yet to what he called "bold" investments in biking, walking, and transit in a speech he gave at Bicycle Colorado's Moving People Forward conference.
February 7, 2017
City Council Calls for Creation of Stand-Alone “Mobility” Department
Denver does not have a transportation department. That's not the case in most major American cities, which have a separate department that crafts streets and transportation policy.
January 24, 2017
Feds Approve CDOT Plan to Shove Wider I-70 Through Mostly Latino Neighborhoods
The FHWA approved the project even as it simultaneously investigates possible civil rights violations.
January 19, 2017
Traffic Deaths Are on the Rise, and Denver’s Still Waiting for a Safety Plan From Mayor Hancock
Back in February 2016, Mayor Hancock said he was committed to Vision Zero, the goal of ending traffic deaths in the city. But Denverites are still waiting for a concrete street safety plan from the Hancock administration, and the human toll keeps rising.
January 10, 2017
