Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Michal Hancock

Residents Deliver Hundreds of Pleas for Safe Streets Funding to Hancock. Will He Listen?

By David Sachs | Aug 22, 2018 | 1 Comment

The mayor will float a draft of his budget next month, and the Denver Streets Partnership says it's imperative to fund walking and biking to the tune of $22 million.

Eyes on the Street: Denver Public Works Builds 3 Traffic Circles on 35th After Years of Planning

By David Sachs | Aug 21, 2018 | 3 Comments

On Tuesday, the traffic circle on 35th Avenue and Raleigh Street in West Highland was already calming car speeds a day after Denver Public Works installed it.

Mayor Michael Hancock cuts the ribbon on the Arapahoe Street protected bike lane in 2015. Photo: David Sachs

Hancock Gives Vision Zero Some Urgency, Says Denver Will End Traffic Deaths By 2030

By David Sachs | Jul 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

This development is significant for two reasons.

Bright Spot in National Western Plan: New Bike/Walk Routes

By David Sachs | Nov 9, 2015 | 2 Comments

When voters approved financing for the National Western Center project last week, they gave Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration the go-ahead to create a new neighborhood in northeast Denver. The investment in a long-neglected part of the city is overdue, according to its supporters, who say the National Western Center will anchor economic development there. At the same time, state officials have […]