pedestrian deaths
Pedestrian Deaths up 75% in Colorado, 35% Nationally; Smartphones & SUVs Partly to Blame
Drivers killed 35 percent more pedestrians in the U.S. than they did a decade ago — and in Colorado the number of fatalities grew by an astonishing 75 percent over a similar period. Population growth, people driving more miles per year, driving at night and the growing popularity of SUVs and smartphones are among the reasons why. To solve the problem, the design Denver's streets needs to change.
March 1, 2019
Remembering the People Killed While Walking and Biking on Denver Streets in 2017
Last year, 51 people lost their lives in traffic crashes, including 14 people walking and one person biking.
January 8, 2018
Tina Padilla Was the Sixth Person Killed Walking on Federal Boulevard This Year
Denver PD arrested Edward J. Sack for vehicular homicide. Federal now accounts more than half of the city's pedestrian deaths.
September 7, 2017
News Digest: A Busy Two Weeks for Walking, Biking, and Transit in Denver
Here are some notable things that went down on Denver's transportation scene while Streetsblog took a break.
August 28, 2017
Remembering People Who’ve Lost Their Lives Walking Denver Streets in 2017
Drivers have killed three people walking around the city this year, two of them on the perennially deadly Federal Boulevard. This is who they were.
April 5, 2017
CDOT Seeks High-Tech Safety Fix While Its Streets Remain Stuck in the 1950s
So far this year, drivers have killed seven people walking and biking on Denver’s wide and fast urban highways, overseen in part by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Now CDOT is asking for help fix the problem with tech. The agency launched a contest Friday that “calls on citizens to concept innovative solutions” to keep pedestrians and … Continued
November 7, 2016
In Memoriam: The People Who Died Walking and Biking in Denver Last Year
End-of-year lists are an inescapable part of the calendar flipping from December to January. Some of those serve to entertain, but this list serves to remind Mayor Michael Hancock, his Department of Public Works, and CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt that 19 20 people were killed while walking and biking through the city in 2015. Half … Continued
January 4, 2016
Most of Denver’s Pedestrian Deaths Have Happened on These Four Streets
Sunday is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a day in which people recall their friends and family members who’ve been killed or seriously injured because of traffic violence. It’s also a time to reflect on how to end traffic deaths and serious injuries on our streets, which have become scenes for traffic violence so … Continued
November 13, 2015