Florida GOP Trying to Kill Transportation Measure
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A wide majority of Hillsborough County voted to tax themselves for transit and safer streets. The Florida GOP is trying to block it anyway.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Pedestrian Safety
Eyes on the Street: There Are Literally Giant Eyeballs on the Street
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A group of eight people wearing gigantic eyeball masks high-fived pedestrians and danced at the corner of Speer Blvd. and Larimer Sts. this morning. The event intends to cut pedestrian fatalities in the state by urging people to make eye contact with drivers before crossing the street.
Eyes on the Street: Denver Reduces Speed Limit on Evans Avenue
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Today Denver reduced the speed limit from 35 to 30 mph on a stretch of East Evans Avenue from Federal Boulevard to Huron Street. The safety measure is one of Denver's efforts to cut serious injuries and fatalities on the city's streets, but most drivers disregarded the new speed limit.
Eyes on the Street: City Installs in-Street Pedestrian Crossing Signs Near Wash Park
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The Department of Public Works installed in-street pedestrian signs in the crosswalks at two intersections in the Washington Park neighborhood this morning. The signs come three weeks after Mayor Michael Hancock promised to boost street safety at 24 locations around the city after drivers killed two bicyclists last month, adding to a fast-rising death rate that is on track to reach highest level in over a decade.
Eyes on the Street: No Sidewalk on Park Hill Route to 40th & Colorado Station
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This video chronicles the the lack of a sidewalk East 35th Avenue at Colorado. The street is a major pedestrian thoroughfare for people in Northeast Park Hill to get to 40th & Colorado Station.
Video: 17th & Lafayette Construction Puts Parking Before Pedestrians
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Another construction company has blocked a sidewalk, endangering pedestrians on a stretch of 17th Stree in the City Park West neighborhood next to the Denver Bicycle Cafe.