Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Shailen Bhatt

Count the Holes in Colorado DOT’s Justification for the I-70 Widening

By David Sachs | Jan 20, 2016 | 2 Comments

A lot of people don’t like Colorado DOT’s plan to widen I-70 in north Denver — and for good reason. Expanding I-70 will generate more traffic, noise pollution, and greenhouse gases while costing a bundle of money that could be spent on other things, like, say, better transit. Opponents of the road widening told CDOT why they […]

In Memoriam: The People Who Died Walking and Biking in Denver Last Year

By David Sachs | Jan 4, 2016 | No Comments

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 […]

Here Are Your Winners of the First Annual Denver Streetsie Awards

By David Sachs | Dec 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

It’s been a notable year for walking, biking, and transit in the Mile High City. But what was the most notable? The best project? The worst? We put those questions and others to our readers, and the votes are in. Here are your winners of the first-ever Denver Streetsies. Best Livable Streets Victory Money talks — and gets votes. Governor John Hickenlooper’s $100 […]

CDOT Chief Shailen Bhatt on Widening I-70, Traffic Deaths, Bikes, and Transit

By David Sachs | Dec 2, 2015 | 3 Comments

Yesterday Streetsblog Denver published the first half of our interview with Shailen Bhatt, the head of Colorado’s Department of Transportation, in which he talked about CDOT’s changing role in a changing Denver. Bhatt isn’t your average DOT leader — or at least he doesn’t sound like one. He talks about complete streets a lot, and […]

CDOT Director Shailen Bhatt on the Agency’s Role in Urban Denver

By David Sachs | Dec 1, 2015 | 6 Comments

Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Shailen Bhatt has said all the right things since taking over early this year. He talks about his job like he’s looking out for everyone who uses our streets — not just cars and drivers — giving us reason to believe that the titanic government agency will change course and […]

CDOT’s Bhatt: “We Are All About Alternative Modes of Transportation”

By David Sachs | Nov 6, 2015 | No Comments

Yesterday the Transit Alliance held its annual Transit Event, which honored advocates, lawmakers, and companies from the world of transit, walking, and biking. RTD Interim General Manager Dave Genova was a lock for the keynote address for obvious reasons, but the other speaker was a less obvious choice: Shailen Bhatt, executive director of the highway-inclined Colorado […]

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