Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about street safety

COVID-19 Legacy: It’s Time to De-Car The Delivery Sector

By Kea Wilson | Apr 16, 2020 | No Comments

Most of our home deliveries can be performed without a single driver taking to the road — or even carrying it to your door.

Photo of Seth Solmonow and Janette Sadik-Khan

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Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve

By Kea Wilson | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.

Photo of New York City's 14th Street Busway

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The ‘Busway’ Proves Another Benefit of Car-Free Streets: Safety

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 17, 2020 | No Comments

A quiet Presidents Day reminds us how much safer our city is when there are fewer cars around. The Busway is proof every day.

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Commentary: Is Denver Ready for The War on Cars?

By Doug Gordon | Feb 3, 2020 | No Comments

Doug Gordon says if there is any sort of war on America’s streets, it’s being inflicted on other road users by cars and the people who drive them.

A parking-protected bike lane along Prospect Park West tamed the mean streets of New York so much that parents feel comfortable allowing their children there.

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Hidden Safety Problems Keep Denver Kids From Walking and Biking

By Wes Marshall, PhD, PE | Nov 26, 2019 | No Comments

In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — […]