street safety

The BMW that slammed into the Hornet restaurant over the weekend marks the third crash into the restaurant this year—and highlights "a public health epidemic" on Denver's streets.

Every so often the Colorado Department of Transportation decides it's time to use public money to shame people walking in the name of street safety.

Some transportation engineers believe that raised medians -- concrete strips dividing one side of a street from the other -- are all you need to make a street safe for walking. But data from Denver Public Works shows it's not that simple.

They walked and biked to Cheesman Park, escorted by police officers and wrapped in silence, in remembrance of the ever-growing list of people killed while walking, biking, riding motorcycles, and driving.

There have been 10 crashes at 13th and Broadway since 2012, including a fatal hit-and-run. I checked out the new signal during morning rush hour, and it's clear that driver's couldn't care less about the new rule — never mind that it's meant to save lives.

As of December, the city is taking a more systematic approach to addressing the problem. Denver Public Works now convenes "rapid response teams" after every fatal crash involving a pedestrian, bicyclist, or motorcyclist.

In its rush to get automated vehicles on the road, will Colorado prioritize safe city streets or a burgeoning multi-billion industry?

Denver Public Works puts the total number of people killed between 2012 and 2015 while walking and biking at 51. Documents from the Denver Police Department tell a different story.

Parents in Park Hill are fighting to take back their streets from drivers who use their neighborhood as a speedway. Neighbors told Greater Park Hill that motorists are speeding, swerving, and hitting people walking and biking near their homes. Dissatisfied with the Hancock administration’s response, they’ve resorted to making their own traffic safety signs. Reporter Cara DeGette says the campaign sprang to life after … Continued