traffic deaths

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.

The names and faces of the people walking and biking who needlessly lost their lives just trying to get around Denver this year (so far).

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

It’s been a deadly week on Denver streets. Drivers have killed three people simply trying to cross the street. One victim, whom Denver PD has not named, was struck while crossing in a wheelchair at 29th and Colorado. Another, Karina Pulec, was trying to cross 13th at Broadway when Norlan Estrada-Reyes allegedly hit her with … Continued

Colleen O’Connor’s family, friends, and Denver Post colleagues are remembering her 60-year-long life after a driver named Jesus Carreno, 23, ended it Wednesday night on 1st Avenue near Downing Street. Her death marks the ninth pedestrian killed this year by a driver in Denver. O’Connor recently wrote about street improvements on Broadway meant to make … Continued

A Denver Post editorial published Friday evening opposing stricter seat belt laws provides a troubling glimpse into how Denver’s paper of record views traffic deaths. Last year the number of people who lost their lives hit an eight-year high of 545, the fourth year in a row that traffic fatalities increased. Here’s the complacent response from the paper: The spike last year … Continued

In the inaugural year of Colorado DOT’s timid Toward Zero Deaths initiative, 545 people were killed on roads throughout the state. That’s a stark spike in fatalities — 57 more, or 10 percent, than in 2014, and the most since 2008. The number of people killed while walking or biking rose from 74 to 78. More than a quarter … Continued

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 … Continued