Traffic fatalities
Denver Traffic Violence Report: Serious Injuries up 29 Percent This Year
This week's Traffic Violence Report looks at the 16,552 crashes in Denver so far this year and breaks them down into several categories, including a 31% increase in fatalities and a 29% increase in serious injuries.
September 5, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Denver Reduces Speed Limit on Evans Avenue
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.
August 30, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: 9 Serious Injuries Amid 516 Crashes Last Week
Between August 19th and the 26th, 516 crashes crashes occurred in Denver. Nine people were seriously injured. 170 were hit-and-run incidents, fully one third of all crashes. 13 drivers who caused collisions were drunk or drug impaired.
August 27, 2019
5280 Trail Would Create a 5-Mile Park and Trail Around Downtown
A vision for the 5280 Trail, a “linear park" that could one day form a five-mile loop around downtown Denver, was unveiled yesterday. It would transform streets into tree-lined places for plazas, playgrounds and public art — while creating a low-stress place for people to stroll and ride bikes to, from and within downtown.
August 21, 2019
5 New Deaths on Denver Streets Leave Advocates Wondering When Safety Upgrades Will Come
Nearly three weeks after mayor promised safety upgrades by the end of August and after a series of new traffic fatalities, advocates say little has been done and wonder when the mayor will follow through.
August 20, 2019
New Regional Vision Zero Plan Will Encourage Street Safety Beyond Denver & Boulder
As traffic fatalities skyrocket, a new region-wide Vision Zero program aims to help cities and counties within the Denver Metro improve street safety.
August 15, 2019
Scooter Fatality Brings Number of Dead on Denver Streets to 50
Cameron Hagan, a 26-year-old scooter rider died Friday after a crash on Aug. 4 at the 2800 block of West 32nd Avenue, according to Denver Police. His fatality is the 50th on Denver streets so far this year compared to 33 at this point in 2018, a 52% increase.
August 13, 2019
Scooter Rider Dies After Highland Park Crash, First Scooter Fatality in Denver
A scooter rider died this morning after a crash with a driver Aug. 4 in the 2800 block of West 32nd Avenue of Denver’s Highland Park neighborhood.
August 12, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: 49% Increase in Fatalities This Year
Streetsblog would like to thank The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm for supporting this series. Financial contributions do not influence our content. Two new traffic fatalities bring the number of deaths on Denver’s streets to 49 so far this year, compared to 33 at this point last year, a 49 percent increase. Last year also … Continued
August 6, 2019
Amid Cyclist Deaths, Critical Mass Ride Returns with Call to Action
A 49% increase in traffic fatalities highlights how little Mayor Hancock’s administration has achieved in the three years since it adopted a Vision Zero Action Plan, which aims to end all traffic fatalities by 2030.
August 5, 2019
