Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’
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A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Traffic fatalities
The Small-City Vision Zero Challenge
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Smaller cities with limited budgets present particular traffic-safety problems. Here's how some transportation planners managed the issues.
SBD in the Colorado Sun: Want to Solve the Climate Crisis? Stop Widening Roads
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To honor this second Global Climate Strike today, Gov. Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock must commit to stop building new roads and expanding the ones we have.
Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
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A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]
Denver Police Hire 9 Officers to Boost Safety by Enforcing Traffic Laws
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This morning Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen stood before a row of motorcycle cops to announce that nine new officers will beef up the city's traffic enforcement efforts. The move aims to cut the city's road deaths, which is increasing dramatically.
Traffic Violence Report: 2 New Fatalities; 22% Hit & Run Rate
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The total number of traffic deaths reached 57, one short of the total number killed last year. Denver also reached 4,840 hit and runs, which makes up 22 percent of all crashes so-far this year.