Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about traffic violence

A crowd of people hold candles at a vigil

Streetsblog in the Denver Post: To Save Lives, Denver Must Commit to More Red-Light Cameras

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 16, 2019 | No Comments

If Denver is serious about reducing the number of people who need to be remembered at candlelight vigils, we need bold action on street safety. We need more red-light cameras.

A minivan after a night crash. Image: Eli Duke via Flickr

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Asleep at the Wheel, Colorado Drivers Injure 900

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Drivers asleep at the wheel seriously injured 900 people in Colorado last year, an increase of 33 percent over 2017 — and the actual number could be much higher.

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Denver Surpassed 2018’s Total Traffic Deaths Last Month

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

In October, three people died amid 2,072 Denver traffic crashes, bringing the total number of fatalities to 64 this year — and surpassing the 62 reached all of last year.

Two skateboarders use what remains of the bike lane on E. 16th Ave. near Pearl St. on Sept. 26. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Denver Slow to Repaint Crosswalks and Bike Lanes After Road Construction

By Andy Bosselman | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Streetsblog discovered an appalling lack of oversight and unexplained delays in the way crosswalks and bike lanes are replaced after utility work and road construction wipe them out — a dereliction that puts pedestrians and people on bikes at risk of injury and death.

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Traffic Violence Report: 1 Dead Amid 280 Denver Crashes Last Week

By Andy Bosselman | Oct 29, 2019 | No Comments

In the last week, one person died in a Denver traffic crash. Between October 21 and 27 three people were seriously injured among 280 traffic crashes, according to police.

According to the City of Memphis, this street is too narrow to accomodate bike lanes. That, in a nutshell, is why there is only ONE bike lane in the entire city. (This street is, however, signed as a part of two official bike routes.)

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Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk

By Aaron Short | Oct 28, 2019 | No Comments

But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).

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