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Today’s Headlines
Thornton Driver Injures 10-Year-Old Boy on Bike, Flees (DenPo) B-Cycle Adds Three Downtown Stations, Moves Existing One (DenPo) Restricting Red Light Cameras Isn’t Enough for Republicans Who Want to Limit Photo Radar Too (DenPo) Every Driver Using New Lanes On Wider C-470 Will Pay Toll (DBJ) Street Racers Speed Down I-25, Terrifying Drivers (ABC7) Westword Investigates “Clean Sweep” of Homeless … Continued
April 6, 2016
Sneckdown Redux: Blizzard Dumps Traffic-Calming on Denver Streets
Just after the official start of spring and a 70-degree day, Colorado’s quirky weather handed Denver another snowstorm, and another chance to see how its streets can be redesigned. That’s right, it’s nature’s street design fix: The sneckdown. The term, if you’re not familiar, is a blend of “snowy neckdown.” (A neckdown widens sidewalks at street corners so drivers … Continued
March 25, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Pedestrian at Federal and Evans (9News) 112 Major World Cities Have More Traffic Congestion Than Denver (DBJ) DenverUrbanism Dives Deep Into History of Brighton Boulevard Before Major Redesign Woman Was Intoxicated When She Hit Person Walking in the Springs (DenPo) Protesters Demand Hancock Stop Herding Homeless People Off Streets (DenPo) Paving Season … Continued
March 22, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Garbage Truck Driver Takes Right on Red, Kills Bike Rider, Keeps Driving (Fox31) DenPo Looks Deep Into Drainage Project Tangled Up With I-70 Boondoggle Shuttle on 15th Street? Not on My Watch, Says NIMBY (DenPo) DIA Tram Jolts Passengers, Injuring Four (9News) Anonymous Weighs In on Herding People Without Homes From Sidewalks (Westword) Tolled Express Lane Opens on I-25 … Continued
March 21, 2016
The Live Ride Share Conference on “Shared Mobility” Is Coming to Denver
Most of the time — 95 percent to be exact — cars just sit there parked. But even when they’re in motion, cars remain a remarkably inefficient way to move people, taking up huge amounts of space on city streets. They’re also a huge drag on household budgets. And yet, Denver’s infrastructure prioritizes private cars instead of more efficient, less expensive modes of transportation. With … Continued
March 15, 2016
Today’s Headlines
Police Chase Ends With Death of Innocent Driver and One Suspect on the Loose (ABC7) Former RTD Board Member: 16th Street Mall Is Crux of City’s Transportation System (DenPo) Hilltop NIMBYs Object to Compact Development, Citing Traffic (DenPo) Walk2Connect Hosts a Park Hill Walkabout (Westword) Transit Alliance Calls for Applications to Its Citizen Academy More headlines at Streetsblog USA
March 9, 2016
Peatónito: Protecting Pedestrians in the Crosswalk
Peatónito (“little pedestrian”) might be the most beloved figure in the world of street safety. How can you not love a superhero who protects pedestrians from cars?! Since donning the cape and luchador mask three years ago, he’s become a media sensation in Mexico. This week he’s in New York City for Transportation Alternatives’ Vision Zero for Cities 2016 conference, … Continued
March 8, 2016
If You Run a Business and Want Bike Parking, Tell Public Works by March 31
The Denver Department of Public Works just reopened applications for its bike parking program, which aims to give people a lot more places to store their bikes near local businesses. Convenient parking is both a great way to increase bike riding and a win for retail businesses. Shoppers and diners who arrive on bikes spend … Continued
March 2, 2016
Send Pictures of Well-Designed Denver Streets And You Could Win Stuff
Editor’s note: This contest has been extended to the end of April. Earlier this year Streetsblog Denver asked readers to share pictures of #StreetFails — crummy sidewalks, undignified bus stops, drivers parking in bike lanes. We also asked for #SweetStreet photos — well-designed streets that prioritize people’s safety instead of moving automobiles at dangerous speeds. Unsurprisingly the blog received way … Continued
March 1, 2016
Will the Capitol Stiffen Penalty for Drivers Who Hit People Walking or Biking?
If a driver clips a car’s sideview mirror in Colorado, the offender could get the same charge as a driver who strikes a person walking or biking: Careless driving. In other words, the current law values metal boxes as much as it values human beings. That could change — if state legislators want it to. No one has introduced a … Continued
February 9, 2016