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Eyes on the Street: “HAWK” Signals Installed in Stapleton, More to Come in Westwood, Green Valley Ranch
Denver is now home to three “high-intensity activated crosswalk beacons,” or HAWK signals, to make crossing safer for pedestrians. More are on the way. The first, installed by Colorado DOT at I-70 and Pecos Street, has been around awhile. The two newest ones are in denser residential and commercial areas, both in Stapleton — at … Continued
June 2, 2017
Walk and Ride of Silence Memorializes the People Who’ve Died in Denver Traffic
They walked and biked to Cheesman Park, escorted by police officers and wrapped in silence, in remembrance of the ever-growing list of people killed while walking, biking, riding motorcycles, and driving.
May 18, 2017
Remembering Damian Solis, 11, Killed Crossing the Street
A child has been killed in an area known by officials to be deadly. To have government reps tell it, no one is responsible except Solis, who is gone. Naturally, the focus is on a barrier to stop people from crossing the street, instead of slower speeds and safer crossings.
May 4, 2017
Remembering Danny Bramer, the Fourth Pedestrian Killed on Denver’s Streets This Year
Bramer's untimely death represented the third person killed while walking Federal this year — out of four total pedestrian deaths.
May 4, 2017
Deadly Federal Boulevard Claims Another Life
For the fourth time this year, a driver has killed a person walking in Denver. For the third time, the life was lost on Federal Boulevard.
April 13, 2017
Join the Denver Vision Zero Coalition in a Ride and Walk of Silence
Any serious plan for safer streets will have to include retrofitting them to prioritize pedestrians and bicyclists and reduce driving speeds. In the meantime, the volunteer Vision Zero Coalition is raising awareness of the preventable problem
April 10, 2017
Denver Public Works Now Convenes “Rapid Response Teams” After Fatal Crashes
As of December, the city is taking a more systematic approach to addressing the problem. Denver Public Works now convenes "rapid response teams" after every fatal crash involving a pedestrian, bicyclist, or motorcyclist.
March 30, 2017
Expert: Traffic Deaths Are a Public Health Crisis and Equity Issue That Demand Hancock’s Leadership
It's past time elected officials like Mayor Michael Hancock and City Council members, as well as city department heads, dealt seriously with an actual public health crisis: traffic deaths and serious injuries.
March 9, 2017
Drop a Pin on This Map to Tell DPW Where to Fix Dangerous Streets
Yesterday, the city posted a map-based survey that lets Denverites identify deficient pedestrian crossings, ineffective bike lanes, high-speed streets, and other dangerous conditions for walking and biking.
March 7, 2017
DPW’s Vision Zero Dashboard Seriously Undercounts Denver 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.
March 1, 2017
