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Students Ask Hancock to Overhaul Dangerous High-Speed Streets
Denver students rallied with advocates today to demand that Mayor Michael Hancock save lives by redesigning the city's dangerous, high-speed streets. At the City and County Building, students joined the Vision Zero Coalition, headed by WalkDenver, to ask Hancock to provide Denver Public Works an annual funding stream for street redesigns.
February 14, 2017
Traffic Deaths Are on the Rise, and Denver’s Still Waiting for a Safety Plan From Mayor Hancock
Back in February 2016, Mayor Hancock said he was committed to Vision Zero, the goal of ending traffic deaths in the city. But Denverites are still waiting for a concrete street safety plan from the Hancock administration, and the human toll keeps rising.
January 10, 2017
The Denver Streetsies: Broadway Redesign Wins, Widening I-70 Loses
What were the best and worst changes to Denver's streets last year? Streetsblog Denver readers told us over the holidays by voting for the Streetsie Awards, and the results are in.
January 3, 2017
In Memory of Those Who Lost Their Lives to Dangerous Denver Streets
The names and faces of the people walking and biking who needlessly lost their lives just trying to get around Denver this year (so far).
November 21, 2016
Safer Intersections, Lower Speed Limits Coming to Morrison Rd, Brighton Blvd
Denver Public Works wants to decrease the posted speed limits and design safer pedestrian crossings on two dangerous streets: Brighton Boulevard in River North and Morrison Road in Westwood. Drivers seriously injured five people walking and four people biking on Morrison Road between 2012 and 2015, according to city data. And this March, a truck driver … Continued
November 11, 2016
Denver Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths Have Already Surpassed 2015’s Total
It’s been a deadly week on Denver streets. Drivers have killed three people simply trying to cross the street. One victim, whom Denver PD has not named, was struck while crossing in a wheelchair at 29th and Colorado. Another, Karina Pulec, was trying to cross 13th at Broadway when Norlan Estrada-Reyes allegedly hit her with … Continued
November 4, 2016
Hancock’s Budget Fails to Deliver on His Vision Zero Promises
“The truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision,” says former Vancouver planning chief Brent Toderian. “It’s found in its budget.” With the release of Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2017 budget proposal, you can see the truth about his promise to eliminate traffic deaths — so far, it’s mostly hot air. In February, Hancock said … Continued
September 13, 2016
A Suggestion for Denver Parking Enforcement: Focus on Bike Lanes
CBS4 News reported last night that Denver Public Works cancelled 2,400 parking tickets between November 2015 and May 2016, mostly because of “officer error.” You have to expect some human error in any system, and it looks like these mistakes (which were eventually corrected) amounted to less than one percent of parking violations issued in the city. When … Continued
September 9, 2016
A Driver, Not a Car, Killed Colleen O’Connor. It Was a Crash, Not an Accident.
Colleen O’Connor’s family, friends, and Denver Post colleagues are remembering her 60-year-long life after a driver named Jesus Carreno, 23, ended it Wednesday night on 1st Avenue near Downing Street. Her death marks the ninth pedestrian killed this year by a driver in Denver. O’Connor recently wrote about street improvements on Broadway meant to make … Continued
September 2, 2016
Councilman Kevin Flynn Votes Against Denver’s Red Light Camera Program
https://youtu.be/7fX5aM95B1U Despite marked reductions in red light running and crashes since Denver PD began enforcing the law with unmanned cameras in 2008, City Councilman Kevin Flynn isn’t ready to commit to the program long-term. He voted against a new contract with Xerox, the contractor Denver PD uses for the program, at a committee meeting on … Continued
September 1, 2016