Use These Maps to Advocate for Street Safety Fixes in Your Neighborhood
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They're a bit clunky, but they'll make the case for calming traffic on your street.
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Colorado Traffic Deaths Rise Again, and Again Colorado DOT Tries to Deflect Blame
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CDOT boss Michael Lewis said traffic deaths are mostly a matter of individual responsibility and "education," not the design of transportation systems, but that runs counter to everything we know about places with safe streets.
Remembering the People Killed While Walking and Biking on Denver Streets in 2017
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Last year, 51 people lost their lives in traffic crashes, including 14 people walking and one person biking.
Eyes on the Street: Denver Public Works Tests Traffic-Calming on 26th Avenue
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Denver Public Works crews just installed pedestrian islands at two intersections with a lot of foot traffic: 26th Avenue and Tennyson Street near Sloan's Lake Park, and 26th and King Street near Brown Elementary School.
Denver’s Deadliest Streets for Walking Are Built for Speeding Traffic
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The Pedestrian Crash Analysis [PDF], a document released last week by Denver Public Works, zooms in on crashes to inform street fixes moving forward.
Eyes on the Street: It’s Safer to Walk Across Colfax at Park Avenue and Franklin Street
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Denver Director of Transportation and Mobility Crissy Fanganello promised "immediate" fixes to some of the city's most dangerous intersections earlier this month, and Denver Public Works has delivered on East Colfax Avenue where it meets Park Avenue and Franklin Street to form a deadly five-legged intersection.