Raymond Sanchez Was the Fifth Person Killed Walking on Federal Blvd This Year
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Sanchez made a mistake. On this six-lane section of Federal Boulevard designed to move cars fast, the price for his mistake was death.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about vision zero
Dangerous Streets Are a Public Health Crisis, and Vision Zero Is the Prescription
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If a flesh-eating virus killed more than 40,000 people in the United States in a single year, every level of government would act decisively to stamp out the contagion and save lives. And yet, when 40,000 people lost their lives in traffic crashes in the United States last year, our collective response was little more than a shrug.
Memo to Denver PD: Ticketing a Man in a Wheelchair Hit By Driver Is Not Vision Zero
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Mayor Michael Hancock might want to remind Denver Police Chief Robert White that he signed up to prioritize the most vulnerable people on the street when he committed his department to Vision Zero — not penalize them.
Hancock Administration Unveils Draft Plan to End Traffic Deaths in Denver
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The draft sounds the right notes, but in many respects it's more tentative than what Vision Zero calls for.
The Eighth Pedestrian Killed By a Driver on Denver Streets This Year Was Nathan Heggenberger
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Although it's been 11 days since the crash, we still know very little about what occurred on the evening of July 15.
5 Percent of Denver Streets Account for Half of All Traffic Deaths
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Denver could cut traffic deaths and serious injuries in half by focusing on 27 especially dangerous streets.