Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about vision zero

Safer Intersections, Lower Speed Limits Coming to Morrison Rd, Brighton Blvd

By David Sachs | Nov 11, 2016 | No Comments

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 […]

Denver Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths Have Already Surpassed 2015’s Total

By David Sachs | Nov 4, 2016 | 2 Comments

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 […]

Hancock’s Budget Fails to Deliver on His Vision Zero Promises

By David Sachs | Sep 13, 2016 | 5 Comments

“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 […]

A Suggestion for Denver Parking Enforcement: Focus on Bike Lanes

By David Sachs | Sep 9, 2016 | 12 Comments

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 […]

A Driver, Not a Car, Killed Colleen O’Connor. It Was a Crash, Not an Accident.

By David Sachs | Sep 2, 2016 | 7 Comments

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 […]

Councilman Kevin Flynn Votes Against Denver’s Red Light Camera Program

By David Sachs | Sep 1, 2016 | 28 Comments

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 safety […]

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