Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about vision zero

‘Vision Zero’ Is Not a Slogan, and Other Takeaways WalkDenver Got From NYC

By David Sachs | Mar 18, 2016 | No Comments

When Mayor Michael Hancock committed to ending traffic deaths and serious injuries under the banner of Vision Zero, he launched an “action plan” to start the process and called on advocates to help. WalkDenver Policy Director Jill Locantore is one of those advocates. She’s also part of the budding Denver Vision Zero Coalition. Locantore went […]

Park Hill Neighbors Take Street Safety Into Their Own Hands

By David Sachs | Mar 10, 2016 | 8 Comments

Parents in Park Hill are fighting to take back their streets from drivers who use their neighborhood as a speedway. Neighbors told Greater Park Hill that motorists are speeding, swerving, and hitting people walking and biking near their homes. Dissatisfied with the Hancock administration’s response, they’ve resorted to making their own traffic safety signs. Reporter Cara DeGette says the campaign sprang to life after […]

6 Streets and 5 Intersections in Serious Need of Safer Bike Infrastructure

By David Sachs | Feb 26, 2016 | 7 Comments

The City of Denver released reams of information when Mayor Michael Hancock committed to ending traffic fatalities, including some long awaited data on bike safety. Streetsblog is combing through it all — let’s start with the streets and intersections where people on bikes are getting hurt the most. From 2008 to 2012, there were 1,325 reported bike crashes in […]

Mayor Hancock Commits to Ending Traffic Deaths, Serious Injuries in Denver

By David Sachs | Feb 17, 2016 | No Comments

Last year, 57 people were killed in traffic on Denver’s streets, and hundreds more suffer life-altering injuries. Per capita, our traffic death rate is twice as high as Seattle’s, and traffic crashes are “the number one cause of morbidity and mortality related to trauma in our community,” according to Denver Health Director of Emergency Medicine Christopher Caldwell. Mayor Michael […]

Hancock Will Go Public With Vision Zero Plan Next Week, Denverites Cheer

By David Sachs | Feb 12, 2016 | 2 Comments

On Wednesday, Denver will join other cities in America and abroad that have committed to ending deaths and serious injuries on their streets. About 60 people gathered at the steps of City Hall on Friday to show some love to Mayor Michael Hancock, who will officially launch a Vision Zero plan next week. The Vision Zero Coalition, a group of advocates […]

Friday: Show Some Love for Vision Zero and Walk, Bike, and Ride to City Hall

By David Sachs | Feb 8, 2016 | No Comments

It’s just a matter of time until Mayor Michael Hancock officially adopts Vision Zero, a commitment to eliminate traffic deaths in a specific time frame. There’s money in the city budget to develop a plan, plus walking, biking, and transit advocates formed the Vision Zero Coalition in December to make sure that plan has teeth. What’s missing is […]

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