Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about vision zero

In Memoriam: The People Who Died Walking and Biking in Denver Last Year

By David Sachs | Jan 4, 2016 | No Comments

End-of-year lists are an inescapable part of the calendar flipping from December to January. Some of those serve to entertain, but this list serves to remind Mayor Michael Hancock, his Department of Public Works, and CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt that 19 20 people were killed while walking and biking through the city in 2015. Half […]

Advocates Form Vision Zero Coalition to Help City End Traffic Deaths, Injuries

By David Sachs | Dec 7, 2015 | 3 Comments

Vision Zero, the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries, has gained popularity across the country in recent years. But that doesn’t mean cities automatically live up to its foundational principles of slowing vehicle speeds with better street design, enforcement, and education. To make sure Denver’s iteration of Vision Zero has teeth, a group of advocates […]

CDOT Chief Shailen Bhatt on Widening I-70, Traffic Deaths, Bikes, and Transit

By David Sachs | Dec 2, 2015 | 3 Comments

Yesterday Streetsblog Denver published the first half of our interview with Shailen Bhatt, the head of Colorado’s Department of Transportation, in which he talked about CDOT’s changing role in a changing Denver. Bhatt isn’t your average DOT leader — or at least he doesn’t sound like one. He talks about complete streets a lot, and […]

Here’s What’s Missing From Hancock’s Budget for Transit and Safe Streets

By David Sachs | Oct 26, 2015 | No Comments

Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2016 budget is a step in the right direction when it comes to streets and transportation. But it still falls far short of putting Denver on track to become a city where people can safely and conveniently get around without driving. It’s up to City Council members to influence and improve Hancock’s spending plan, and tonight you can weigh […]

Hancock Administration Poised to Adopt Vision Zero Plan

By David Sachs | Sep 23, 2015 | 5 Comments

Denver Public Works Transportation Director Crissy Fanganello told the City Council Tuesday that her agency will create a Vision Zero plan — a roadmap to eliminate traffic deaths — as long as the council approves the allocations in Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2016 budget. The news came during a presentation on DPW’s budget, which includes $350,000 to create the plan […]

Denver’s Largest Neighborhood Coalition Demands Vision Zero

By David Sachs | Sep 16, 2015 | No Comments

Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, a group that represents about 100 neighborhoods throughout the city, just adopted a transportation platform [PDF] that petitions, among other things, for Vision Zero. The platform should send a message to Mayor Michael Hancock’s office: The city must acknowledge that traffic deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable and develop a Vision Zero strategy to prevent them. Here’s some pretty strong […]

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