Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about vision zero

Hancock’s Budget Nods at Vision Zero, Better Streets, But No Guarantees Yet

By David Sachs | Sep 14, 2015 | 4 Comments

Today Mayor Michael Hancock proposed his 2016 budget, giving a glimpse of what the city will prioritize next year. The document [PDF] places more importance on creating people-oriented streets than it has in previous years, but the investments don’t indicate a paradigm shift to a 21st-century transportation mindset. That idea is best illustrated in Hancock’s note to the public (the […]

Yes, Timothy Erickson’s Death Was a Failure of Street Design

By David Sachs | Aug 24, 2015 | 4 Comments

The Denver medical examiner has completed an autopsy of Timothy Erickson, who was struck and killed last month while biking on Colorado Boulevard. The autopsy confirmed that Erickson was not impaired by drugs or alcohol when he was struck. Since Erickson was hit while biking against traffic, in violation of the law, the common knee-jerk reaction has been to […]

Mayor Hancock on Vision Zero: “It’s Not If, But When”

By David Sachs | Jul 10, 2015 | 1 Comment

Mayor Michael Hancock told members of the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee yesterday that it’s just a matter of time before the city adopts a Vision Zero strategy to eliminate traffic deaths. But the mayor said the city needs to be better prepared before taking on the goal of zero deaths on Denver’s streets. Here’s how Mayor Hancock responded when Streetsblog Denver asked […]

Hancock Administration “Taking a Hard Look” at Vision Zero

By David Sachs | Jun 23, 2015 | No Comments

According to a statement from the mayor’s office, Denver’s brass is sort of considering looking into possibly adopting Vision Zero, a package of policies based on the idea that traffic deaths and serious injuries are preventable, and that we have a moral obligation to act. Amber Miller, Mayor Michael Hancock’s press secretary, prepared this statement in response […]

Denver’s Regional Planners Target Timid Goal for Traffic Safety

By David Sachs | Jun 8, 2015 | 5 Comments

When it comes to improving traffic safety, the Denver Regional Council of Governments is following the lead of the Colorado Department of Transportation and setting the bar low. DRCOG, the regional planning organization responsible for doling out federal transportation funding, is working on Metro Vision 2040, a draft document meant to guide regional planning for the next 25 […]

Wes Marshall on How to Make Denver a Walkable City With Safe Streets

By David Sachs | May 19, 2015 | 2 Comments

When Steve Jobs built the iPod, he had his team design its remarkable look and intuitive function before asking them to cram the technology inside. That’s how CU Denver professor Wes Marshall thinks about Denver’s transition to becoming a 21st century transportation city — think big and then figure out the small stuff. Marshall is an engineer who thinks like […]

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