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Pam Jiner: New Crosswalks in Montbello Are a Small Step in the Right Direction
Montbello: "We have to deal with wide roads, narrow sidewalks, and unsafe crossing situations that prevent many Montbello residents from walking to the park, to the bus, to school, or to our neighbor's house," writes Pam Jiner in this guest commentary.
October 18, 2019
Video: New 15th Street ‘Corner Wedges’ Slow Drivers When They Turn Onto Bike Lane
The Department of Public works installed rubber curbs and plastic posts to create “corner wedges” within five intersections on the 15th Street bikeway downtown earlier this month. The pilot project aims to slow drivers as they turn left at intersections, helping to ensure they yield to bicyclists and pedestrians.
October 17, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: 6 Serious Injuries Among 505 Crashes Last Week
In the last week, six people were seriously injured among 505 Denver traffic crashes.
October 15, 2019
2020 Budget: Scramble for Street Safety Funding Highlights Need for New Revenue
The last-minute budget scrounging for street safety funding highlights the need for city officials to find new sources of transportation dollars, advocates said.
October 14, 2019
Weak State Law Protects Unlicensed Drivers Who Kill
October 8, 2019
Bicyclist Death Brings Denver Traffic Fatalities to 62, Same Number Reached in All of 2018
A 31-year-old man on a bicycle was killed in a crash. The road fatality is the 62nd so far this year, which is the same number of people killed on the city's streets in all of 2018.
October 8, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: Drivers Killed 2 Motorcyclists, Bringing Total Fatalities to 61
This week police reported that drivers killed two motorcyclists. Christop Bennett, 29, was a member of the Motorcycle Racing Association.
October 3, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Denver Must Do More to Protect Kids at Montbello Kindergarten
A city council member used the annual Walk to School Day photo op to demand that the city do more to protect kids when the best it could do was install a crosswalk 20 months after a child was hit in front of the Escalante-Biggs Academy in Montbello.
October 2, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Workers Start 15th St. Bike and Bus Fixes
This morning workers started installing rubber curbs along the 15th Street bikeway downtown to make the street safer. Over the coming weeks, pedestrian safety improvements will be made and the street will get a dedicated bus lane.
September 25, 2019
Traffic Violence Report: 2 New Deaths Bring Total to 59
This week police reported two traffic fatalities. The total number of deaths reached 59 this year, three short of the 62 killed on Denver streets in 2018.
September 24, 2019
