Jonathon Stalls, founder of the pedestrian advocacy group Walk2Connect, wants those in power and the general public to understand the danger and indignity that walkers suffer just trying to get around the city.
Any serious plan for safer streets will have to include retrofitting them to prioritize pedestrians and bicyclists and reduce driving speeds. In the meantime, the volunteer Vision Zero Coalition is raising awareness of the preventable problem
Denver students rallied with advocates today to demand that Mayor Michael Hancock save lives by redesigning the city's dangerous, high-speed streets. At the City and County Building, students joined the Vision Zero Coalition, headed by WalkDenver, to ask Hancock to provide Denver Public Works an annual funding stream for street redesigns.
How easy is it to walk a mile? Bike to the store? Take transit to work instead of driving? If you live in West Denver, probably not as easy as it should be. Still, if you drive most places, it might be easier than you realize. That’s why WalkDenver just launched Project Shift. It’s a […]