Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about WalkDenver

A Pedestrian Plan Shaped By Pedestrian Advocates? No Thanks, Says Hancock

By David Sachs | Jun 27, 2016 | 6 Comments

If you had a broken arm, you would probably see an orthopedist, because that’s what orthopedists do for a living. They are experts at healing bones. If you’re running a city and have a broken pedestrian network, you would think that the city’s foremost independent expert on local pedestrian issues would have a seat at the […]

Colorado DOT’s “Road Health” Summit All About Car Tech, Not Safe Streets

By David Sachs | Jun 14, 2016 | 1 Comment

How far has the Colorado Department of Transportation come since its days as the Colorado Department of Highways? Not very far, judging by Denver’s high-speed, state-owned streets like Colfax and Federal. While Colorado DOT Director Shailen Bhatt talks a good game, the agency he runs has shown almost no inclination to create walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented streets […]

A Vision Zero Checklist for Mayor Hancock

By David Sachs | Jun 9, 2016 | 36 Comments

Last year, 57 people were killed in traffic on Denver’s streets, and hundreds more suffered life-altering injuries. What is Mayor Michael Hancock’s plan to reduce the death toll? Four months ago, Hancock declared his intention to bring traffic deaths in Denver down to zero, but his Vision Zero plan is still in development and specifics remain in short supply. One thing that’s certain, […]

Help Map Denver’s Walkability and Win $1,000 for Your Neighborhood

By David Sachs | May 27, 2016 | No Comments

Denver is in dire need of sidewalks and crosswalks that make walking safe and easy instead of daunting and dangerous. Advocates are pressing the City Council to deliver on a complete sidewalk network, and council members are listening. One of the barriers to better walking infrastructure is the lack of data. There’s no complete inventory mapping the state […]

Denver City Council Looks to Create Fund for a Complete Sidewalk Network

By David Sachs | Apr 28, 2016 | 1 Comment

The Denver City Council is inching closer to a long-term fix for the city’s antiquated sidewalk policies, which have led to shoddy walking infrastructure and major gaps in the sidewalk network. City Councilman Paul Kashmann, who heads the Sidewalk Working Group, is looking to establish a sidewalk fund. The question is where the money will come from. Elected officials questioned planners from […]

Now It’s Up to City Council to Solve Denver’s Sidewalk Woes

By David Sachs | Apr 1, 2016 | 1 Comment

After three rounds of testimony from people demanding decent sidewalks, the City Council’s Sidewalk Working Group will try to fix the dysfunctional policies that have contributed to Denver’s Swiss cheese network of crumbling sidewalks. At least one in four of all trips in Denver are less than one mile, according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments — those are trips that people can walk […]

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