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‘Vision Zero’ Is Not a Slogan, and Other Takeaways WalkDenver Got From NYC

By David Sachs | Mar 18, 2016 | No Comments

When Mayor Michael Hancock committed to ending traffic deaths and serious injuries under the banner of Vision Zero, he launched an “action plan” to start the process and called on advocates to help. WalkDenver Policy Director Jill Locantore is one of those advocates. She’s also part of the budding Denver Vision Zero Coalition. Locantore went […]

Denver’s Sidewalk Policy Is Designed to Fail, But That May Be Changing

By David Sachs | Jan 28, 2016 | 4 Comments

It’s safe to say that Denver City Council members cannot plead ignorance on the city’s embarrassing walking infrastructure, following a meeting Wednesday where reps from Denver Public Works briefed lawmakers on the state of the city’s sidewalks. It was the first gathering of the Sidewalk Working Group, a committee led by Councilman Paul Kashmann and formed at the […]

WalkScope Makes Planetizen’s Top 10 Websites of 2015

By David Sachs | Jan 7, 2016 | No Comments

Give it up for WalkScope, the crowdsourcing tool that allows anyone and everyone to map the quality of Denver’s streets. Planetizen, a popular website about urban design and planning, has rated WalkScope one of its top 10 websites of 2015. Here’s more from Planetizen: WALKscope is the rare example of crowd-sourced public engagement that actually works. WalkDenver and […]

It’s Really, Really Hard to Get Fined for Not Shoveling a Slippery Sidewalk

By David Sachs | Jan 5, 2016 | 12 Comments

During December’s snowstorm, Denver’s Public Works and Parks and Rec departments dispatched 96 snow plows that worked overnight to clear major roads of snow and ice. The response to the storm, which dropped as much as 10 inches on the Mile High City, was necessary to make streets safer for buses, cars, and bicyclists. Which makes the city’s […]

WalkDenver Tells CDOT, DPW, Residents Where West Colfax Must Change

By David Sachs | Dec 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

This summer WalkDenver and the West Colfax Business Improvement District proved that residents need — and deserve — a people-friendly West Colfax Avenue. Advocates transformed the street for one day with temporary materials to illustrate the possibilities. For that day, at least part of West Colfax prioritized people as much as it did cars, creating a safer […]

CU Denver Urban Planning Students Fill in Blanks on Denver’s Walkability

By David Sachs | Dec 15, 2015 | No Comments

University of Colorado professor Ken Schroeppel is teaching his graduate students how to become urban planners. That means teaching them the tenets of walkability — how to identify gaps in the city’s walking network and how to reorient streets to prioritize pedestrians. So Schroeppel, who runs DenverUrbanism on the side, gave his students a pretty cool assignment that could […]

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