Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about WalkDenver

Advocates Form Vision Zero Coalition to Help City End Traffic Deaths, Injuries

By David Sachs | | 3 Comments
Vision Zero, the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries, has gained popularity across the country in recent years. But that doesn’t mean cities automatically live up to its foundational principles of slowing vehicle speeds with better street design, enforcement, and education. To make sure Denver’s iteration of Vision Zero has teeth, a group of advocates […]

Tonight: Learn How to Map Neighborhoods for Better Walking and Biking

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Data about the city’s walkability is crucial, because it drives decisions on where and how the Department of Public Works prioritizes improvements. The city of Denver doesn’t systematically measure the walkability of streets, but that’s beginning to change. Advocates and agencies have taken to the streets to record walking conditions with WalkScope, a crowdsourcing app that enables people to […]

Tonight: Get on Track With the Future of Transit in Denver

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The massive FasTracks rail and bus system is nearly built, with four new rail lines and a bus rapid transit route connecting Denver to Boulder opening next year. FasTracks will connect the city’s suburbs with downtown and Denver International Airport, but what about transit routes that help people travel within the city itself? As Denver’s population grows, its decision makers […]

Sign WalkDenver’s Petition to Give Denver Sidewalks Citywide

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As Denver spends millions to widen streets and highways for multi-ton vehicles, many people are still deprived of sidewalks in their neighborhood. That’s because walking is considered an “alternative” way to get around in Denver. It’s an absurd (if common) way to frame the original, most basic form of transportation. This peculiar mentality is also the reason Denver has no […]

Tonight: Help Create a Neighborhood Strategy for Better Walking and Biking

By David Sachs | | 1 Comment
For Denver’s low-income residents, walking, biking, and transit are not “alternative transportation” choices — they are the only choices. The lower the neighborhood’s income, the higher the need for walkability and bikeability, yet the worse it is to walk or bike. Enter the Community Active Living Coalition, led by Denver Health, the Department of Environmental Health, and WalkDenver. They’ve […]
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