Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walking

At Colorado Blvd., E. 35th Ave. has no sidewalk. A retaining wall forces pedestrians into the street. Photo: Jonathon Stalls

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Eyes on the Street: No Sidewalk on Park Hill Route to 40th & Colorado Station

By Jonathon Stalls | Aug 14, 2019 | 3 Comments

This video chronicles the the lack of a sidewalk East 35th Avenue at Colorado. The street is a major pedestrian thoroughfare for people in Northeast Park Hill to get to 40th & Colorado Station.

A rendering of Park 17, a 108-unit, eight-story development under construction in City Park West.

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Video: 17th & Lafayette Construction Puts Parking Before Pedestrians

By Jonathon Stalls | Aug 2, 2019 | 3 Comments

Another construction company has blocked a sidewalk, endangering pedestrians on a stretch of 17th Stree in the City Park West neighborhood next to the Denver Bicycle Cafe.

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Traffic Violence Report: 482 Crashes Seriously Injured 5 Last Week

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 23, 2019 | 1 Comment

There were no new traffic fatalities in Denver last week but drivers caused 482 crashes that seriously injured five and the total number of fatalities is up 38 percent year. The increasing number deaths show that the city's Vision Zero program is failing to make progress toward its goal to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

Guest Post: The Pedestrian Beg Button: Why is It Still a Thing?

By Ryan Keeney | Jul 17, 2019 | 39 Comments

Cars don’t have to press a button to cross the street, so why should pedestrians?

Mayor Michael Hancock delivers his inauguration speech. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Inauguration: Hancock Calls for Safer Streets, Advocates Hope He Will Deliver

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 15, 2019 | 4 Comments

Mayor Hancock kicked off his third and final term today by calling for lower speed limits and better designed streets to keep cyclists and pedestrians safer in an “urgent” attempt to take back control of the streets from reckless car owners. “Our streets must change to make way for more transit riders, bike riders and […]

A pedestrian walks on Alameda this morning near where Streetsblog clocked drivers traveling at 53 mph. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Drag Racer Kills Pedestrian on Deadly Alameda

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 8, 2019 | 10 Comments

A 58-year-old pedestrian was killed by a teen drag racer going around 60 miles per hour on W. Alameda Avenue — one of many known high-speed killing zones in the Mile High City that officials can’t get under control.

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