Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walking

Drivers Killed 1 Person Walking and 1 Person Biking Last Week, Surpassing 2017’s Death Toll

By David Sachs | Aug 20, 2018 | 1 Comment

With more than four months left in 2018, motorists have already ended the lives 15 people walking and biking. It's already been a deadlier year for pedestrians and bicyclists than 2017, when drivers killed 14.

Streets Partnership: Hancock’s Budget Needs $23M for Walking and Biking, and You Can Help Tuesday

By David Sachs | Aug 15, 2018 | 7 Comments

At its current pace, the city won't close the book on 240 miles of missing bike lanes and 2,000 miles of planned sidewalks for more than 100 years, according to the Denver Streets Partnership.

Last Week: Motorists Killed 1 Person Walking, Seriously Injured Another, and Hurt 1 Bicyclist

By David Sachs | Aug 13, 2018

Motorists killed one person walking and inflicted life-changing injuries to one pedestrian and one person biking last week, according to the Denver Police Department.

A parking lot across the street from Union Station, Denver's central transit hub, isn't exactly screaming for people not to drive. Photo: David Sachs

How Future Development Could Make Denver More Walkable, Bikeable, and Transit-Rich

By David Sachs | Aug 10, 2018 | 14 Comments

As the city grows, Blueprint Denver envisions denser, more diverse land use and less parking to connect neighborhoods and curb displacement. But pulling it off will take urgency and political will.

Last Week: Motorists Injured Two People Walking on Denver Streets

By David Sachs | Aug 7, 2018

Between July 30 and August 5, two people walking suffered life-changing injuries, according to the Denver Police Department.

Remembering Abel Shippley, Killed By a Motorist in Sunnyside

By David Sachs | Aug 2, 2018

Gregorio Benavides may have been drunk when he struck and killed Abel Shippley, 79, with a vehicle in front of the Sunnyside resident's home on July 20.

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