Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walking

Janette Sadik-Khan. Photo: Olugbenro Photography.

Sadik-Khan: Denver Can Learn From NYC’s ‘Streetfight’

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 6, 2019 | 2 Comments

Janette Sadik-Khan, who will be the keynote speaker at Bicycle Colorado’s Moving People Forward conference tomorrow, transformed New York’s streets with dramatic pedestrian improvements, 400 miles of new bike lanes and the repurposing of 60 asphalt plazas into park-like places when she was the New York City transportation commissioner under former Mayor Mike Bloomberg. In […]

Susan Dane of CORD held up a funeral program of two friends killed by a distracted driver. "I've never been to a funeral with two caskets, with the husband and the wife." Photo: Andy Bosselman, Streetsblog.

Everybody Uses Their Phone While Driving. A Proposed Law Wants to Change That in Colorado.

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 25, 2019 | 7 Comments

Driving at 75 mph? Why not reach for your phone and have a look at Facebook? Right now it’s legal in Colorado — but that could change if a new distracted driving bill passes in the state legislature.

At a press event today, safer streets advocates highlighted a newly-installed protected pedestrian refuge island and pedestrian-activated flashing signal Albrook Drive in Montbello. Image: Denver Streets Partnership.

Report Card: Denver Gets A “C” for Street Safety Improvements

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 22, 2019 | 3 Comments

The report card arrived today and Denver scored a “C.” A coalition of safer streets advocates gathered in Denver’s Montbello district this morning to give the city a mediocre grade for its street safety accomplishments last year. The low marks are for city that isn’t following through with all the steps needed to fulfill Mayor Michael Hancock’s promise […]

Opinion: I Love Whoopie Goldberg Even Though She Hates Bike Lanes

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 17, 2019 | 3 Comments

Whoopie Goldberg is fed up with bike lanes — and I still love her. Yesterday on The View (video) she chewed out New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for narrowing one of the streets she where drives to work. “You know what’s really pissing me off?” she asked the mayor. “You’ve added 83 miles of protected bike […]

Chris Jones's expressive face helps to highlight safety problems in this screen shot from one of his videos.

Chris Jones Doesn’t Like That Intersection

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 16, 2019 | 10 Comments

His "Unfortunate Intersections" video series went viral with humor, sarcasm and principles of good street design.

Denver Finalizing Blueprints for Future of Transportation, Housing and Parks

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

As Denver plans for the next 20 years, advocates for livable streets would like to see Denver design more streets for pedestrians, bikes and transit—like the 16th Street Mall. Photo: RTD.

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