Former Mass Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys
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"Don’t spend any more money on highways," says Mike Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor and onetime Democratic presidential nominee.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walking
Hidden Safety Problems Keep Denver Kids From Walking and Biking
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In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — […]
Commentary: Pro-Driver Group Evokes Open Roads — With More Cars?
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A Koch-funded group argues that improving walking, biking and public transportation in Denver will actually increase traffic congestion. And that somehow the opposite, allowing a growing population to cram more cars onto already clogged streets — is the best way to move forward. Here's another vision for the city's streets.
A Driver Hit and Killed a Woman Crossing Evans Avenue
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Streetsblog would like to thank The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm for supporting this series. Financial contributions do not influence our content. See our editorial policy. A 44-year-old woman died yesterday after she tried to walk across a street in Southeast Denver on Monday, according to Doug Schepman, a spokesperson for the Police Department. The […]
The Millennium Bridge is Closed and it Ruined Elias’s Lunch Break
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Denver’s iconic Millennium Bridge closed without notice yesterday, leaving many people who depend on the major pedestrian thoroughfare confused about how to get between the Riverfront and Union Station neighborhoods.
Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future
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What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?