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Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Jan 5, 2018 | No Comments

State Dems May Put Faith in Transport Tax Package Over Budget Allocation (DBJ)
Next City Calls RTD’s Late G Line a Transit Project “To Watch in 2018”
CDOT Signs Contract to Induce Driving With Wider I-25 in Northern Colorado (Coloradoan)
Winter Park Ski Train Opens Today (DBJ)
Hit-and-Run Killer Turns Himself in to Arapahoe County Authorities (Villager)
Driver Kills Person Walking in Colorado Springs (KKTV)
State Legislators Wrestle With Anti-Growth Sentiment (Denverite)

Federal Boulevard cerca de la Avenida Kentucky. Imagen: Google Maps

Why Federal Boulevard Is Denver’s Deadliest Street — And How to Fix It

By David Sachs | Jan 4, 2018 | 1 Comment

Drivers killed 14 people just trying to walk around Denver in 2017. Half of them died on or adjacent to Federal Boulevard. Take a look at WalkDenver's new report and it's no wonder why.

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St. Louis Calms Traffic With Heavy Concrete Globes

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2018 | No Comments

They're cheap. They get the job done. And residents wanted them.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Jan 4, 2018 | No Comments

Cities Can’t Depend on RTD Alone to Deliver Their Transit Needs (CPR)
Hickenlooper Claims on National TV that Denver’s “Light Rail System” Was “Just Rolled Out” (Denverite)
615 People Died on Colorado Roads Last Year (9News)
Hickenlooper Wants Budget Windfall to Help Fund Transportation (DBJ)
Expect More Traffic for National Western Stock Show Thanks to 1,000 New Free Parking Spaces (DenPo)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

"Modo de transporte de los empleados en el centro de Denver." Fuente: Downtown Denver Partnership

Bike Commuting Surges 25 Percent in Downtown Denver

By David Sachs | Jan 3, 2018 | No Comments

Workers are 61 percent more likely to ride a bus or train if their employers offer a transit pass benefit. When a company provides parking, employees are 101 percent more likely to drive solo.

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Study: Cyclists Don’t Break Traffic Laws Any More Than Drivers Do

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 3, 2018 | No Comments

New data defies some of the common stereotypes about what puts cyclists in danger.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Jan 3, 2018 | 1 Comment

G Line Opening Still Months Away, But RTD Sees Finish Line (DenPo)
… While Public Utilities Boss Says Commission Just Doing Its Job (DenPo)
Driver Plows Through Longmont Family’s Home (CBS4)
City Council OKs More Land Acquisition for Flood Retention Tied to I-70 Widening (DenPo)
Ray Scott, Who Wanted to Tax Bike Riders, Wants More Money for Roads (DenPo)
DenPo Reader: It’s Reckless to Mix E-Bikes with Human-Powered Bikes
Sun Rising Continues to Hamper Car-Centric Transport System (9News)
The Gazette Suggests Sentient SUVs Severely Injured Two People in Colorado Springs

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Presenting the Denver Streetsies: The Best and Worst of 2017

By David Sachs | Jan 2, 2018 | 4 Comments

Each year Streetsblog Denver leaves it up to you, the reader, to decide what 2017 should be remembered for -- good and bad. Here's what you came up with through a vote of the people.

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In one year, the cost of the Route 95 Viaduct Reconstruction project in Rhode Island increased more than 50 percent. Photo: Rhode Island DOT

Taxpayers Lose and Banks Win in This Trump Infrastructure Deal

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 2, 2018 | No Comments

Under Trump, U.S. DOT's grant rules encourage states to finance road projects with private loans that cost more than public borrowing.

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Toronto resident Dave Meslin and his neighbors used chalk and leaves to show how a local intersection would be right-sized. Photo: Dave Meslin/Twitter

The 2017 National Streetsies: Best and Worst of the Year

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 2, 2018 | No Comments

We asked. You voted. Enjoy the USA Streetsie Awards for the best and worst of 2017.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Jan 2, 2018 | No Comments

Driver Seriously Injures Person Walking at Louisiana and Sheridan (9News)
RTD’s EcoPass Program Likely to Change, Not End (Camera)
Judge Lets RTD Continue G Line Testing (DenPo)
“Potential Charges Pending” for Driver(s) Who Killed Dominique Amos, 18 (Fox31)
Driver Christopher Tarr Convicted of Murder for Killing Dalton McCreary, 22 (Sentinel)
“Boulder County Traffic Deaths Highest in at Least a Decade” (Camera)
The Denver Post Gets Behind E-Bikes

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

The 14th Street bikeway. Photo: David Sachs

The Bike Projects Denver Public Works Built in 2017, and the Ones It Didn’t Deliver On

By David Sachs | Dec 22, 2017 | 6 Comments

Denver Public Works made some key additions to the city's bike network in 2017, but red tape has dragged a few bike projects behind schedule. Here's an inventory of what DPW built this year compared to what the agency said it would build back in January.

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