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The new HAWK signal at MLK Boulevard and Galena Street. Photo: David Sachs

Eyes on the Street: “HAWK” Signals Installed in Stapleton, More to Come in Westwood, Green Valley Ranch

By David Sachs | Jun 2, 2017 | 4 Comments

Denver is now home to three “high-intensity activated crosswalk beacons,” or HAWK signals, to make crossing safer for pedestrians. More are on the way. The first, installed by Colorado DOT at I-70 and Pecos Street, has been around awhile. The two newest ones are in denser residential and commercial areas, both in Stapleton — at […]

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Jun 2, 2017 | No Comments

107 Apartment Homes Open Near Union Station — 75 Affordable (Denverite)
Hickenlooper, Who Could Stop I-70 Expansion in Country’s Most Polluted ZIP Code, Bashes Trump Over Paris Accords (DenPo)
Colorado Pols Pave the Way for Automated Vehicle Profits (Politics)
Hickenlooper Signs Tougher Law for Drivers Who Text (Independent)
Bike Racks Coming to Bustling Edgewater Enclave (Echo)
DenPo Reader: Widen Sidewalks and Put Bike Lanes There
Boulder Planning Board Ignores NIMBYs, Approves Downtown Homes for Homeless Youth (Camera)
Does a Random Bronze Statue Signal Redevelopment of a Downtown Parking Lot? (Denverite)
Cost of Convention Center Expansion Balloons to $233 Million (DenPo)

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Atlanta’s Raising $2.5 Billion to Invest in Transit. Will It Be Money Well-Spent?

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 2, 2017 | No Comments

The city seems to have learned from mistakes like its mixed-traffic streetcar and is looking to give future transit lines dedicated rights of way. Still, there are many more decisions ahead that will determine whether the city spends $2.5 billion in new transit revenue well or not.

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Temporary bike markings on Live Oak Street. Photo: Sam McNeill via Cite

Urban Designers Take a Do-It-Yourself Approach to Taming Houston’s Extra-Wide Streets

By Stephen Miller | Jun 1, 2017 | No Comments

Impatient at the slow rate of change on Houston's streets, advocates and urban designers took it upon themselves to tame some of their city's wide roads — and are promising to come back for a second round soon.

What Broadway could look like — if the redesign proceeds. Image: Denver Public Works

Funding for Broadway Redesign on the Chopping Block

By David Sachs | Jun 1, 2017 | 6 Comments

Outrage from Denver Business Journal Editor Neil Westergaard, trepidation from the Denver Post editorial board, and a few disgruntled residents seem to have made the Broadway redesign expendable.

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"Are you here illegally?" is not a question that Twin Cities transit police are supposed to ask. Image: Ricardo Levins Morales/Facebook

Riding Transit Should Never Be a Pathway to Deportation

By Stephen Miller | Jun 1, 2017 | No Comments

A fare inspection on a Twin Cities light rail line led to ICE deporting Ariel Vences-Lopez.

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Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership

By Michael Andersen, PlacesForBikes | Jun 1, 2017 | No Comments

Fascinating results from a city whose bike network was literally a Communist plot.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Jun 1, 2017 | No Comments

Fuel Tanker Combusts Into Flames, Cripples I-25 for Several Hours (DenPo)
How RTD’s “New” L-Line Loop Will Work (Denverite)
Hancock Receives Doughnut by Drone in Nod to Future Delivery Methods (ABC News)
Here’s a an Idea: Include More Homeless People on Homeless Commission (Denverite)
Fee on Stapleton Real Estate Sales May Benefit Affordable Housing (Front Porch)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

A new sidewalk is replacing a gravel path on 23rd Avenue. Photo: David Sachs

DPW Is Filling in Gaps Around City-Owned Land, But It’s No Substitute for a Sidewalk Network

By David Sachs | May 31, 2017 | 2 Comments

It's unfortunate that building basic walking infrastructure like sidewalks — on city-owned property nonetheless — constitutes news. But that's just where Denver is right now.

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This man is making streets more dangerous, according to the Seattle Times. Photo: Tobi Gaulke/Flickr

Blaming People for Wearing Black Wins the Prize for Anti-Pedestrian Idiocy

By Stephen Miller | May 31, 2017 | No Comments

It takes a special kind of callousness to say that pedestrians are making city streets dangerous by wearing black. And yet, that's exactly what the Seattle Times did this weekend.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | May 31, 2017 | No Comments

Boulder Judge Sentences Callie Kuhasz, 25, to 12 Years for Killing Bill Davis, 35, With Car (Camera)
Kevin Munch, 43, Dies Weeks After Driver Hits Him in Colorado Springs Crosswalk (KKTV)
Denver “Somewhat” Walkable, Says Real Estate Firm Listicle (DBJ)
21st Street Pop-Up Park Shaping Up in Arapahoe Square (CBS4)
9News Claims Sentient Car Loses Control of Itself, Flips into Driveway
Developers Want $7 Million to Build 106 Affordable Homes in Baker (Denverite)
Shuttle and Parking Fees Start This Weekend at Chautauqua (DenPo)
Oil and Gas Industry Continues to Threaten Neighborhoods (CPR)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

On Colfax, where signalized intersections are few and far between, people cross where it's convenient for them. Photo: David Sachs

The Sorry State of Denver’s Pedestrian Network

By David Sachs | May 30, 2017 | 4 Comments

As the Hancock administration deliberates over how much bond revenue to spend on road maintenance, this most basic level of transportation infrastructure is at an unacceptably low quality thanks to decades of neglect and underinvestment.

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