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Former Transit Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Osher and staffer Jamie Perkins at Rail~Volution in San Francisco in 2016. Photo: David Sachs

Denver Loses an Advocate as Transit Alliance Closes Its Doors

By David Sachs | Feb 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

Denver still has transit advocacy groups. But Transit Alliance's focus on creating an army of civically engaged residents who understand transit — and push for it from within and from outside of government institutions — will be missed.

Colorado Traffic Deaths Rise Again, and Again Colorado DOT Tries to Deflect Blame

By David Sachs | Feb 1, 2018 | 38 Comments

CDOT boss Michael Lewis said traffic deaths are mostly a matter of individual responsibility and "education," not the design of transportation systems, but that runs counter to everything we know about places with safe streets.

Hickenlooper’s Hypocrisy on Highway Expansion on Full Display in 2008 Documentary

By David Sachs | Jan 30, 2018 | 34 Comments

If the governor stuck to the same transportation policy he espoused as mayor, the widening of I-70 would be dead.

Why RTD Is Consolidating Bus Stops

By David Sachs | Jan 29, 2018 | 6 Comments

When bus stops are too close together, service gets worse for everyone.

Westword Misses the Point of the L Line

By David Sachs | Jan 25, 2018 | 15 Comments

If the writer truly wants to use his megaphone to advocate for transit, he'll ask the Hancock administration to allocate funding to restore RTD service, speed up buses and trains with more dedicated right of way, and install signals that give transit priority at intersections.

Hickenlooper Insists That Widening I-70 Is Good for Denver’s Health and Air Quality

By David Sachs | Jan 24, 2018 | 6 Comments

Expanding I-70 requires digging up contaminated soil from a Superfund site in the country's most polluted ZIP code. But Hickenlooper stuck to his claims that adding more car lanes will be good for our air quality and our health.

Federal Judge Declines to Issue Injunction Against CDOT’s I-70 Widening

By David Sachs | Jan 23, 2018 | 3 Comments

A federal judge yesterday ruled against plaintiffs seeking to halt the Colorado Department of Transportation's project to widen I-70 through mostly low-income, Latino neighborhoods in north Denver.

Reminder: You Don’t Have to Drive to the Slopes

By David Sachs | Jan 19, 2018 | 3 Comments

Other options exist, but they're a far cry from what's needed — dedicated bus lanes and, eventually, a train route.

Once built, the pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the railroad tracks at 47th and York will look something like this. Image: City and County of Denver

DPW Says Pedestrian Bridge at 47th and York Coming in 2020

By David Sachs | Jan 18, 2018 | 5 Comments

At the same time, however, CDOT plans to make walking more dangerous by widening York Street.

5 Story Lines to Watch in the 2018 Colorado General Assembly Session

By David Sachs | Jan 16, 2018 | 3 Comments

Funding for sustainable transportation and safety measures are on the table.

Eulois Cleckley, Hancock’s New Head of Public Works, Lives Car-Free in Denver

By David Sachs | Jan 12, 2018 | 5 Comments

There's at least one thing that differentiates Eulouis Cleckley, the new director of Denver Public Works, from most local civil servants: He doesn't have a car. Cleckley moved here from Houston without one.

A Streetsblog reader sent in this clipping from a 1920 Oregon newspaper. Somehow it's still relevant today.

Political Ad from 100 Years Ago Mirrors Colorado GOP Approach to Transportation: More Roads, More Traffic

By David Sachs | Jan 11, 2018 | 18 Comments

"Good Roads bring the autos — the more autos, the more money for good roads."

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