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Transit Know-Nothing Jon Caldara Wants to Keep Colorado Trapped in the 1950s

By David Sachs | Jan 10, 2018 | 5 Comments

In his latest piece for the Post, "At CDOT, mission creep and newspeak," Caldara compares state transportation investments in transit and biking to cancer.

Those Flashing Pedestrian Signals Popping Up Around Denver? The Feds Just Banned Them.

By David Sachs | Jan 9, 2018 | 3 Comments

DPW installed six "rapid flashing beacons" last year -- traffic signals intended to get drivers to yield to people crossing the street -- and was considering the treatment for eight locations in 2018. That won't happen now.

Remembering the People Killed While Walking and Biking on Denver Streets in 2017

By David Sachs | Jan 8, 2018 | No Comments

Last year, 51 people lost their lives in traffic crashes, including 14 people walking and one person biking.

The median on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Stapleton has pedestrian crossings, but it's still a fundamentally dangerous, car-oriented street. Image: Google Maps

Do Medians Actually Make Streets Safer for Pedestrians?

By David Sachs | Jan 5, 2018 | 6 Comments

Some transportation engineers believe that raised medians -- concrete strips dividing one side of a street from the other -- are all you need to make a street safe for walking. But data from Denver Public Works shows it's not that simple.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

Denver Vs. Seattle: How Our Pacific Northwest Peer Adds People Without Adding Traffic

By David Sachs | Dec 21, 2017 | 7 Comments

Denver should look up to Seattle, a city where decision-makers are reshaping streets in a way that prioritizes transit, walking, and biking before driving, and invests heavily in sustainable transportation. The result is a city that has grown at a similar pace to ours, but has done so without adding traffic.

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