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Legislators Side Against Funding Discount RTD Fares Before Session Starts

By David Sachs | Nov 6, 2017 | 1 Comment

State legislators rejected a bill Thursday that would fund discount RTD passes for Coloradans who cannot afford the standard fare. The bill can still be brought up during the 2018 legislative session but this preliminary vote bodes poorly for its chances.

Distracted driving is a large and growing public safety threat in Ontario, according to the provincial transportation department. Distracted walking is not. Graph: TriTag

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“Distracted Walking” Is a Distraction From the Real Problem

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 6, 2017 | No Comments

Data clearly shows that distracted driving is the genuine public safety threat. But lawmakers still traffic in victim-blaming.

Without a limit on parking around the 41st and Fox Station, this rendering will be wishful thinking — the streets will be clogged with cars instead. Image: CPD

Denver Aims to Cap Parking Around 41st and Fox RTD Station

By David Sachs | Nov 2, 2017 | 8 Comments

Denver Department of Community Planning and Development reps want to cap new parking spots around the 41st and Fox RTD station, an anchor of current and future development in Sunnyside and Globeville.

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By David Sachs | Nov 2, 2017 | 2 Comments

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RTD Now Offers Mobile Ticketing and It’s Kind of a Big Deal for Denver

By David Sachs | Nov 1, 2017 | 2 Comments

It'll be a little easier to ride the bus and train starting today now that RTD has launched mobile ticketing — electronic fares that you can buy and validate with a smartphone or tablet.

Eyes on the Street: It’s Safer to Walk Across Colfax at Park Avenue and Franklin Street

By David Sachs | Oct 30, 2017 | 5 Comments

Denver Director of Transportation and Mobility Crissy Fanganello promised "immediate" fixes to some of the city's most dangerous intersections earlier this month, and Denver Public Works has delivered on East Colfax Avenue where it meets Park Avenue and Franklin Street to form a deadly five-legged intersection.

If CDOT gets its way, this Swansea Elementary playground will be on top of a highway instead of next to it. Image: David Sachs

Denver Judge: City Park Flood Plan May Be “Thinly Veiled Subterfuge” to Widen I-70

By David Sachs | Oct 27, 2017 | 1 Comment

Some findings in the decision could help a federal lawsuit against the 1950s-era widening through north Denver neighborhoods.

Denver Is 1 to 2 Years Out From Having a Department of Transportation. Who Will Lead it?

By David Sachs | Oct 26, 2017 | No Comments

It's been nearly four months since Mayor Michael Hancock announced his plan to break transportation out of Denver Public Works. The move could have profound effects on the pace and scope of change to city streets, which is necessary to prioritize walking, biking, and transit and move the needle on car dependence.

Working Group: RTD Could Offer Heavily Discounted Youth Pass, Income-Based Transit Pass

By David Sachs | Oct 25, 2017 | 2 Comments

People under 19 would be able to ride the RTD system for 70 percent off the standard fare if a proposal from the Pass Program Working Group becomes reality, and depending on the final recommendations, kids under 12 could ride for free.

These Planters Along the Larimer Street Bike Lane Protect People Better Than Plastic Posts

By David Sachs | Oct 23, 2017 | 6 Comments

Protected bike lanes are becoming more and more common around Denver, but the city hasn't figured out how to stop people from parking cars in them. Part of the problem comes down to materials: The flexible plastic posts that Denver Public Works uses to keep cars out of bike lanes aren't strong enough to deter the determined.

Behold the beauty of the bus. Photo: CDOT

Bustang Works and CDOT Should Expand the Service Throughout the Region

By David Sachs | Oct 20, 2017 | 3 Comments

When the Colorado Department of Transportation stops planning for cars and focuses on moving people via bus, it actually does a pretty good job.

All those green areas are used for nothing but storing cars. Image: Ryan Keeney

Denver Warming to the Idea of Parking Maximums

By David Sachs | Oct 19, 2017 | 16 Comments

One overlooked reason for the traffic swamping Denver streets is all the real estate we've set aside to accommodate parking. The city is rife with monolithic parking structures and asphalt lots that beckon to people with cars. All that parking creates a vicious cycle by degrading the pedestrian environment and generating traffic that slows down buses.

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