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Colorado taxes and fees collected from drivers only cover half of what Colorado spends on roads and bridges. Image: Tax Foundation

Colorado Taxes and Fees Only Cover Half of What Colorado Spends on Roads

By David Sachs | Jul 28, 2017 | 7 Comments

When politicians argue for bike taxes or call transit a bad investment because it doesn't pay for itself, the implicit assumption is that these modes are somehow different than roads, which purported "pay for themselves." They couldn't be more wrong.

A rendering of Colfax at Downing with center-running bus lanes. Image: DPW

Denver Public Works Unveils Plan for True Bus Rapid Transit on East Colfax Avenue

By David Sachs | Jul 27, 2017 | 4 Comments

Denver Public Works wants to give buses their own lanes down a center strip of the city's busiest bus corridor, complete with "enhanced" stations that speed up the boarding process by letting riders pay beforehand and board at any door. Traffic signals will give buses priority at intersections.

The area where a driver killed Nathan Heggenberger. Photo: David Sachs

The Eighth Pedestrian Killed By a Driver on Denver Streets This Year Was Nathan Heggenberger

By David Sachs | Jul 26, 2017 | 9 Comments

Although it's been 11 days since the crash, we still know very little about what occurred on the evening of July 15.

Half of all traffic deaths in Denver happen on these 27 streets, which account for just 5 percent of the city's total street mileage. Image: City and County of Denver

5 Percent of Denver Streets Account for Half of All Traffic Deaths

By David Sachs | Jul 25, 2017 | 30 Comments

Denver could cut traffic deaths and serious injuries in half by focusing on 27 especially dangerous streets.

Of Course the Lawrence and Arapahoe Protected Bike Lanes Made Ridership Soar

By David Sachs | Jul 24, 2017 | 3 Comments

After Denver Public Works installed the Arapahoe and Lawrence Street bike lanes in 2015, people who used them felt safer, and a lot more people biked on the streets. That's according to early results from a Denver Public Works study documenting the effects of the city's first parking-protected bikeways [PDF].

That Was Fast — Ray Scott Backs Down from Colorado Bike Tax

By David Sachs | Jul 21, 2017 | 1 Comment

Scott, a Republican from Grand Junction, now has cold feet.

Kansas City Takes Its Sidewalk Network More Seriously Than Denver

By David Sachs | Jul 21, 2017 | 1 Comment

Right now Denver's bond includes just $30.7 million dollars for sidewalks, meaning KC's bond outspends Denver's 5 to 1 on the most basic form of transportation infrastructure.

The Last Thing Colorado Needs Is a Tax on Bikes

By David Sachs | Jul 20, 2017 | 5 Comments

When State Senator Ray Scott is done with bikes, perhaps he can introduce a tax on shoes.

Elyria, Swansea, and Globeville residents speak out against the widening of I-70. They wore bandannas to symbolize the air pollution the project will cause. Photo: David Sachs

Denver Post Regurgitates Colorado DOT’s Talking Points on I-70

By David Sachs | Jul 19, 2017 | 13 Comments

To have the Post tell it, widening an interstate through city neighborhoods is actually a community connector, a jobs program, an affordable housing solution, an investment in our children, and a boon for outdoor recreation. That must be why so many cities are solving their problems these days by spending billions of dollars on traffic-generating, sprawl-inducing highway expansion projects.

East 23rd Avenue has a fresh sidewalk on one side, but none on the other. Photo: David Sachs

Councilman Kashmann Wants More Funding for Sidewalks in the November Bond

By David Sachs | Jul 18, 2017 | 1 Comment

The allocation to sidewalks might be less of a problem if Denver had a policy and a funding stream that treated sidewalks as fundamental infrastructure instead of a special treat for lucky neighborhoods. But that's not the case.

To Beat Congestion, Colorado Can’t Rely on the Same Bag of Road Expansion Tricks

By David Sachs | Jul 17, 2017 | 10 Comments

The report, which examined the turn-of-the-century expansion of I-25 known as T-REX, says that these managed lanes would expand the capacity of the corridor for everyone while providing a "congestion-free" option for drivers and better transit for people who don't drive — without a widening that would be financially and physically impossible.

Mayor Michael Hancock cuts the ribbon on the Arapahoe Street protected bike lane in 2015. Photo: David Sachs

Hancock Gives Vision Zero Some Urgency, Says Denver Will End Traffic Deaths By 2030

By David Sachs | Jul 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

This development is significant for two reasons.

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