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Those Flashing Pedestrian Signals Popping Up Around Denver? The Feds Just Banned Them.
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.
January 9, 2018
Remembering the People Killed While Walking and Biking on Denver Streets in 2017
Last year, 51 people lost their lives in traffic crashes, including 14 people walking and one person biking.
January 8, 2018
Do Medians Actually Make Streets Safer for Pedestrians?
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.
January 5, 2018
Why Federal Boulevard Is Denver’s Deadliest Street — And How to Fix It
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.
January 4, 2018
Bike Commuting Surges 25 Percent in Downtown Denver
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.
January 3, 2018
Presenting the Denver Streetsies: The Best and Worst of 2017
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.
January 2, 2018
The Bike Projects Denver Public Works Built in 2017, and the Ones It Didn’t Deliver On
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.
December 22, 2017
Denver Vs. Seattle: How Our Pacific Northwest Peer Adds People Without Adding Traffic
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.
December 21, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Denver Public Works Tests Traffic-Calming on 26th Avenue
Denver Public Works crews just installed pedestrian islands at two intersections with a lot of foot traffic: 26th Avenue and Tennyson Street near Sloan's Lake Park, and 26th and King Street near Brown Elementary School.
December 20, 2017
Vote for the Best and Worst of 2017 in the Denver Streetsies
Each year Streetsblog leaves it up to you, the reader, to decide what 2017 should be remembered for — good and bad.
December 19, 2017
