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Kids Demand Climate Action While Colorado Politicians Blow off Urgent Need to Transform Urban Transportation

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 18, 2019 | 6 Comments

After the Global Climate Strike, where students in Colorado and around the world demanded climate action, elected officials at all levels of Colorado government appear to be shrugging their shoulders, offering political agendas that fail to envision a better transportation future.

Today snow covered this bus stop on MLK Blvd. at Elm St. Photo: Twitter user @pedestrianhonor

Snow Removal: Denver Bus Riders Get Slush and Road Spray — but Few Bus Shelters

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 14, 2019 | 4 Comments

Yesterday's “bomb cyclone” blizzard covered Denver in at least six inches of snow. After the flakes stopped falling I toured five bus routes. But it was not a good day to be a pedestrian.

This rendering of a possible “RiNo Promenade” along Arkins Court would be a slimmer and safer street than the current truck-first road. Pedestrians would have a path alongside it. Image: Wenk Associates for Denver Parks

A Step in the Wrong Direction: Pedestrian Deaths Hit Highest Total Since 1990

By Trevor Stankiewicz | Mar 7, 2019 | 20 Comments

According to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), pedestrian deaths in the U.S. increased by 35 percent between 2008 and 2017. For our leaders, this is a wake up call to a public health crisis that requires immediate action.

This Lime e-bike on Wazee at 18th St. showed up in Google Maps transit directions this morning. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Google Maps Now Includes Lime Bikes and Scooters in Transit Directions

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 4, 2019 | 1 Comment

Google Maps will now show you nearby Lime scooters, pedal bikes and e-bikes in its transit directions. The move highlights how tech companies are racing to become the go-to app when planning a trip—and the many options excluded from Google Maps.

Young women wait to cross Colfax at Irving Street last week, not far from where a driver killed Raymond Hansford Jan. 3.

Traffic Fatalities: ‘It’s Definitely Been a Bad Year for Colfax’

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 12, 2019 | 2 Comments

Drivers have killed four people on Colfax Ave. already this year. City officials could move fast to fix the deadly street — and the killing will continue until they do.

Polis, Hancock, Sadik-Khan: Highlights From Today’s Bicycle Conference

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 7, 2019 | 2 Comments

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock gave uninspiring speeches at Bicycle Colorado’s Moving People Forward conference today in Denver. But the two followed Janette Sadik-Khan, the former New York City transportation commissioner whose book “Streetfight” calls for an “urban revolution.” (Read the Streetsblog Denver interview.) Sadik-Khan helped the Big Apple transform its streets from […]

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