Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about walking

Bicycle Colorado Denver Director Piep van Heuven at Tuesday's press conference. Photo: David Sachs

If Hancock Wants Streets That Work for All, He Needs to Fund Them

By David Sachs | Jul 11, 2018 | No Comments

Rhetoric doesn't build infrastructure, and if Denver's going to make walking, biking, and transit convenient and safe, the city needs major annual investments, not wishing and hoping.

The three-lane, one-way street where Steffany was killed. Photo: David Sachs

Elsie Steffany, Killed Crossing Welton Street, Was Fifth Pedestrian Slain in Denver This Year

By David Sachs | Jun 29, 2018 | 2 Comments

Steffany was crossing Welton Street near 15th Street when 33-year-old Aurangzaib Sharifi backed his Dodge Caravan into her, according to a crash report released by Denver PD.

Denver has changed since 2010, but how commuters get to and from work really hasn't.

Mayor Hancock’s Transportation Policy Is Failing to Achieve His Climate Goals

By David Sachs | Jun 28, 2018 | 6 Comments

The Hancock administration is failing to attain the goals for walking, biking, and transit laid out in its climate plans.

Top: The crosswalk at Leyden Street where the victim was legally supposed to cross. Bottom: Where the victim decided to cross. Which one seems safer? Photos: Google Maps

Denver PD Releases Few Details on Crash That Killed Pedestrian David Williams on MLK Blvd

By David Sachs | Jun 25, 2018 | No Comments

The dust has settled on yet another crash that took the life of yet another Denver pedestrian who can't tell his side of the story. As usual, the public is left with more questions than answers.

Denver Officials to Celebrate (Unfinished) Brighton Blvd Transformation Today

By David Sachs | Jun 21, 2018 | 4 Comments

By all means, enjoy the block party at 35th and Brighton after the grip-and-grin — local businesses have endured 20 months of construction and could use the foot traffic — but you may want to adjust your expectations.

Last Week: Motorists Killed One Person Walking, Injured Two People on Bikes

By David Sachs | Jun 19, 2018 | No Comments

Motorists killed one person and seriously injured six between June 11 and June 17, according to the Denver Police Department.

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