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PRESS RELEASE: Mayor’s Report Card on Transportation Safety and Access

PRESS RELEASE: Mayor’s Report Card on Transportation Safety and Access

A coalition of community organizations and grassroots advocates today released a new Mayor’s Report Card evaluating Mayor Mike Johnston’s first two full years in office on transportation safety, access and mobility. The report assigns the Mayor a grade of D, citing rising traffic deaths, slowed implementation of road-safety projects, and the redirection of funding away from life-saving street infrastructure.

Sidewalks: Seriously. It’s time to hit the pavement.

Sidewalks: Seriously. It’s time to hit the pavement.

By Jill LocantoreIt’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two years since Denver voters approved the Denver Deserves Sidewalks initiative, transferring responsibility for sidewalk construction and repairs from individual property owners to the City, and establishing a...