Last year, 93 people were killed on our streets. In almost every year since 2016 (when the City promised to make real progress on street safety goals through Vision Zero), the number of fatalities has only gone up. 2025 was the highest yet. The 3-1-1 Day of Action for...
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.
Denver’s Colfax-Federal cloverleaf displaced hundreds in the 1960s and remains one of the city’s most dangerous intersections. A community-driven vision calls for reconnecting neighborhoods with safe streets, affordable housing, and inclusive urban design.
Contact your representatives to let them know about critical transportation projects that may be at risk.
By Mari MeierOn the third Sunday of November each year, we honor those we’ve lost to traffic violence and urge our decision-makers to enact tangible solutions for safer streets. In past years on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the Denver Streets...
On November 14th, representatives from the City and County of Denver, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), advocates for safer streets and the community came together to celebrate the completion of pedestrian safety improvements on Federal Boulevard between...
For the third year, the Denver Streets Partnership released a report card grading Denver’s progress on meeting their own goals outlined in the Vision Zero Action Plan aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The Report Card focuses specifically on...
Starting March 16, Denver Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) will host weekly virtual discussions about the book Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America by Angie Schmitt.
Street design plays a central role in ensuring the safety of all road users. Denver’s next fire chief must embrace Vision Zero.