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Denver council presses transportation staff for faster Safe Routes fixes, clearer crash data and stalled school beacons
Summary
At a Denver council committee meeting, members pressed transportation staff on why safety improvements funded for schools are lagging, urged better crash-data sharing (including Denver Fire), and questioned whether current funding and speed enforcement are sufficient to meet Vision Zero goals; staff promised follow-ups and reports.
Denver council members used a committee briefing on Vision Zero and the Safe Routes to School program to press transportation staff for faster action on crossings, clearer fatal-crash reporting and better coordination with first responders.
Presenters told the committee the Safe Routes program focuses on infrastructure — lights, sidewalks and crossings — paired with education to make travel to schools safer. "The core focus of the Safe Routes to Schools program is infrastructure safety so that you can facilitate people walking, biking, as well as driving to the schools," the presenter said.
Council members repeatedly raised speed enforcement and data questions. One member asked why the city was not "aggressively lowering speeds on the high injury corridors," prompting staff to note the city already reduced neighborhood limits to 20 mph and must coordinate with the Colorado Department of Transportation on many arterials that CDOT…
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