Denver Post: Denver’s $1 billion road overhaul would cut space for cars, boost public transit and safety. Critics say it will make traffic worse.
Mayor Mike Johnston hopes traffic-calming projects can help transform a city that for a century has been oriented around cars
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https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/29/denver-traffic-calming-road-projects/
More people are killed on Australian roads.
"Deaths on Australian roads have increased every year since 2020. This is despite the Australian government’s commitment to Vision Zero – having zero deaths or serious injuries on our roads by 2050."
"Unfortunately, 1,317 road deaths were recorded in 2025, a 1.9% increase from 2024. Land transport accidents also remain a leading cause of death for children and young adults, and the third leading cause of injury hospitalisations." >>
https://theconversation.com/more-people-are-dying-on-australian-roads-this-program-could-make-drivers-safer-276970
Comments: To "look at the entire system of road use" one must not just have the car as the road user in mind but the entire mobility design and their associated industries. The focus should be on public infrastructure that enable active and safe mobility (walking and cycling) for all. "Good mobility design" does not kill, maim, pollute or leads to planetary heating.
#cars #roads #RoadTrauma #RoadDeaths #crash #VisionZero #failure #IntegralAccident #MobilityDesign #cyclists #pedestrians #KillerRoads #wildlife #SacrificeZone #FossilFuels #climate
Image: Somewhere on Wikipedia. A time when people could not accept that motorists can just kill people and call it an 'accident'.
LA Times: Dodger Walk: A great city needs a walking path to blue heaven. Do it, Frank McCourt
"...We entered the Dodger Stadium property at an intersection with no crosswalks, where cars enter and exit the 110 freeway. We stood atop a dirt patch next to a crumbling curb.
“To go a very short distance safely with a feeling that you’re not going to die,” Walker said, “is very difficult.”...."
Carroll Street Bridge Proposals
The Carroll Street Bridge is the second bridge crossing Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, situated between the Union Street and Third Street Bridges. It is the most interesting of the Gowanus Canal Bridges in that it is the only wooden bridge of the bunch and the oldest of three remaining retractable bridges in the United States (see Untapped New York article). Unfortunately, it has been closed since 2021 for repair and meintenance work. The Bridge is reportedly reopening in the near future (I am not […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/the-carroll-street-bridge-is-the-second-03-19-26/
Well, that was a first: Bumped into by a guy who was walking on the beach while looking down at and completely absorbed by his phone. No harm done.
And certainly took nothing away from our pleasure of walking the beach on this warm evening.
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Steve Simons
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Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏
Ken