City Cast Denver

Will Denver’s Car Culture Ever Change? Plus, Vision Zero, a ‘Diverging Diamond’ and a Spicy Prediction

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Apr 17, 2025
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INSIGHT

Vision Zero's Design Responsibility Shift

  • Vision Zero shifts responsibility for street safety from individual users to design authorities.
  • Streets must be designed to make human mistakes nonfatal by slowing traffic and reducing lanes.
INSIGHT

Street Design Key to Safety

  • To achieve zero deaths, Denver must redesign streets to slow traffic and prevent fatal crashes.
  • Current road designs encourage speeding far above posted limits, making Vision Zero unattainable without changes.
ANECDOTE

Divergent Diamond Explained

  • The divergent diamond interchange moves cars to the opposite side before crossing a bridge.
  • It allows more cars to flow using less space and reduces dangerous T-bone crashes.
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