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Study shows nearly 3,000 crashes over 4-year period in Denver
DENVER (KDVR) — New numbers are being looked at from a traffic study done by Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure along troublesome corridors.
The traffic study focused on East 13th and 14th Avenues from Broadway to Yosemite, East 16th Avenue from Detroit Street to Colorado Boulevard and East 17th Avenue from Colorado Boulevard to Yosemite Street, all over a four-year period.
An outside transportation firm, 'Fehr & Peers,' found that between 2018 and 2022, there were 2,383 crashes, with 537 of those resulting in death or injury. 86 crashes involved a pedestrian or bicyclist. The majority of the crashes happened along 13th and 14th Avenues, which have been the focus of FOX31 reporting over the years. Crashes on 14th totaled 1,076, and there were 909 along 13th in the study time frame. The study found that on these corridors, between 31% and 88% of drivers are speeding. Something residents in the area, like Kay Spring, feel is the main issue.
'It's terrible. I've been here a long time, lots of years, and so I know it's really increased. I think it's just excessive speed. There's cars being hit all the time and accidents,' Spring said.
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The study lists short-term and long-term solutions or as they're named in the study 'near-term countermeasures and additional countermeasures.'
Near-term countermeasures are those that can be implemented with quick-build materials and that already meet DOTI standards or have otherwise recently been designed/implemented elsewhere in Denver. Additional countermeasures are those that have been shown to reduce crashes but are either non-standard in Denver or require technology upgrades that could be costly or require citywide prioritization for implementation.
According to the study, those recommended countermeasures at what the city will determine are priority locations will cost between $960,000 and $1.2 million. The city's budget is limited to implementing the recommendations of the city but the first phase of safety improvements will include some of those low-cost, short-term solutions, but those larger, more costly improvements the city has would have to find the money for.
You can find the full study and information on the DOTI website.
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