B0B82A0129A1A8EC872588C300557E09 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION FROM BICYCLE COLORADO AND DENVER STREETS PARTNERSHIP

INTERIM COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Sep 20, 2022
Location Old State Library

Presentation from Bicycle Colorado and Denver Streets Partnership - Committee Discussion Only

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File Name

Attachment B

AttachmentBBicycle ColoradoandDenverStsPartnership.pdf

09:33:50 AM

Piep van Heuven, representing Bicycle Colorado, and Jill Locantore, representing Denver Streets Partnership, provided a presentation to the committee (Attachment B).

09:34:57 AM

Ms. van Heuven provided
background about Bicycle Colorado. Ms. Locantore provided background
about the Denver Streets Partnership.

09:38:11 AM

Ms. van Hueven outlined
traffic fatality statistics. She talked about the fatalities as a
public health issue and compared the fatalities to other important issues.

09:39:41 AM

Ms. van Hueven stated
that the highest risk groups include seniors, motorcyclists, bicyclists,
and pedestrians. She said that people of color, those with lower
incomes, and children are also at greater risk. Ms. van Hueven talked
about speed as a primary factor in deaths.

09:42:09 AM

The groups discussed
speed cameras and street design as strategies to address deaths related
to speeding.

09:49:04 AM

Ms. van Hueven identified
the benefits of automated enforcement, including effectiveness in changing
behavior and equitable enforcement. Automated enforcement and state
laws were discussed, including the inability to use this strategy on busy
streets. Ms. Locantore answered questions about automated enforcement
and the use of the technology on offenses other than traffic related.

Presentation from Bicycle Colorado and Denver Streets Partnership - Committee Discussion Only

Colorado General Assembly