Has Vision Zero Failed? Plus, Police Reform and Chicano Funk
It’s Friday and we’re talking about the stories we couldn’t stop thinking about this week. Host Bree Davies is joined by producer Paul Karolyi and returning favorite, public radio veteran and host of the Been There Done That podcast, Jo Ann Allen. Inspired by multimodal-transit advocate Molly McKinley’s op-ed for Westword, the crew talks through the failures of Vision Zero and questions Denver’s ability to get transit and pedestrian infrastructure right. Then, Jo Ann connects the brutality of Tyre Nichols’ murder at the hands of police with a recent incident in Colorado Springs. Finally, newsletter editor Adrian González joins with some ideas on how to spend your weekend.
Paul discussed the success of Vision Zero in Oslo, Norway, and mentioned Denver’s big new transportation vision document laying out how the city plans to shift away from car dependency and toward more biking, walking and public transit.
Jo Ann mentioned an opinion piece from Charles M. Blow in the New York Times about the murder of Tyre Nichols.
Here are the events Adrian brought us to consider:
- Museo’s First Friday Celebration of Afro-Latinx Identity
- Los Mocochetes in Concert
- Soleful: MCA’s Closing Night Celebration of The Dirty South
- USA Curling Championships
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