Ciera Trowell only had a minute to talk. The Denver resident was pushing a stroller and was about to catch her bus at the busy intersection of 14th Avenue and Federal Boulevard.

It’s an intersection she prefers to avoid…

CDOT this week recognized this and other dangerous intersections in the Denver metro as part of a safety campaign meant to raise awareness among drivers and pedestrians about rising pedestrian deaths. Four were killed over the weekend, and the state is on pace to break last year’s record high of 115 pedestrian deaths.

As part of that campaign, CDOT placed short, plastic “neon navigators” at those intersections on Thursday…

Research shows that many information-only safety programs do little to change road users’ behaviors for the safer…

Big, structural changes are coming, Cole said, referring to CDOT safety programs aimed at lowering speed limits and rebuilding dangerous urban roads. They just take time to take effect, and can be less noticeable than a colorful safety campaign.