Want Cyclists To Feel Protected? Then Protect Them!
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A new study shows, naturally enough, drivers are much more likely to safely pass cyclists on roads with protected bike lanes.
Tuesday’s Headlines
|- Apparently Sentient SUV Hits Person Biking in Northglenn, Flees (9News)
- Share of Commuters Who Drive Solo Dropped a Smidgen Last Year (Denverite)
- DenverUrbanism: Public Works Should Update E-Scooter Rules for City Trails
- Motorists, Some Entitled and Some Confused, Drive All Over New Monaco Bike Lanes that Aren’t Quite Done (CBS4)
- Louisville Business First Reporter Sampled Denver’s Transport Offerings and Loved ‘Em
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Lack of Housing Is Hurting Urban Workers Far More Than Congestion
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Living near jobs in the first place is much more advantageous for workers than having access to free-flowing highways, new research finds.
It’s Over! Vancouver Has ‘Sorriest Bus Stop’
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The horrendous bus stop on the Lougheed Highway in Pitt Meadows, just outside of Vancouver, has won our annual contest, trouncing Cincinnati in a 58%-42% landslide.
Monday’s Headlines
|- Broadway Bike Lane Extension to Cherry Creek Trail on its Way — as Expected — But Not Until 2020 (DenPo)
- Motorists Don’t Understand Basic Rules Regarding Bike Lane on South Monaco (CBS4)
- Lakewood State Senate Candidate Tony Sanchez: Bike Lanes Are a Conspiratorial Attack from the United Nations (Times Recorder)
- The CU Professor and Blogger Who Declared War on Soul-Sucking Surface Parking Lots (5280)
- Grandoozy Neighbor on Expected Traffic Armageddon: “It Wasn’t that Big a Deal” (Fox31)
- …Though Grandoozy Rejected RTD Bid to Expand Transit Service for Festival (9News)
- RTD Track Work Continues Between Convention Center and 30th & Downing (9News)
- Bustang Ridership Strong and Growing, But CDOT-Run Transit Service Lacks Drivers to Expand (Aspen Times)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Eyes on the Street: Public Works Gives Southeast Denver a Buffered Bike Lane and a Road Diet
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This week Denver Public Works delivered on its promise to reorganize Monaco Parkway (aka Ulster Street, Princeton Avenue, and Quebec Street) with a wide bike lane, buffered from traffic with extra paint.
Streetsblog Gets Action! Cincy Fixes “Sorry” Bus Stop
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Talk about an October surprise! The Cincinnati-area transit agency overseeing one of the finalists in our "Sorriest Bus Stop" contest says it will eliminate the horribly dangerous depot that is currently running neck-and-neck with its rival, Vancouver.
Friday’s Headlines
|- Hancock’s 2019 Budget Includes $27 Million for Walking, Biking, Transit, According to DenPo
- Westword Remembers Raymond Davies, Killed by a Hit-and-Run Driver in August
- Driver Smashes Car Through Home, Injuring One, on 18th and York (Denver PD)
- Denver PD Chases Car-Jacking Suspect Right through Home on Federal (CBS4)
- Denver Public Works Says New Federal Blvd Median Will Slow Drivers, But Pedestrian Safety No Guarantee (Patch)
- Labor Shortage for Building Sidewalks Stems from Immigration Debate, Denverite Reports
- Motorist Troy Glassford Gets 36 Years Prison Time for Killing Pedestrian Nathan Osbourne in Arvada (Patch)
- Judge Declares Mistrial in Highway Killing of Cody Donahue (9News)
- 450-Room Hotel Downtown Would Have Just 169 Parking Spots (BusinessDen)
- Amazon to Decide on Second Headquarters Location by December 31 (DBJ)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Indianapolis’s Transit Investment is Starting to Pay Off
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More service = more riders. The patterns holds true in Indy, which is ramping up transit service.
Thursday’s Headlines
| | 2 Comments- Boulder, CU Don’t Want RTD to Raise EcoPass Prices (Camera)
- 9News Gets Up Close and Personal with RTD’s Social Media Response Team
- Part of Denver’s Downtown Championship Parking Crater Could Be Get Filled as Early as 2020 (DBJ)
- Project with 434 Homes — Some Below Market-Rate — Breaks Ground Near 41st and Fox RTD Station (BusinessDen)
- Here’s a Bright Grandoozy Idea: Take RTD, Bike, or Ride-Share (9News)
- G Line Tests Extended to 11 pm (9News)
- CDOT Selling Breathalyzers for 50 Bucks a Pop (Fox31)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
RTD Board Advances Massive Fare Pass Restructuring with Discounts for Riders in Need
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How will the transit agency ease the burden on bus and train riders while increasing ridership and revenue? It's complicated.