Today’s Headlines
| | 2 Comments- Uber Launches Jump Electric Bike-Share (Denverite)
- Highway Industry Shill Jon Caldara Bashes Roads and Transit Tax Measure that Competes with His Own (DenPo)
- Hickenlooper Rests on Laurels of Suburban Rail (CPR)
- DenPo Columnist: Buses Can Provide Educational Opportunity for Kids
- DenPo Reader: How Good Are Electric Vehicles if Most of Electricity Comes from Coal?
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1 Matchup: A Golden State Battle of San Diego vs. Beverly Hills
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The conditions for transit riders at these two sites in California say a lot about the status of bus riders in the U.S.
Today’s Headlines
| | 8 Comments- “Brighton Boulevard Will Be Open a Few Months After Its Grand Opening” (Denverite)
- Expect More Scooters on Denver Streets and Sidewalks (9News)
- Water Wheel Could Power RiNo Promenade (Denverite)
- Coloradans to Subsidize CDOT’s I-25 Widening at Higher Rate Than Other Toll Roads (DenPo)
- GOP Officially Against Moving Explosive Oil and Gas Production Further from Homes, Schools (Politics)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Streets Partnership: Hancock’s Budget Needs $23M for Walking and Biking, and You Can Help Tuesday
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At its current pace, the city won't close the book on 240 miles of missing bike lanes and 2,000 miles of planned sidewalks for more than 100 years, according to the Denver Streets Partnership.
The Real E-Scooters Story Is Much More Boring Than Media Coverage Suggests
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It doesn't make for exciting newsprint. But people like scooters and they aren't causing any big problems.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- CDOT “Artwashing” Aims to Placate Elyria Swansea Residents During I-70 Widening (Westword)
- As Neighbors Make Sidewalks Navigable for People in Wheelchairs, Keeping Flagstone a Costly Proposition (CPR)
- If You Ride the Bus or Train, 9News Wants Your Opinion for a Series on Transit
- Colorado Springs Installing Red Light Cameras in Attempt to Curb Traffic Violence (Gazette)
- Why Should Longmont Voters Support New Highway Funding When They’re Still Waiting on Northwest Rail? (Times-Call)
- Daily Camera Reader: RTD Wastes Money By Taking People to Daily Needs
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Sorry Bus Stops Round 1: Cincinnati vs. Ann Arbor
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Would you rather wait behind a guard rail on a highway embankment, or on a skinny sidewalk in front of a muffler shop? Vote here.
#StreetFail: Drivers Can Now Blast Right Down 19th Ave at Sherman Street without Stopping
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Two crashes. Two cars on the sidewalk. This intersection is screaming for two more stop signs, and it should take days, not months or years.
The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership
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At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
Today’s Headlines
|- N Line Between Union Station and Northglenn May Open in 2020, or Not (CPR)
- Council OKs Taxing Districts to Pay for Streets on Infamous Parking Crater (Denverite)
- The Importance of Filing a Police Report After a Driver Hits You on Your Bike (303 Cycling)
- CDOT Construction Angers Residents Near Suburban Highway Expansion (ABC7)
- Colorado Full, According to Person Who Made the Cut (9News)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Last Week: Motorists Killed 1 Person Walking, Seriously Injured Another, and Hurt 1 Bicyclist
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Motorists killed one person walking and inflicted life-changing injuries to one pedestrian and one person biking last week, according to the Denver Police Department.