Tuesday’s Headlines 3/31/20
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- Ten NACTO-Endorsed Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- RTD riders with disabilities can now access grocery delivery service during COVID-19 crisis (CO Politics)
- RTD Interim Chief says their fares are down but are looking for new ways to serve their customers (Denver Channel)
- Street sweeping in Denver begins this week, but don’t worry about parking enforcement (Denverite)
- This Drone Video Shows How Empty Denver’s Streets Are Right Now (303 Magazine)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 45 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 45 (Good).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Coronavirus: Stay-at-home order drastically reduces traffic volume in Fort Collins (Coloradoan)
- Need Your Bicycle Fix? Bike Shops Are Open…From a Distance (Westword)
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Ten NACTO-Endorsed Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets
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In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.
Monday’s Headlines 3/30/20
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- As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down. (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Yes, Denver’s air is less polluted because nobody’s driving anywhere (Denverite)
- RTD told employees a coworker tested positive for COVID-19 and then found out it wasn’t true (Denverite)
- Driver seriously injured in crash with (stopped) RTD bus (9News)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 41 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 47 (Good).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Officials amend orders on essential businesses to add bike shops, but not other outdoor recreation (CO Politics)
- Pueblo transit service shrinks; CDOT suspends Bustang (Pueblo Chieftain & Denver Post)
- Job #1: Protect Transit Workers (TransitCenter)
- We’ll Need To Reopen Our Cities. But Not Without Making Changes First. (CityLab)
- Strategic design can help car-free streets gain popularity post-coronavirus (Smart Cities Dive)
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As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down.
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The virus isn't just a public health emergency for our hospitals. It's also a public health emergency for our roads.
Friday’s Headlines & Traffic Violence Report 3/27/20
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- Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week (Streetsblog USA)
- Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Traffic Violence
Metro News
- Denver Streets Partnership wants you to comment on the DRCOG Vision Zero plan (Denver Streets Partnership)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 55 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 54 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- France Transfers Coronavirus Patients On High-Speed Train With Mobile Emergency Room (NPR)
- Scooter Companies Pull Out of Cities Worldwide Amid Pandemic (Bloomberg)
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Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again
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Uber and other tech taxi companies pride themselves on disrupting industries — but now taxpayers are bailing them out.
Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week
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New data reveals that nationwide car traffic dropped 30 percent at the end of last week compared to the same day one month earlier.
Thursday’s Headlines 3/26/20
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- COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion is Fewer Cars (Streetsblog USA)
- Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough (Streetsblog NYC)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Polis Issues Colorado Stay-at-Home Order (CPR & Westword) and What You Can & Cannot Do Under It (CPR)
- RTD Buses And Trains Will Move To Full Time Weekend Service Levels In April (CPR)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 47 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 58 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Now More Than Ever, Cities Need Bikes (CityLab)
- There’s no better time for cities to take space away from cars (The Verge)
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Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough
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Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.
COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion is Fewer Cars
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We don't need more roads — we need fewer cars on the existing roads.
Wednesday’s Headlines 3/25/20
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- Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths (Streetsblog USA)
- Op-Ed: We Need Handwashing Facilities At Every Public Transit Station in America (Streetsblog USA)
- Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- COVID-19: Call for Closing Speer, Other Denver Streets to Cars (Westword)
- RTD Board Approves Temporary COVID-19 Service Cuts (Westword)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 47 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 51 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Transit Is Essential: 2.8 Million U.S. Essential Workers Ride Transit to Their Jobs (TransitCenter)
- Ride-Hailing Drivers Are Now First Responders (CityLab)
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