For a More Walkable City, Enlist the Fire Chief
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Rewrite the fire chief’s mandate to optimize public safety, not response times, says Jeff Speck in his new book, "Walkable City Rules."
Will Any Infrastructure Bill Be Worth Supporting?
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The day after the election a key Democrat promised a big spending package. But will it do more harm than good?
Monday’s Headlines
|- Future Transportation Funding Ballot Question; TBD (DenPo)
- Former El Paso County Republican Party Chairman Settles Lawsuit Over Death of Man He Hit While Driving (CoPolitics)
- CDOT’s Plans for Transportation Post Election Day Failures (Westword)
- Update on the Rockies Mixed-Use Development, Which is Taking Up a Whole Entire City Block of Surface Parking, Woo! (DenverInfill)
- Op-Ed on Why Propositions 110 and 109 Both Didn’t Pass (Westword)
- DIA Ranked Top Airport for Growth, Again (CBS4)
- This Program Helps Seniors Shovel Their Sidewalks, But Isn’t Keeping up With the Work Even Though There are 300 Volunteers Still on the Waiting List (Fox31)
- CDOT Working to Keep Up with Closures, Crashes Amidst Snowfall (9News)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges’
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Strategically placed bollards and curbs slow drivers and prevent them from "cutting corners," keeping pedestrians safer.
Friday’s Headlines
|- E and R Lines to be Shut Down This Weekend Due to Testing on Southeast Line (Fox31)
- More Info on the Development Replacing Surface Parking Lot on 18th and Glenarm, AKA the “Worst Parking Crater in Downtown” (DenverInfill)
- Boulder County to Hold Second Hearing on Predatory Towing Issues (DailyCamera)
- Finally, There’s a ‘Winter Driving Tips’ Article That Points out Carpooling and Public Transit as Options (Fox31)
- Just a Piece of Advice – Don’t Always Follow the Road or Sidewalk Signs (9News)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Uber and Lyft Carrying More Trips Than Light Rail in Seattle
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They are primarily moving folks living in the densest — and best-connected — parts of the county.
Thursday’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Colorado Springs Makes Changes and Drops Speeds to 5 MPH Because of Multiple Recent Deaths (Gazette)
- CDOT’s Projects Pushed Back Due to Failed Funding Increases (9News)
- Bus Driver Asking RTD to Increase Worker Safety After Number of Assaults Increase (Denver7)
- Canadian Developer Wants to Turn a Parking Lot into Two High Rise Condo Buildings (BusinessDen)
- Colorado Goes Back to Drawing Board for Transportation Funding (The Colorado Independent)
- During “Fall Festivals” DUI Enforcement Period, Officers Arrested a Lot of Drunk Drivers (Patch)
- Manitou Springs City Council Approves New Agreement With Pikes Peak Cog Railway (Gazette)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Election 2018: The Koch Brothers Lost Big in Tampa Last Night
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A grassroots-led push for trails, sidewalks and transit funding in Hillsborough County was successful despite opposition backed by the Koch brothers.
Wednesday’s Headlines
|- Colorado Voters Reject Both Transportation Measures, Deeming Them Unfit to Fix Our Traffic Problems (Denverite)
- DBJ Calls Colorado Voters “Not in the Mood” To Increase Taxes or Debts for Transportation
- Prop 110 “Shot Down” (CPR), And Prop 109 “Rejected” by Voters (CPR)
- … And Finally, DenPo‘s Take on Both Transportation Ballot Results
- Aurora Voters Defeat Photo Red-Light Program, By A Lot (Sentinel)
- Man Who Was Killed By Driver in Colorado Springs Has Been Identified (Gazette)
- The Next Highway Expansion for Denver is Along I-25; the Valley Project (Westword)
- Jefferson County Makes E-Bikes Legal on All Bike Trails (303Cycling)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Amazon’s Choice of Crystal City Powered by Good Transit
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Good transit and a highly educated workforce make sense — but couldn't Amazon have spread the wealth instead of picking suburbs where it already has a large presence?
Tuesday’s Headlines
|- A Driver Hit and Killed a Person Walking in Colorado Springs, Making it the Third Death at This Intersection in Two Weeks (Gazette)
- There Will be a Direct Flight from Denver to London Starting in March, Aiming to Bring Londoners to Denver (Denverite)
- CDOT’s Million Dollar Investment in Personal Breathalyzers is Only Kind of Working (SUN)
- Boulder County Commissioners Will Be Hosting a Hearing on E-Bikes and Boulder County Parks, Open Space (303cycling)
- The Largest Passenger Plane in the World Just Landed in DIA for the First, and Last Time, Ever (DenPo)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA