Today’s Headlines 5/12/21: The good, the bad and the weird in Colorado’s transportation funding bill
| | No CommentsCentennial State
- The good, the bad and the weird in Colorado’s 2021 transportation funding bill (Bicycle Colorado)
- First phase of U.S. 50 and Purcell Boulevard interchange in Pueblo West now 60% complete (The Pueblo Chieftain)
- How Colorado can — and cannot — spend the $5.7 billion in federal coronavirus stimulus heading its way (The Colorado Sun)
- Truck driver who killed Colorado State Patrol trooper was convicted of two traffic offenses (The Colorado Sun)
- ‘Complete Revitalization’: Silverthorne Makes Progress On Four Street Crossing Development (CBS Local)
- NoCo biz, government group calls on Congress to fund I-25 improvements (Greeley Tribune)
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- New Denver Bike And Electric Scooter Program Launches Tuesday (CBS Local)
- Denver might buy more hotels for the homeless, city officials say (BusinessDen)
- Changes, closures coming soon to I-70 in Denver for CDOT’s Mile High Shift project (The Denver Channel)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 39 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 35 (Good)
From Streetsblog
- Wednesday’s Headlines: Pete and Pete (Streetsblog USA)
- Not a Coincidence: Maryland Couple Dies on Same Dangerous Road Five Years Apart (Streetsblog USA)
- Inside Berlin’s Free Cargo-Bikeshare Program (Streetsblog USA)
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Tuesday’s Headlines 5/11/21: It’s official – Lyft and Lime to bring bike and scooter share to Denver
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Denver to Launch New Bike and Scooter Share Program This Week (DOTI)
- City Council gives Lyft and Lime sole control of Denver’s bike-and scooter-share market, rezones Loretto Heights for redevelopment and more (The Denver Post)
- Denver City Council passes resolution to allow only 2 scooter operators (9 News)
- ‘Bird’ e-scooters make debut in the City of Aurora (KDVR)
- Update: Via Transit Talks (DRMAC)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 31 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 36 (Good)
Centennial State
- Major Colorado transportation bill faces first committee test (Colorado Politics)
- Transportation bill moves forward, even as questions arise about proposed environmental studies the bill still allows a large portion of funding to support highway widening (Denver Business Journal)
- Voters May Be Asked To Lower The Gas Tax After Colorado Lawmakers Propose A Gas Fee (CBS Local)
- No more driving to work? That’s what Colorado’s top air quality experts are suggesting (The Denver Channel)
- Three killed in unrelated car crashes last week (Grand Junction Sentinel)
- CDOT restoring crosswalk to Boulder Falls trail on Colo. 119 (Tribune Publishing)
- What’s Driving You Crazy: The rules of solid white lines on city streets, interstates (The Denver Channel)
From Streetsblog
- Tuesday’s Headlines Won’t Leave You Wanting More (Streetsblog USA)
- The Trouble with Today’s Automatic Emergency Braking Systems (Streetsblog USA)
- Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here’s How to Stop Them (Streetsblog USA)
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Todays Headlines 5/7/21: Putting Santa Fe on a full road diet
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- I-70 is back open following deadly motorcycle crash Friday morning (KDVR)
- Denver Street Changes and Putting Santa Fe on a “Full Road Diet” (Westword)
- Transit & Safety Improvements Coming to Stretch of Lincoln Street (DOTI)
- RTD establishes guiding principles for providing future service – seeks feedback on next steps (The Denver Post)
- 6 innovative ways to fund climate action and equity in US cities in 2020 Denver passed a new sales tax on non-essential items to help adapt to climate change (Red Green and Blue)
- Workers are starting to return to downtown Denver, but do they actually want to? (KDVR)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 51 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 80 (Moderate).
Centennial State
- Hickenlooper highlights railroad expansion, infrastructure investments during Pueblo visit (The Pueblo Chieftan)
- Dillon moving forward with paid overnight parking system (Summit Daily)
- Pandemic Stimulus Money Is Helping Build Bus Stops In The Middle Of I-25 In Northern Colorado (KUNC)
- CDOT, local officials eyeing mobility hub in Grand Valley (The Daily Sentinel)
From Streetsblog
- Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses (Streetsblog USA)
- Friday’s Headlines To Cap Off the Week That Was (Streetsblog USA)
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Today’s Headlines 5/6/21: Is Denver ready to go back to the office?
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Ready to get back to the office? Denver leaders are pushing for it (Denver Business Journal, Colorado Politics)
- RTD to dig deeply into its fare structure with eye on affordability and equity (The Denver Post)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 48 (Good).
Centennial State
- It’s Official: ‘Historic’ Coalition Unveils Plan To Pump Billions To Colorado’s Transportation System (Colorado Public Radio)
- Colorado Democrats introduce ambitious transportation bill (Sentinel Colorado)
- Steamboat Springs seeks state grant for various downtown projects including new bike lanes, sidewalks (Steamboat Pilot)
- What could proposed train expansion do for small towns (The Denver Channel)
From Streetsblog
- New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises in former rankings, Colorado took the 8th spot (Streetsblog USA)
- Talking Headways Podcast: Rethinking City and Commuter Transportation (Streetsblog USA)
- Induced Demand for Thursday’s Headlines (Streetsblog USA)
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Today’s Headlines 5/5/21: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado
| | No CommentsIt’s National Bike to School Day! Learn more about how Colorado celebrates the day here.
From Streetsblog
- Commentary: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado (Streetsblog Denver)
- Wednesday’s Headlines Add Some Perspective (Streetsblog USA)
- How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws (Streetsblog USA)
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- National Bike to School Day; here’s what bicyclists and drivers need to know (KDVR)
- RTD’s Going To Take A Hard Look At Its ‘Very Expensive’ Fares (Colorado Public Radio)
- Traffic Alert: Lane Closures Planned On Lincoln Street In Denver For Transit & Safety Improvements including increased hours for a transit-only lane (CBS Local)
- RTD Aims To Learn How To Better Serve Riders In New Study (CBS Denver)
- New ‘Smart’ Cycling Study Underway in Denver (CBS Denver)
- RTD vows to listen to community (Douglas County News Press)
- Denver City Council Passes ‘Healthy Residential Rentals For All’ (CBS Denver)
- New Arches Welcome Visitors To South Pearl Street (CBS Denver)
- First electric scooters coming to Aurora next week (Sentinel Colorado)
- The best cheap electric bike That feeling when passing cars stuck in traffic? Still priceless. (KDVR)
- Preparing for a Crisis (Inside Higher Ed)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 40 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 48 (Good).
Centennial State
- Colorado Democrats formally introduce their transportation-fee bill with Republican, business community support (The Colorado Sun)
- ‘It Hits The Mark’: Large Part Of $5 Billion Colorado Transportation Bill Focuses On Electric Cars but electric cars are still no substitute for walking, biking, and transit (CBS Denver)
- Colorado officials roll out $3.8 billion fee hike plan to fund transportation (The Center Square)
- 22-year-old killed in car crash in Boulder County (99.1)
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Today’s Headlines 5/4/21: RTD may get more power to lower fares
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- A Bill To Give RTD More Power To Lower Fares And Raise Revenue Lands On Polis’ Desk (Colorado Public Radio)
- RTD looking at whether to change fares (Denver 7)
- Throwing a Pandemic-friendly Bike “Rodeo” (Bicycle Colorado)
- Denver South Employees Transportation Champions (DRMAC)
- Transportation Requirements for New Developments (DOTI)
- VIA Transit Talks (DRMAC)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 36 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 40 (Good).
From Streetsblog
- Tuesday’s Headlines are Coming At Ya Like a Hurricane (Streetsblog USA)
- An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck (Streetsblog USA)
- Why Mobility as a Service Needs a Proper Platform (Streetsblog USA)
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Monday’s Headlines 5/3/21: Person walking dies after being struck by A-Line train
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Pedestrian Dies After Crash With RTD A-Line (CBS Local)
- You can eat on Denver streets and sidewalks for at least another year (Denverite)
- RTD to begin 18-month fare study due to ‘burdensome’ cost for many customers (9 News, Sentinel Colorado)
- Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year (The Denver Post)
- Denver RTD establishes guiding principles for providing future service (Mass Transit)
- One-third of scooter rides replaced a car trip (KDVR)
- Man arrested after ramming patrol car and leading officers on car chase, police say (9 News)
- Autonomous vehicles could come to Golden (Arvada Press)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 38 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 61 (Moderate).
Centennial State
- There’s a storied history behind Gypsum’s modest pedestrian bridge (VailDaily)
- Connecting Colorado: Front Range Passenger Rail Legislation Clears Committee (EIN News)
- Man accused of hitting, killing CSP trooper in 2016 scheduled to appear in court Monday following two mistrials (KDVR)
From Streetsblog
- What is ‘Traffic Violence’ and Why Do We Need To Talk About It? (Streetsblog USA)
- Monday’s Headlines Because We’re Doing This (Streetsblog USA)
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Friday’s Headlines 4/30/21: Can Open Streets outlast the pandemic?
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Can ‘Open Streets’ Outlast the Pandemic? (Bloomberg CityLab)
- Future Denver Developers Must Promote Alternatives To Driving (CBS Local)
- Suncor’s Outdated Air Pollution Permit Is Up For Renewal. Here’s What’s At Stake (Colorado Public Radio)
- The Ups And Downs Of Rail In The West, Both Past And Present (Colorado Public Radio)
- Denver Police Increase Patrols Along Federal Boulevard For Cinco de Mayo Celebrations (CBS Local)
- Update: 1 person seriously injured after crash involving car and A-Line train (KDVR)
- New canopy design will bring 100 additional trees to Denver’s 16th Street Mall (KDVR)
- New bike corral at 17th and Williams! (DOTI)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 37 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 67 (Moderate).
Centennial State
- Transportation bill lays out fees, fares and inflation (Colorado Politics)
- Front Range Passenger Rail District legislation advances in committee (KRDO)
- After Deadliest Year For Motorcycles On Colorado Roads, The Focus Is On Helmet Safety (CBS Local)
- Colorado clean car advocates applaud Biden plan to reject Trump rollback (Colorado Politics)
- Longmont’s Main Street set for a remodel by reimagining outdoor seating (The Denver Channel)
- People of color more exposed than whites to air pollution (Sentinel Colorado)
From Streetsblog
- Traffic Violence Report: 20 people have died on Denver’s streets (Streetsblog Denver)
- Friday’s Headlines So We Can Finish This Week Already (Streetsblog USA)
- Another View on Automated Cameras and Safety (Streetsblog USA)
- The Southwest’s Bike Spike Was Bigger Than Europe (Streetsblog USA)
- Talking Headways Podcast: A New Conversation about Development Finance (Streetsblog USA)
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Traffic Violence Report: 20 people have died on Denver’s streets
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So far in 2021, 20 people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets. Three of the victims were on foot, one was on a scooter, and 16 were in vehicles. At this point in 2020, 15 people were victims of traffic violence in Denver. In 2020 in Denver, 56 people died from traffic violence. […]
Thursday’s Headlines 4/29: Driver disregards crossing signals, crashes with A-Line train
| | No CommentsDenver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Driver injured after car strikes RTD train in Aurora Wednesday Police say driver “disregarded the lowered level crossing signals as the train approached” (Sentinel Colorado, Denver Post)
- RTD begins planning on how to win back riders, even as it faces new opposition to Northwest Rail (Denver Business Journal)
- Mile High United Way Teams Up With Lyft For Transportation To COVID Vaccine Appointments (CBS Local)
- Denver to reduce part of Federal to two lanes Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday ahead of Cinco de Mayo (Denverite)
- Suspect In Street Racing Event That Blocked I-225 In Aurora Was Later Hit By Car And Killed (CBS Local)
- Denver police officer accused of crashing into fellow officer, arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault (The Denver Post)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 44 (Good).
Centennial State
- Walkable Main will not return to Breckenridge despite 83% of businesses and 86% of residents supporting its return (Summit Daily)
- Longmont City Council to consider allowing electric scooters on public paths, city sidewalks (Times-Call)
- Improvements to Grand Ave and 1st St intersection beginning mid-May “To make the intersection better for drivers, CDOT is planning on widening roads” (KJCT 8)
- CDOT holds open house to discuss details on I-70B construction project (Western Slope Now)
From Streetsblog
- Thursday’s Headlines to Keep the Fun Going (Streetsblog USA)
- Calculator Shows How Many Cars Will Come To Your Town’s New Highway (Streetsblog USA)
- ZOOM CALL: Experts See Opportunities in Biden Highway Plan (Streetsblog USA)
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Wednesday’s Headlines 4/28/21: Best Foot Forward
| | No CommentsFrom Streetsblog
- Commentary: Best Foot Forward (Streetsblog Denver)
- OPINION: Stop the Shameful Treatment of Deliveristas (Streetsblog USA)
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Denver cop faces possible vehicular assault charge for wrong-way crash (KDVR)
- Lime, Lyft move closer to taking over Denver’s streets, but some city lawmakers are skeptical about the potential rollout (Denverite, BizWest)
- Motorcycle Catches Fire After Rider Crashes Into Wall On Federal Boulevard (CBS Denver)
- Driver charged in fatal high-speed crash in Denver (9 News)
- CO: RTD retained more frequent service during pandemic in communities that need transit the most (Mass Transit)
- Formation of Front Range Passenger Rail district gets wide-ranging support (Denver Business Journal)
- Sale of old Denver railyard could mean moving I-25, new rail lines and vertical development (9 News)
- Amazon’s first electric vans started delivering packages in the Denver area this week (The Colorado Sun)
- The Denver Trolley gets a facelift in a year without riders (Denverite)
- Caught on camera: Bike thieves break into locked storage room for their score (KDVR)
- Residents In Some Denver Neighborhoods Say Illegal Motorcycle Racing Is Common Occurrence (CBS Denver)
- Former RTD board members call for options in FasTracks plan, stating Northwest Rail isn’t ‘cost effective’ (Times Call)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 35 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 45 (Good).
Centennial State
- LETTERS: Get real about light rail; who wants these trains? *raises hand*
(The Gazette) - It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week (Western Slope Now)
- New stoplight near Sleeping Giant School won’t be ready for first day of school (Steamboat Pilot & Today)
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