Thursday’s Headlines
Light rail vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Aurora (Denver Post) African-American RTD passenger sues city after police detained, searched, handcuffed and arrested him for ‘riding while black.’ (Westword) Chris Jones’s “Unfortunate Intersections” video series went viral with a pinch of wit and a dash of sarcasm sprinkled on top of a few principles of … Continued
8:52 AM GMT-0700 on January 17, 2019
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Light rail vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Aurora (Denver Post)
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African-American RTD passenger sues city after police detained, searched, handcuffed and arrested him for ‘riding while black.’ (Westword)
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Chris Jones’s “Unfortunate Intersections” video series went viral with a pinch of wit and a dash of sarcasm sprinkled on top of a few principles of good street design. (Streetsblog Denver)
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The FasTracks promise to bring rail between Westminster and Longmont isn’t completely dead. (Broomfield Enterprise)
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State legislators talk about transportation challenges after voters rejected two propositions that would have raised billions. (Westminster Window)
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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