Monday’s Headlines

At the dedication of a “ghost bike” Saturday to remember Dave Martinez, the hit-and-run victim, who died Jan. 7, Gloria Gonzalez, the mother of Martinez’s four children, his daughter Maggie Rose, and his son David listen to eulogies from North Denver’s bicycle community. 

• Bicyclist killed after train struck and killed him in Longmont. (Denver7)
• Hit-and-run cyclist victim Dave Martinez remembered at ‘Ghost Bike’ ceremony. (Streetsblog Denver)
  In Colorado Springs, 48 people died in traffic fatalities last year; “an alarming number of them were pedestrians, most of whom were homeless.” (The Gazette)
• As Denver plans bus rapid transit for East Colfax, community organizers are working with developers to avoid displacement, strengthen local businesses and avoid losing neighborhood’s roots. (9 News)
• “Those holding their breath for the Northwest rail FasTracks will be dead from oxygen starvation long before it becomes a reality.” (Daily Camera)
• “Free Ride February” offers Lyft rides to several Breckenridge bars. (5280)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

• Thursday: Moving People Forward mobility conference with keynote speaker Janette Sadik-Khan.