Thursday’s Headlines

Report: Denver transit riders switch to cars as RTD fails to get the basics right. (Streetsblog Denver) (Also: Denverite, Streetsblog USA, WIRED)

Multi-car crash kills one on I-25 south of Colorado Springs (Gazette)
The R-Line train that derailed and injured a woman last month in Aurora was going too fast and RTD doesn’t have the tech needed to slow trains automatically. (Denver Post)
Matthew Dungan, who killed a motorcyclist while driving drunk and distracted, urges drivers to avoid lapses in judgement. (Coloradoan)
After deadliest year on Colorado Springs’ streets, police increasing enforcement. (News 5)
People made 58,000 trips on scooters, traveling nearly 1 million miles since Aug. 1. Fleet of 1,300 scooters could expand. (Denverite) (Also: Denver Post)
RTD hearing in Golden discussed proposed service cuts that would reduce W-Line service to every 30 minutes on Saturdays. (Fox 31)
Denver traffic is among the worst in the U.S. (Patch)
As more people move to Capitol Hill, people complain about too little parking. (Denver7)

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