Wednesday’s Headlines
From Streetsblog Fact check: Colo. Rep. Jovan Melton wants to ban red light cameras. But he justifies his position with false info. A hearing for his bill will happen at the State Capitol this afternoon. (Streetsblog Denver) Opinion: Denver paved over paradise and put up a parking lot. Contrary to the conclusion of a recent Denver … Continued
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Fact check: Colo. Rep. Jovan Melton wants to ban red light cameras. But he justifies his position with false info. A hearing for his bill will happen at the State Capitol this afternoon. (Streetsblog Denver)
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Opinion: Denver paved over paradise and put up a parking lot. Contrary to the conclusion of a recent Denver Post series, the city’s disappearing green spaces are not the fault of a growing population. With 60 percent of the built environment dedicated to cars, the real problem is cars themselves, not people, writes Alana Miller, a policy analyst at the Frontier Group. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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A man is facing murder charges after allegedly intentionally hitting a pedestrian with his car. (Denver7)
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Police want to charge the RTD driver whose train was going too fast when it derailed and injured nine in Aurora last moth. (Denver Post)
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State looking into Front Range passenger rail system that would extend from Pueblo to Ft. Collins. (KOAA)
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All hype, no loop: Arrivo, the company that promised to bring a Hyperloop test track to Colorado, officially died. (Westword)
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DU looking to replace Chariot shuttle service before the company shuts down next week. (Denverite)
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Ski train: Amtrak’s new lounge car lets you pair 360-degree mountain views with local brews, cocktails and snacks for the two-hour trip to Winter Park. (Eater Denver)
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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