Friday’s Headlines
From Streetsblog Guest post: As drivers kill 35 percent more pedestrians than they did in 2008, the climbing death toll should be a wake-up call for our leaders that this is a public health crisis which requires immediate action, writes Trevor Stankiewicz of The Frontier Group. (Streetsblog Denver) Other news Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis … Continued
9:20 AM GMT-0700 on March 8, 2019
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Guest post: As drivers kill 35 percent more pedestrians than they did in 2008, the climbing death toll should be a wake-up call for our leaders that this is a public health crisis which requires immediate action, writes Trevor Stankiewicz of The Frontier Group. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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Denver mayoral candidate Jamie Giellis wants to delay Denveright, the city’s 20-year planning process, until after May 7 election. (Colorado Politics)
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This is how an inversion layer traps pollution over Denver; article blames brown cloud on weather, not pollution itself. (Denver Post)
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“Unhealthy air for everyone” continued yesterday morning according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. (CBS4)
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Ken Salazar on oil and gas reform: It’s driven by “a Boulder view of the world” that jeopardizes Democratic control of state government. (Denver Post)
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Sleep-deprived drivers cause more deaths for up to two weeks after daylight saving time, which starts Sunday. (North Denver News)
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Gas line broke at Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City, releasing vapor cloud. (Denver Post)
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