Thursday’s Headlines
Trooper's death brings up first responder safety, new transpo funding disappointing, more downtown commuters are choosing public transportation.
7:45 AM GMT-0700 on March 21, 2019
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Trooper’s death during last week’s blizzard highlights first responder safety as “the number of fatal collisions involving officers keeps going up.” (KUNC)
- Longmont police don’t cite Mayor Brian Bagley in crash that sent cyclist to hospital. (Times-Call)
- Denver drivers urged to “slow the funk down.” (Denver7)
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$30 million: Amount of new transportation funding Colorado lawmakers recommended for the state budget, “a very disappointing amount in light of the magnitude of the $9 billion need,” said Sandra Hagen Solin of Fix Colorado Roads. (Denver Post)
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Colorado’s population booms as road funding stagnates, climate warms. (Real Vail)
- Bold climate-action legislation for Colorado nears rollout. (Colorado Independent)
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New study reveals more downtown commuters are choosing public transportation. (Denver7)
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Mayoral candidates Tate and Giellis want Denver to halt new construction permits, rezoning, and adoption of the Denveright plans until after the May election. (Denver Post)
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Have your say in plans to upgrade downtown transit and mobility options with this survey about the Denver Moves Downtown plan. (Patch.com)
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Housing affects Coloradans’ health, suburbs and mountain towns fare the best. (CPR)
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TABOR reform: “Colorado lawmakers want to ask voters for an end to refunding excess tax revenue so that it can be spent on the state’s roads and schools.” (Colorado Politics)
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More on CU Denver study about Uber and Lyft freeing up parking. (Science Daily) (Denver7)
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Officials in Steamboat area considering expansion of regional bus service to Craig, Hayden, Milner and Steamboat II. (Craig Daily Press)
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Massive changes at National Western Center campus will house more cows and llamas for two weeks a year, but nobody knows what to do with it the rest of the time. (Denverite)
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