Thursday’s Headlines
A pedestrian comes to a closed sidewalk at a construction site on 19th St. near Wewatta on Mar. 27, 2019. Photo: Andy Bosselman From Streetsblog Navigating around construction sites may soon get easier for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders. But yesterday’s tweak to existing policies needs deeper changes, which are coming. (Streetsblog Denver) Other news One … Continued
7:47 AM GMT-0700 on March 28, 2019
A pedestrian comes to a closed sidewalk at a construction site on 19th St. near Wewatta on Mar. 27, 2019. Photo: Andy Bosselman
From Streetsblog
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Navigating around construction sites may soon get easier for pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders. But yesterday’s tweak to existing policies needs deeper changes, which are coming. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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One person injured after 19-year-old suspected of DUI crashed into two Littleton homes. (Denver Post)
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Joy Manzanares, 50, turned herself in after she hit and killed a pedestrian Friday. (Fox31)
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More on Colorado’s bus driver shortage. (CBS4)
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NFL player Phillip Lindsay is a hometown hero, so is his dad, an RTD bus driver. (Westword)
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State Senate finds $106 million for roads and other transportation projects. (Denver Post)
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Changes are coming to South Broadway and Denver wants your input. (Denver7)
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Oil and gas industry spending big to stop new regulations, this time it’s not working. (Colorado Sun)
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Dense, energy-smart neighborhood Arvada uses goats as lawn mowers and tech to boost efficiency. (Denverite)
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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