Tuesday’s Headlines
From Streetsblog For WalkDenver board member Mark Fetterhoff, vacations are an opportunity to explore cities on foot. During a recent trip to South America, he walked over 100 miles in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago. Here are a few observations and examples of how big cities move people. (Streetsblog Denver) Other news: A woman on … Continued
8:23 AM GMT-0700 on April 9, 2019
From Streetsblog
-
For WalkDenver board member Mark Fetterhoff, vacations are an opportunity to explore cities on foot. During a recent trip to South America, he walked over 100 miles in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago. Here are a few observations and examples of how big cities move people. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news:
- A woman on a Lime scooter, hit and injured a blind man waiting for the bus on 16th Street mall. After threatening him, she fled. (Denver 7)
- First major closures for I-70 project will be this weekend, one of four full weekend shutdowns. (Denver Post)
- There has been a spike in deaths of people walking being hit by drivers in Denver, 7 this year already. (Fox 31)
- Issues with the crossing gates along the A-Line are the reason the quiet zones… aren’t that quiet. (Fox 31)
- Work Zone Awareness Week is underway, a new initiative by CDOT aiming to protect road construction workers. (Patch)
- An Aurora restaurant owner lost his brother to a fatal hit and run in 2017, at the same intersection as the fatal hit and run that occurred yesterday. (CBS 4)
- Another Lodo surface parking lot to be redeveloped, this time into a hotel. (Business Den)
- Driver from Friday’s fatal hit and run has been found and arrested on a vehicular homicide charge. (Denver Post)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 58 Moderate. Yesterday: 50 Good.
- National Headlines at Streetsblog USA.
Support the nonprofit mission of Streetsblog Denver. Give $5 per month.
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
Comments are closed.
More from Streetsblog Denver
Farewell to Streetsblog Denver in five commentaries
This is the final post for Streetsblog Denver. The Denver Streets Partnership decided to end its operation of Streetsblog Denver as of January 31, 2022. Streetsblog USA assures us that all Streetsblog Denver content will remain online. To stay up to date on multimodal issues in Denver, please bookmark the Denver Streets Partnership blog — … Continued
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Death of the perfect bike lane
The proposed Gray Street bike lane was quite possibly the perfect bike lane. Yet the original design died an unexpected and unfortunate bureaucratic death. Please don't let it be in vain.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go
Sidewalks are like relationships: We can build them if we are willing. We can repair them if we are willing. They don’t fall apart overnight. They need care, maintenance, and people choosing to do the work.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: In Streetsblog Denver’s absence, local news has a responsibility to get out from behind the windshield
Since I founded Streetsblog Denver, the city’s media landscape has shifted, at least somewhat, to question automobile dominance and the general lack of good alternatives. Hell, one-time A-Line agitator Kyle Clark is now a hero of the movement.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Becoming a bike advocate and how Streetsblog Denver helped me find community
Becoming the biking advocate I am now began with Streetsblog Denver.
January 31, 2022
