Monday’s Headlines

Tactical urbanism: A cyclist and scooter rider ride in the Wynkoop Street bike lane protected by red cups and tomatoes during the #RedCupProject demonstration on April 26.
Tactical urbanism: A cyclist and scooter rider ride in the Wynkoop Street bike lane protected by red cups and tomatoes during the #RedCupProject demonstration on April 26.
A cyclist and scooter user use a bicycle lane protected with cups and tomatoes as a part of the #RedCupProject demonstration. Photo: Andy Bosselman

From Streetsblog

  • #RedCupProject: After the death of a cyclist who was using an unprotected bike lane in Washington D.C., A Denver bike activist organized an international protest to illustrate how vulnerable people are when they bike in unprotected bike lanes. (Streetsblog Denver) (Streetsblog USA)

Other news

  • Driver killed pedestrian in LoDo last night. (Denver Post)
  • In separate crashes, RTD’s A Line kills two at the same place. (Denver Post)
  • Police looking for two after fatal rollover on 6th Ave. at I-25. (9 News)
  • Truck driver arrested after 28-car crash and explosion on I-70 where a semi-truck plowed into vehicles, killing four and “causing a fire so intense that it melted the roadway and metal off of cars.” (CPR)
  • Four victims identified. (Denver7)
  • Company driver worked for has a history of brake issues. (Fox 31)
  • Aurora police arrested Sandra Navarro, “the suspected driver of a car that hit and killed an elderly pedestrian then fled the scene.” (Denver Post)
  • “A skateboarder was injured seriously when he was hit by a pickup in Eagle County, and investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver.” (Denver Post)
  • Victim, an environmental activist, says he’ll go back to his gas-guzzling car as he recovers. (Vail Daily)
  • More on the #RedCupProejct. (Denverite)
  • As G-Line service between Denver, Arvada and Wheat Ridge starts, RTD offers free rides through May 11. (Denver Post) (5280)
  • RTD G Line opens new economic opportunities for northwest Denver suburbs. (Denver Business Journal)
  • Greyhound hopes to move from its existing depot to Union Station. (BusinessDen)
  • Denver has a plan for 2040, but what happens today? (Denver Post)
  • Opinion: City’s 20-year plans will help its growing pains. (Denver Post)
  • Initiative 300 “would declare that everyone has the right to rest, eat and shelter in public places without being harassed.” (Governing)
  • Denver Air Quality Index:  6 a.m.: 40 Good. Yesterday’s max: 50 Good.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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