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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 … Continued

8:13 AM GMT-0700 on April 29, 2019

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.
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