Thursday’s Headlines
Students from Lincoln Middle School in Ft. Collins on a practice ride. Photo: Nancy Nichols From Streetsblog Guest post: Where should new schools be built to encourage walking and biking? (Streetsblog Denver) Other news An A Line train struck and killed a pedestrian at Central Park Station near Stapleton. (Fox 31) Nine people were taken … Continued
7:45 AM GMT-0700 on May 2, 2019
Students from Lincoln Middle School in Ft. Collins on a practice ride. Photo: Nancy Nichols
From Streetsblog
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Guest post: Where should new schools be built to encourage walking and biking? (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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An A Line train struck and killed a pedestrian at Central Park Station near Stapleton. (Fox 31)
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Nine people were taken to the hospital after a crash between a Bustang coach and a semi south of Telluride. (Durango Herald)
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Street fixes coming to Hampden Ave. will make pedestrian safety “a tiny bit better.” (Denverite)
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The three-year expansion I-25 along the South Gap from Castle Rock to Monument could reduce crashes, which averaged one per day. (9 News)
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Polis declares May Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Motorcycle deaths are up 32% since 2011. (Summit Daily)
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Train voices: The robot announcer on the new G Line messes up the pronunciation of Wheat Ridge. Kyle Clark tracked down the human voice of RTD’s light rail system — and she nailed it. (9 News)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 25 Good. Yesterday’s max: 51 Moderate.
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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