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 to the hospital after a crash between a Bustang coach and a semi south of Telluride. (Durango Herald)
• Street fixes coming to Hampden Ave. will make pedestrian safety “a tiny bit better.” (Denverite)
• 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)
• Polis declares May Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Motorcycle deaths are up 32% since 2011. (Summit Daily)
• 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)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 25 Good. Yesterday’s max: 51 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA.