Thursday’s Headlines
Colorado is no longer a place where careless drivers get away with hurting people. Protected bike lanes make streets safer for everyone, not just cyclists. Cars keep flying off an Englewood off-ramp next to an apartment complex and CDOT won’t add a guardrail. More headlines ...
7:52 AM GMT-0700 on May 30, 2019
Street safety advocates watched as Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law yesterday. It fixes lax penalties for careless drivers who severely injure pedestrians, cyclists, police and other vulnerable road users. Photo: Andy Bosselman
From Streetsblog
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Colorado is no longer a place where careless drivers get away with hurting people. (Streetsblog Denver)
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A 13-year study found that protected bike lanes lead to a drastic decline in fatalities for all users of the road, not just cyclists. (Streetsblog USA)
Other news
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A driver killed a man crossing the street at W. 14th Ave and Federal Blvd. (Denver7)
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More on the new law that punishes careless drivers who injure vulnerable road users. (Denver Post, Denverite)
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Cars keep flying off an Englewood off-ramp next to an apartment complex and CDOT won’t add a guardrail. (Fox 31)
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The City Council runoff election places candidates on a spectrum between anti-development NIMBYs and pro-housing YIMBYs. (Denverite)
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Westword looks at industrial sources of Colorado’s worsening air pollution, including the Suncor refinery and DIA. (Westword)
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Federal officials will “take a hard look at the climate change impacts of oil and gas” leases in Colorado and Wyoming after a judge’s ruling. (CPR)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 47 Good. Yesterday’s max: 74 Moderate.
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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