Wednesday’s Headlines
Our new interactive map visualizes where traffic fatalities are happening. Colorado Springs Mayor's son-in-law suffering serious brain injury after Denver traffic crash. RTD’s legal team asked for $4 million to continue fighting lawsuits with the company that built and operates the A, B and G lines. More headlines...
8:03 AM GMT-0700 on June 12, 2019
From Streetsblog
-
Traffic Violence Report: Our new interactive map visualizes where traffic fatalities are happening in Denver. The number of deaths on Alameda St., Federal Blvd. and especially Colfax show the city’s failure to address street safety on its most dangerous streets, despite repeated calls for fast, inexpensive road treatments. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
-
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers’ son-in-law is suffering a serious brain injury after Denver traffic crash. (Colorado Politics)
-
RTD’s legal team asked for $4 million to continue fighting lawsuits with Denver Transit Partners, the company that built and operates the A, B and G lines. (CPR)
-
Longmont proposes protected bike lanes and road upgrades to support bus rapid transit to Boulder. (Times-Call)
-
Lakewood Initiative 200: Opponents blast proposed Lakewood growth cap. (Denver Business Journal)
-
Climate crisis: “Be prepared for more hailstorms with bigger hailstones in the future,” says CU weather researcher. (Denver Post)
-
Mayor Hancock: New council members “could make the mayor’s third term a helluva lot more contentious than his previous two.” (Westword)
-
Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 32 Good. Yesterday’s max: 61 Moderate.
-
National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
Streetsblog Denver informs the movement for sustainable transportation and a livable city. Give $5 per month.
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
Comments are closed.
More from Streetsblog Denver
Farewell to Streetsblog Denver in five commentaries
This is the final post for Streetsblog Denver. The Denver Streets Partnership decided to end its operation of Streetsblog Denver as of January 31, 2022. Streetsblog USA assures us that all Streetsblog Denver content will remain online. To stay up to date on multimodal issues in Denver, please bookmark the Denver Streets Partnership blog — … Continued
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Death of the perfect bike lane
The proposed Gray Street bike lane was quite possibly the perfect bike lane. Yet the original design died an unexpected and unfortunate bureaucratic death. Please don't let it be in vain.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Sidewalks will carry you wherever I go
Sidewalks are like relationships: We can build them if we are willing. We can repair them if we are willing. They don’t fall apart overnight. They need care, maintenance, and people choosing to do the work.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: In Streetsblog Denver’s absence, local news has a responsibility to get out from behind the windshield
Since I founded Streetsblog Denver, the city’s media landscape has shifted, at least somewhat, to question automobile dominance and the general lack of good alternatives. Hell, one-time A-Line agitator Kyle Clark is now a hero of the movement.
January 31, 2022
Commentary: Becoming a bike advocate and how Streetsblog Denver helped me find community
Becoming the biking advocate I am now began with Streetsblog Denver.
January 31, 2022
