Tuesday’s Headlines
This free, ‘Low-Stress Bike Map’ wants to boost biking despite Denver’s inadequate network of bike lanes. Get ready for Bike to Work Day tomorrow. Bustang’s success could boost chances of Colorado creating a Front Range rail line. More headlines ...
8:06 AM GMT-0700 on June 25, 2019
The free Low-Stress Denver Bike Map. Photo: Twitter user Lisa Truong Nguyen
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This free, ‘Low-Stress Bike Map’ wants to boost biking despite Denver’s inadequate network of bike lanes. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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Help Bike to Work Day organizers by registering for the event. (DRCOG)
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Bustang’s success could boost chances of Colorado creating a Front Range rail line. (CPR)
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At last night’s City Council meeting, Sloan’s Lake NIMBYs lost their fight against a 160-unit transit-oriented development at 17th and Newton. (Denverite, Denver Post)
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Denver voters will decide if the city should transform DPW into the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. (Denverite, Denver Post)
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The success of Friday’s Little Saigon night market boosts an effort to make a stretch of Federal Boulevard safer for pedestrians. (Denverite)
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People with disabilities can learn to use Uber and Lyft at a new class in Denver. (9 News)
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When ranked by the number of crashes — not fatalities or injuries — Denver is the 83rd safest city for driving among a list of 200 cities. Ft. Collins ranked seventh. (Denver Post)
- Explainer: What is Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights? (Denver Post)
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The West is not ready for wildfire smoke resulting from the climate crisis. (AP)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 33 Good. Yesterday’s max: 61 Moderate.
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