Tuesday’s Headlines
A teen drag racer killed a pedestrian on Alameda Blvd. Women feel unsafe on Denver’s streets after dark. The Denver City Council put off voting on the Peña Boulevard widening. More headlines ...
8:05 AM GMT-0700 on July 9, 2019
Brianna Holguin crosses Alameda Boulevard one block from where a driver killed Joseph Fresquez on June 28.
From Streetsblog
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A teen drag racer killed a pedestrian on Alameda Boulevard in one of many known high-speed killing zones in the Mile High City that Mayor Hancock’s administration can’t get under control. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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Neil Westergaard, an influential Denver journalist who was often criticized by Streetsblog, died at 67. (Denver Business Journal, Denver Post)
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Women feel unsafe on Denver’s streets after dark, but it’s not likely to get brighter anytime soon. (Denverite)
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Colorado can go forward with adopting California’s tougher vehicle fuel standards a state district judge ruled. (Denver Post)
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Gov. Polis pledges to back California and the governors of 21 other states in fighting proposed Trump administration rules that would stop states from adopting tougher fuel standards. (AP)
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The Denver City Council put off voting on the Peña Boulevard widening until next week when new council members can have a say. (Denverite)
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Council changes how large developments are planned to include more community comments. (Denverite)
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Council approved a high-rise transit-oriented development near RTD’s 41st and Fox station. (Denverite)
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Hyperloop may be among the options CDOT will consider in its statewide listening tour. (Government Technology)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 38 Good. Yesterday’s max: 49 Good.
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