Monday’s Headlines
107 Officials: Bustang is a success. Now give us more service. Denver is conducting bike lane traffic counts to see the lanes justify their cost. Uber, Lyft and the A-Line have reduced demand for airport parking, DIA scrapping plans to build two new parking garages.
7:43 AM GMT-0700 on July 22, 2019
Danny Katz of CoPRIG presents a giant card celebrating the success of Bustang to state transportation commissioners Thursday. Photo: Andy Bosselman
From Streetsblog
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107 Officials: Bustang is a success. Now give us more service. (Streetsblog Denver).
Other news
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More on the death of cyclist Scott Hendrickson. (9 News)
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A pedestrian warning system will be installed at an Aurora intersection where a driver struck and killed a 12-year-old girl. (Sentinel)
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Parents of a woman seriously injured in a scooter crash near Coors Field will ask Boulder City Council to continue prohibiting the vehicles. (Daily Camera)
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Denver is conducting bike lane traffic counts to see if the lanes justify their cost. (Fox 31)
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Uber, Lyft and the A-Line have reduced demand for airport parking and DIA officials have halted “their plans to build two new parking garages.” (Denver Post)
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Surveillance video shows the moment a light rail train in Denver almost derailed. (9 News)
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RTD will phase out human flaggers along the G Line. (Denver Post, 9 News)
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Commentary: Want to blame someone for our crumbling roads? Try TABOR. (Colorado Sun)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 33 Good. Yesterday’s max: 100 Moderate.
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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