Thursday’s Headlines

A Lime scooter parked in front of the main entrance to Union Station. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman

Guest Commentary: Scooters are another sign of big tech colonizing public spaces. (Streetsblog Denver)

A driver hit and killed a woman riding a bike yesterday (Denver Police), the crash was on South Marion Street where enraged NIMBYs oppose improvements to a bike lane (Bicycle Colorado). (Check Streetsblog this afternoon for more information).
A driver caused life-threatening injuries after hitting bicyclist Bernie Bernstein in Boulder Saturday. (Daily Camera)
Bustang’s runaway success has CDOT planning direct service to ski areas and Rocky Mountain National Park on weekends. (Summit Daily)
Bennet, Gardner seek federal refunds on RTD’s Denver Union Station financing. (Colorado Politics)
Decades of desegregation: Denver readers recall their own stories of ‘busing’ (Chalkbeat)
Remember that opinion piece supporting Lakewood’s new housing limits on environmental grounds? In his latest editorial, Gary Wockner is beating the same drum: NIMBYs are Earth warriors. (Colorado Independent)
As affordable housing is bulldozed in Sun Valley, one boy’s life will change forever. (5280)
A 108-unit affordable housing complex opens in Stapleton. (La Voz)
Organizers behind a carbon tax initiative fail to gather enough signatures to make the ballot. (Denverite)
Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 44 Good. Yesterday’s max: 108 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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