Thursday’s Headlines
A driver hit and killed a woman riding a bike yesterday on South Marion Street where NIMBYs oppose improvements to a bike lane. Scooters are another sign of big tech colonizing public spaces. Bustang is planning direct service to ski areas.
8:18 AM GMT-0700 on July 25, 2019
A Lime scooter parked in front of the main entrance to Union Station. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman
From Streetsblog
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Guest Commentary: Scooters are another sign of big tech colonizing public spaces. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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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).
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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)
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Bennet, Gardner seek federal refunds on RTD’s Denver Union Station financing. (Colorado Politics)
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Decades of desegregation: Denver readers recall their own stories of ‘busing’ (Chalkbeat)
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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)
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As affordable housing is bulldozed in Sun Valley, one boy’s life will change forever. (5280)
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A 108-unit affordable housing complex opens in Stapleton. (La Voz)
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Organizers behind a carbon tax initiative fail to gather enough signatures to make the ballot. (Denverite)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 44 Good. Yesterday’s max: 108 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
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