Thursday’s Headlines
Ridership vs. coverage: Jarrett Walker speaks to RTD about how to design a successful transit network. DenPo: Amid cyclist deaths, drivers should pledge to be safer on the road. Denver Cruisers dedicated last night’s ride to two fallen bicyclists.
8:25 AM GMT-0700 on August 1, 2019
Transportation planner Jarrett Walker talks to a group of officials as RTD kicks off a two year planning process. Photo: Andy Bosselman
From Streetsblog
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Finding a balance between increasing ridership and covering a wide area is key to a successful transit network said Jarrett Walker, a celebrated planner who RTD brought to speak as it kicks off a two-year planning process. But transformative changes are controversial and RTD’s elected board may not have the stomach to do what it takes to increase ridership. (Streetsblog Denver) (Also: CPR)
Other news
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Denver Post Editorial Board: Amid cyclist deaths, drivers should pledge to be safer on the road. (Denver Post)
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Denver Cruisers dedicated last night’s ride to two fallen bicyclists. (CBS4)
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Bicycle crashes prompt road safety questions. (Colorado Matters)
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As traffic deaths gain media attention, they symbolize decades of underreported fatalities on a car-based transportation system the city government says it can fix. (Denverite)
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Denver could see more traffic fatalities in 2019 than any time in the last decade. (9 News)
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82,000: Number of road rage calls in Colorado. (9 News)
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A man who was shot rode an RTD bus for about 20 minutes before being taken to the hospital. (Denver Post, Denver7)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 44 Good. Yesterday’s max: 126 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
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