Tuesday’s Headlines
A truck driver hit and seriously hurt a bicyclist in Commerce City. The 18-year plan to complete Denver’s bike network is unacceptable. Hancock's lowered speed limits are important, but safer infrastructure must be installed to reinforce slower speeds. More headlines ...
8:11 AM GMT-0700 on August 20, 2019
From Streetsblog
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Commentary: The 18-year plan to complete Denver’s bike network is unacceptable. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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A truck driver hit and seriously hurt a bicyclist in Commerce City. (9 News)
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Neighbors demand changes after two fatal crashes at an Aurora intersection. (Denver7)
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A 43-year-old woman who hit and killed a 77-year-old bicyclist in Arvada turned herself in shortly after fleeing the scene. (Denver Post)
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Will Mayor Hancock’s lowered speed limits reduce traffic fatalities? The move is important, but safer infrastructure must be installed to reinforce slower speeds, say advocates (including Streetsblog). (5280)
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More on the regional Vision Zero plan. (9 News)
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A developer will redesign the Platte Street Plaza near the Highland Bridge (for pedestrians and bicyclists) in a $1.7 million project that will complete this winter. (Denverite)
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More on the study showing a potentially huge economic impact if high-speed public transit were installed along I-70 to the mountains. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
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Stapleton property owners voted against removing the former KKK member’s name from the neighborhood. (Denver Post, CBS4)
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Commentary: Colorado needs some “Debrucing” to get rid of parts of Doug Bruce’s 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). (Denver Post)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 62 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 100 Moderate.
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