Tuesday’s Headlines
Mayor will continue transportation and climate investments in budget proposal. Transit, the trip-planning app, now sells RTD tickets. Two competing carbon tax measures could be on next year's Denver ballot. More headlines ...
7:54 AM GMT-0700 on September 10, 2019
From Streetsblog
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Mayor Hancock will continue transportation and climate investments in his tightened 2020 budget proposal. (Streetsblog Denver)
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Transit, the trip-planning app, now sells RTD tickets. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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“We just want to know why,” says the family of Justin Gonzales, the bicyclist who a driver struck and killed before fleeing the scene in Aurora last week. (9 News)
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Commentary: RTD’s former CEO suggests support of public-private partnerships (P3), even after the airport debacle. (Denver Post)
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NREL launches a driverless shuttle on its Golden campus. (Denver Post, CBS4)
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Preservationists work to keep the Denver streetcar alive. (Elbert County News)
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There could be two competing carbon tax measures on next year’s Denver ballot. (Denverite)
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To reach air quality and climate goals, Ft. Collins promotes a $15,000 rebate for buyers of electric vehicles. (Coloradan)
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Two conversations on Front Range air quality. (KUNC)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 46 Good. Yesterday’s max: 90 Moderate.
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