Monday’s Headlines
From Streetsblog
- Photos: Students lead Denver’s Global Climate Strike. (Streetsblog Denver)
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- Colorado climate strikers talk about why they are taking action. (Colorado Independent)
- Commentary: When a reporter from Germany arrived in Denver, she unintentionally gave up walking, biking and a less meat-centric diet. “But now, like all those around me, I am leading the life of a climate killer.” (Denver Post)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headlined a Boulder climate event. (CPR)
Other news
- In Lakewood, a crash near U.S. Highway 6 and Wadsworth killed one person and involved a pedestrian. (Denver Post, 9 News)
- A careless driver hit and seriously injured a young girl on a bicycle who was riding in a crosswalk near the Denver School of the Arts. (9 News)
- Metro cities add adaptive technology to change how long lights stay green based on current traffic. Three municipalities work together to speed up traffic on Yosemite. (9 News)
- RTD urges rail riders to pay attention and put down their mobile phones because train operators nearly hit them 4-5 times per week. (Denver7)
- Park(ing) Day transforms parking spots into parks. (Denverite)
- RTD Director Natalie Menten suggests the National medal of Honor Foundation should consider a nearby park the “grand entrance” to its potential museum instead of building a park on the agency’s “gravel pit” near Civic Center Station. (9 News)
- Colorado joined 22 other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration to keep stricter auto emissions standards. (Denver Post)
- The Biennial of the Americas will offer ideas and arts. (Denver Post)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 37 Good. Yesterday’s max: 56 Moderate.
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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