Thursday’s Headlines

From Streetsblog

• Eyes on the Street: Workers start bike and bus improvements on 15th Street. Similar multi-modal changes will come to 17th Street later this year. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

• One person is dead and another injured after a motorcycle crash near DIA. (9 News)
• A driver killed a motorcyclist in a five-vehicle pileup in Aurora. (Denver7)
• Thornton police arrested a 67-year-old man they believe hit a student in a wheelchair before driving away. (CBS4)
• Public Works says it will look into changes that could prevent drivers from crashing at Speer and Champa where several vehicles have fallen on the Cherry Creek bike trail. (CBS4)
• RTD’s C, E and W light rail lines were temporarily paused at Union Station because a man appeared to be attempting to jump off the Millennium Bridge on 16th Street. (Denverite)
• Leaders of northern suburbs expressed anger over a delay that will push back the opening of RTD’s N Line to August. (Denver Post)
• RTD faces a budget shortfall; like all transit agencies, its fares don’t come close to covering costs. (CPR)
• A new city rule is not preventing construction workers from using on-street parking. (Fox 31)
• More on the 15th Street bike improvements. (CBS4)
• A new program allows middle school students to check out bikes to get to school. (9 News)
• A nonprofit uses tandem bikes to help blind people enjoy biking. (Denver7)
• A climate rally demonstrated outside of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s monthly meeting. (CBS4)
• Proposition CC asks voters to give up tax refunds for education and transportation. (Durango Herald)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 54 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 58 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA.