Monday’s Headlines
From Streetsblog
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Open thread: Are e-scooters a distraction from making safe streets? (Streetsblog SF)
Other news
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A driver suspected of DUI killed his brother when he crashed into an Aurora park bench. (Denver Post)
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A pedestrian died Friday after being hit by a driver one day earlier in Thornton. (Denver Post)
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Several streets were closed Sunday when a driver ruptured a gas line after slamming a Porsche into a burrito joint near Leetsdale and Quebec. (9 News)
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Unlike seven cities where transit ridership is increasing, RTD’s “modest gains in rail ridership were swamped by losses in bus ridership.” (TransitCenter)
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CPR tracks RTD’s high-ridership lines versus those with the lowest-ridership, which need the highest subsidies. (CPR)
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Car2Go is leaving Denver October 31. (Denver Post)
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As CDOT looks at options to revamp I-25 through central Denver, toll lanes and additional RTD light rail tracks for RTD are being considered. (Denver Post)
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An RTD driver stranded a woman on a bus when he took an unplanned bathroom break. (Fox 31)
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U.S. 36 eastbound lanes will reopen next week after the highway’s collapse two months ago. (Denver Post)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 45 Good. Yesterday’s max: 46 Good.
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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