Thursday’s Headlines
Media reports about bicycle crashes are often inaccurate. Council's budget request asks to fund more sidewalks and street safety. RTD's driver shortage impacts frequency and reliability. More headlines ...
8:07 AM GMT-0700 on October 10, 2019
From Streetsblog
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Commentary: The first media reports about bicycle crashes can be inaccurate, according to this essay from Adelaide Perr, a Boulder-based professional triathlete who was injured seriously in a 2014 crash with a reckless driver. (Streetsblog Denver)
Other news
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Denver City Council sent Mayor Hancock its budget requests, including $1.5 million for sidewalks, $500,000 for safety measures along routes to schools and $730,000 for Vision Zero improvements in areas with a high rate of injuries. (Colorado Politics)
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As RTD “reimagines” itself, the agency’s “years-long driver shortage … has impacted the frequency and reliability of many of its bus routes and rail lines.” (Westword)
- “Denver leaders don’t want people in all these new buildings to drive (or park).” (Denverite)
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At CDOT’s safety summit, a patrolman shared how responding to a crash that killed an eight-year-old boy affected him personally. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
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Greta Thunberg will strike with Denver climate activists Friday. (Denver Post)
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Ten of downtown’s best new buildings, according to Westword’s Michael Paglia. (Westword)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 64 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 69 Moderate.
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