Tuesday’s Headlines
Denver's last-minute scrounging for street safety funding highlights need for new sources of transportation dollars. A poll shows support for a tax hike for a Front Range passenger train. RTD sees a future with more Bus Rapid Transit.
7:55 AM GMT-0700 on October 15, 2019
From Streetsblog
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Denver’s 2020 budget: The last-minute scrounging for street safety funding highlights the need for city officials to find new sources of transportation dollars, advocates say. (Streetsblog Denver)
Traffic violence
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Two people were hospitalized after a crash between a motorcyclist and a semi carrying manure on I-76. (Denver7)
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Map: Denver’s neighborhoods with the most dangerous streets. (Westword)
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A car nearly slammed into the house where an RTD bus crashed two years ago. (Fox 31)
Other news
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Denverites start shopping for cars ahead of Car2Go shutting down Denver operations. (Denverite)
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A poll shows support for a tax hike to pay for a Front Range passenger train. (Colorado Sun)
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Trains are great but RTD sees a future packed with Bus Rapid Transit. (CPR)
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More on a credit agency downgrading RTD’s bonds. (9 News)
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Denver’s traffic is bad and will get worse, says a DRCOG report. (CPR)
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More on the city budget underfunding sidewalks and street safety. (CBS4)
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What you need to know about Props CC & DD before you vote. (Colorado Sun)
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A Canadian company wants to buy E-470 for $9 billion. (9 News)
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Mike Coffman, a candidate for Aurora mayor, calls for wider roads. (Colorado Sentinel)
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115 degrees is the hottest temperature reading in Colorado, which was recorded July 20 at the John Martin Dam near Lamar. (Denver Post)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 5 a.m.: 49 Good. Yesterday’s max: 52 Moderate.
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