Wednesday’s Headlines
Amtrak will add service to better compete with planes and cars. The 19-year-old hit and seriously injured a bicyclist faces penalty under new vulnerable road user law. RTD’s board signaled support for a pilot that would lower fares for the N Line. More headlines.
8:53 AM GMT-0700 on November 13, 2019
From Streetsblog
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As Amtrak approaches profitability, it will add service to better compete with planes and cars. (Streetsblog USA)
Other news
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Ciera Spaulding, 19, must complete 50 hours of community service after hitting and seriously injuring a bicyclist on May 29, the same day Gov. Polis signed the state’s vulnerable road user bill into law. (9 News)
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RTD’s board signaled support for a pilot that would lower fares for the N Line to Northglenn and Thornton when it opens next year. (CPR)
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The Central 70 highway expansion is on track to move traffic off an old viaduct by spring 2021. (Denver Business Journal)
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The future “Aerotropolis” received $25 million in federal funds to (further car dependency and) upgrade a rural intersection in Adams County. (Denver7)
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Longmont will upgrade its Main Street to keep up with growth. (Denver7)
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Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 55 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 61 Moderate.
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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