Wednesday’s Headlines

From Streetsblog

• As Amtrak approaches profitability, it will add service to better compete with planes and cars. (Streetsblog USA)

Other news

• 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)
• 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)
• The Central 70 highway expansion is on track to move traffic off an old viaduct by spring 2021. (Denver Business Journal)
• The future “Aerotropolis” received $25 million in federal funds to (further car dependency and) upgrade a rural intersection in Adams County. (Denver7)
• Longmont will upgrade its Main Street to keep up with growth. (Denver7)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 55 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 61 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA.