Friday’s Headlines
RTD proposes deep service cuts. Police arrested suspected hit-and-run driver who killed a woman Tuesday. A woman plans to sue Lyft after alleged sexual assault.
1:59 AM GMT-0700 on December 20, 2019
From Streetsblog
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Commentary: My New Year’s wish for bike sharing in Denver. (Streetsblog Denver)
RTD crisis
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“Six bus routes would be axed, the R-Line and D-Line light-rail corridors would lose runs and the frequency of the popular 16th Street Mall shuttle in downtown Denver would be cut in half — from every 90 seconds to every 3 minutes — if proposed RTD service cuts are approved and put into effect in 2020.” (Denver Post)
Other news
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Police arrested Juan Sanchez, 39, the suspected hit-and-run driver of a pickup truck that hit and killed a woman at West Colfax Avenue and Zenobia Street Tuesday. (Denverite)
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ICE says Sanchez is in the country illegally. (9 News)
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A police officer hit a woman with a patrol car in a Capitol Hill alleyway on Monday (even though Denver Post reporter Kieran Nicholson seems to think the car drove itself). The victim’s injuries were not serious. (Denver Post)
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“Colorado woman plans to sue Lyft after she says she was sexually assaulted by a driver.” (Denver7)
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13: Colorado’s rank for DUI arrests, even though the rate is down more than 20 percent. (Patch.com)
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The Polar Express: Another adorable train that’s just a novelty for weddings and murder mysteries. (Colorado Sun)
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National headlines at Streetsblog USA.
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