Friday’s Headlines: 2/21/20
Traffic Violence. RTD Struggles. Secret Villains.
10:14 AM GMT-0700 on February 21, 2020
From Streetsblog
- Chicago Has a New Way to Stop Drivers Who Misuse Bus and Bike Lanes (Streetsblog USA)
- The Secret Villains Behind Traffic Violence: Auto Lenders (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Traffic Violence
- Pedestrian struck, killed by (person driving a) vehicle in Lakewood (Fox31Denver)
- Fatal Crash Closes Broncos Parkway Near Parker Road (CBS4Denver)
Metro News
- Colorado lawmakers hear from people with disabilities as RTD struggles to provide service (The Denver Channel)
- Don’t forget, Now’s Your Chance To Tell RTD What You Think Of Its Plan For Service Cuts (CPR)
- Boulder County amends transportation master plan, including “vision zero” goal (Colorado Politics)
- Tackling climate change in Denver means rethinking how we get around our city (WalkDenver)
- Proposed RTD cuts to RunRide were top concern at Wednesday meeting in Boulder (Daily Camera)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 67 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 65 (Moderate).
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