Tuesday’s Headlines 3/3/20

From Streetsblog

• Op-Ed: A $7.5B Boondoggle Advances in Austin (Streetsblog USA)
• The Broken Promises of the Ride-Share Revolution (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

• Denver now has a fully-staffed multimodal advocacy organization (Denver Streets Partnership)
• Denver City Council OKs transportation contracts bill, but not unanimously (CO Politics)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 57 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 52 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• State receives $225,000 to study extending Amtrak Southwest Chief to Colorado Springs (CO Springs Gazette)
• Bill that offers stronger protections for Colorado bicyclists passes state legislature (The Denver Channel)
• Americans spend over 15% of their budgets on transportation costs—these US cities are trying to make it free (CNBC)

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