Thursday’s Headlines 7/16/20
- Denver voters might weigh in on a sales-tax increase that would fight climate change
- RTD joins transit systems' request for billions more in aid from Congress
- Jarrett Walker shares why we can't have nice things (like reliable, consistent transit)
8:10 AM GMT-0700 on July 16, 2020
From Streetsblog
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Denver voters might weigh in on a sales-tax increase that would fight climate change (Denverite)
- Denver RTD’s Southwest Light Rail Line turns 20 years old (Mass Transit Mag)
- RTD joins transit systems’ request for billions more in aid from Congress (CCM)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 67 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 74 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Mapping Route-By-Route Who’s Riding Transit During the Pandemic (TransitCenter)
- Adelaide: A Network Design Proposal Fails (Human Transit)
- Alternative headline: WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS
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