Friday’s Headlines and Traffic Violence Report

Traffic Violence

• Weekly Traffic Violence Report
• 5 Drivers Have Hit Colorado Protesters With Vehicles This Summer (5280)

From Streetsblog

• Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Does affordable housing end at the sidewalk? A west Denver project is figuring that out. (Denverite)
• RTD CEO finalists submit plans for future of the company (COPolitics)
• At least 400 fish died in Sloan’s Lake this week (Denverite)
• Here’s a free walking tour of the Babe Walls Festival murals, curated by artist Moe Gram (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 71 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 108 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Uber, Lyft threatening to shut down in California if forced to treat drivers like employees (The New York Times)

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