Friday’s Headlines 01/22/2021 and a Data Analysis Abomination

“Is RTD being downsized or rightsized?” by Fox31’s digital data reporter is a data analysis abomination, so remember to breathe and don’t throw your phone across the room when you read it (Fox31)
Meanwhile, here’s a well-researched, well-written story by Nathaniel Minor, who interviews multiple sources to provide context to numbers: RTD To Bring Back Laid-Off Drivers As State Looks Into Retention Issues (CPR)
RTD, flush with COVID relief money, is calling back laid-off employees (Denver Post)
Audit blames RTD supervisory, scheduling practices for high turnover that’s affected service (Denver Business Journal)
More than 4,800 experience power outage in Denver, Lakewood, including the RTD W Line (Fox31)
16th Street Mall Visitors Trending Closer To Average Despite Pandemic (CBS4)
More on the upcoming 16th Street Mall renovation, which will include 10-feet-wide sidewalks and move bus lanes to the middle (CBS4, Fox31, Denver Business Journal, Downtown Denver Partnership)
More on Denver’s public safety department ditching the group charged with reimagining local policing (9News, Colorado Politics)
Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 49 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 48 (Good).

President Joe Biden’s Climate Action Plan Will Have A Big Impact On Colorado (CBS4)
Opponents urge federal board to reject revival of Tennessee Pass railroad along Arkansas, Eagle rivers (Colorado Sun)
School Transportation News honors Jeremy Silva, Alamosa School District’s transportation coordinator, in “The Industry’s Front-Line Heroes: School Bus Drivers and Monitors” (School Transportation News)

Friday’s Headlines As We Look to the Future (Streetsblog USA)
Highlights from Pete Buttigieg’s Confirmation Hearing for USDOT Secretary (Streetsblog USA)

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