Wednesday’s Headlines 3/31/21: E-scooter, Bikeshare Vote Delayed by City Council

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Council committee delays vote on changes to e-scooter, shared bike operations in Denver (again) (Colorado Politics, Business Den)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 50 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 58 (Moderate)

Centennial State

• 42 crashes per day involve distracted drivers in Colorado (yikes!) (Western Slope Now, 9 News)
• What can Congress do? (Spoiler: Transform Transportation!) (U.S. Pirg)
• Colorado’s air quality enforcers ordered staff to relax measuring of pollution, state employees allege (The Denver Post)
• Democrats want to accelerate the governor’s Colorado Greenhouse Pollution Reduction Roadmap (The Colorado Sun)

From Streetsblog

• Wednesday’s Headlines to Keep the Good Times Rolling (StreetsBlog USA)
• No, We’re Not Getting a Federal VMT Tax (But Maybe We Should) (StreetsBlog USA)
• VIDEO: How the MUTCD Cuts Off Food Access For Pedestrians (StreetsBlog USA)
• Bullet Trains and the Future of Passenger Rail (StreetsBlog CAL)

Dating Resources for Transit Wonks?

• There’s a Better Way to Date Online—If You Like Trains (The Atlantic)

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