Friday’s Headlines 4/16/21: Denver bicyclists less like to be in crashes, more likely to be seriously injured

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Denver bicyclists are less likely to be in crashes but more likely to be seriously injured (KDVR)
• meanwhile… Homeowners push back against Denver’s protected bike lane proposal (KDVR)
• Pedestrian seriously injured following hit-and-run crash in Aurora (The Denver Channel, CBS Denver)
• Boulder City Council approves micromobility regulations (Colorado Daily)
• Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) Meeting Notes – APRIL 14, 2021 (DRMAC)
• Uber expands its SaaS offerings to three agencies (Mass Transit)
• All aboard: State to help CDOT secure critical railroad land in central Denver (The Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 45 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 54 (Moderate).

Centennial State

• Coloradans will call for significant increase in transit, walking, rolling and biking (CBS Denver)
• I really look at it as living in the future’: CoPIRG holds multimodal transportation roundtable (KDVR)

From Streetsblog

• Traffic Violence Report: Another deadly week for drivers as 2021 total reaches 18 (Streetsblog Denver)
• RTA survey: Most people who stopped commuting by transit during COVID plan to return (Streetsblog Chicago)
• Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide (Streetsblog USA)
• Friday’s Headlines as We Close out the Week (Streetsblog USA)

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