Thursday’s Headlines 4/22/21: 100 years of school safety patrol coming to Denver

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Happy Earth Day! Join Colorado mobility advocates in calling on Congress to increase funding for public transit.

From Streetsblog

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Police release photo of truck involved in hit-and-run A person riding an e-scooter was hit on West Colfax Avenue on Tuesday night (9News,The Denver Channel)
  • Boulder Gave Green Light to Greenway Plans Without Public Comment (Westword)
  • RTD aimed for equity when making pandemic-era cuts, and it got pretty dang close (Denverite)
  • Arvada begins pilot project allowing dockless e-scooters for rent (The Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 70 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 57 (Moderate).

Centennial State

  • Transit advocates measure the impact of investing in roads (Colorado Politics)
  • CDOT to update curb ramps for ADA accessibility in Rifle, Silt (Post Independent)
  • CDOT responds to estimates on traffic and air pollution in transit report (Colorado Politics)
  • Colorado State Patrol urges simple safety precautions (KRDO)
  • Oh no! Not my parking spot! (Leadville Herald)

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