Wednesday’s Headlines 4/28/21: Best Foot Forward

From Streetsblog

• Commentary: Best Foot Forward (Streetsblog Denver)
• OPINION: Stop the Shameful Treatment of Deliveristas (Streetsblog USA)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Denver cop faces possible vehicular assault charge for wrong-way crash (KDVR)
• Lime, Lyft move closer to taking over Denver’s streets, but some city lawmakers are skeptical about the potential rollout (Denverite, BizWest)
• Motorcycle Catches Fire After Rider Crashes Into Wall On Federal Boulevard (CBS Denver)
• Driver charged in fatal high-speed crash in Denver (9 News)
• CO: RTD retained more frequent service during pandemic in communities that need transit the most (Mass Transit)
• Formation of Front Range Passenger Rail district gets wide-ranging support (Denver Business Journal)
• Sale of old Denver railyard could mean moving I-25, new rail lines and vertical development (9 News)
• Amazon’s first electric vans started delivering packages in the Denver area this week (The Colorado Sun)
• The Denver Trolley gets a facelift in a year without riders (Denverite)
• Caught on camera: Bike thieves break into locked storage room for their score (KDVR)
• Residents In Some Denver Neighborhoods Say Illegal Motorcycle Racing Is Common Occurrence (CBS Denver)
• Former RTD board members call for options in FasTracks plan, stating Northwest Rail isn’t ‘cost effective’ (Times Call)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 35 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 45 (Good).

Centennial State

• LETTERS: Get real about light rail; who wants these trains? *raises hand*
  (The Gazette)
• It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week (Western Slope Now)
• New stoplight near Sleeping Giant School won’t be ready for first day of school (Steamboat Pilot & Today)

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