Today’s Headlines 5/5/21: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado
It’s National Bike to School Day! Learn more about how Colorado celebrates the day here. From Streetsblog Commentary: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado (Streetsblog Denver) Wednesday’s Headlines Add Some Perspective (Streetsblog USA) How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws (Streetsblog USA) Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area … Continued
8:00 AM GMT-0700 on May 5, 2021
It’s National Bike to School Day! Learn more about how Colorado celebrates the day here.
From Streetsblog
- Commentary: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado (Streetsblog Denver)
- Wednesday’s Headlines Add Some Perspective (Streetsblog USA)
- How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws (Streetsblog USA)
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- National Bike to School Day; here’s what bicyclists and drivers need to know (KDVR)
- RTD’s Going To Take A Hard Look At Its ‘Very Expensive’ Fares (Colorado Public Radio)
- Traffic Alert: Lane Closures Planned On Lincoln Street In Denver For Transit & Safety Improvements including increased hours for a transit-only lane (CBS Local)
- RTD Aims To Learn How To Better Serve Riders In New Study (CBS Denver)
- New ‘Smart’ Cycling Study Underway in Denver (CBS Denver)
- RTD vows to listen to community (Douglas County News Press)
- Denver City Council Passes ‘Healthy Residential Rentals For All’ (CBS Denver)
- New Arches Welcome Visitors To South Pearl Street (CBS Denver)
- First electric scooters coming to Aurora next week (Sentinel Colorado)
- The best cheap electric bike That feeling when passing cars stuck in traffic? Still priceless. (KDVR)
- Preparing for a Crisis (Inside Higher Ed)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 40 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 48 (Good).
Centennial State
- Colorado Democrats formally introduce their transportation-fee bill with Republican, business community support (The Colorado Sun)
- ‘It Hits The Mark’: Large Part Of $5 Billion Colorado Transportation Bill Focuses On Electric Cars but electric cars are still no substitute for walking, biking, and transit (CBS Denver)
- Colorado officials roll out $3.8 billion fee hike plan to fund transportation (The Center Square)
- 22-year-old killed in car crash in Boulder County (99.1)
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