Friday’s Headlines 5/21/21: Traffic violence report: 23 people have died on Denver’s streets

From Streetsblog

• Traffic Violence Report: 23 people have died on Denver’s streets (Streetsblog Denver)
• Interview: Tammy Duckworth Insists Every U.S. Transit Station Must Be Accessible (Streetsblog USA)
• Friday’s Headlines Are Many and Varied (Streetsblog USA)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Bicyclist Killed In Crash On South Boulder Road (CBS Local)
• Colorado’s plan to mandate employers cut worker car use moves forward (Denver Business Journal)
• Bustang adds additional services beginning Sunday (Denver Gazette)
• Coloradans looking for EV battery recycling don’t have many places to go (The Colorado Sun)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 56 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 71 (Moderate)

Centennial State

• Click It or Ticket enforcement period kickoff with CDOT as fatalities surge fatalities are up 12% over this time last year (Julesburg Advocate)
• Breckenridge looking to fill 2 seats on planning commission (Summit Daily)
• Daimler Truck says batteries, hydrogen are the future we’re still betting on bikes (KDVR)

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