Wednesday’s Headlines 6/30/21: A bus is a terrible thing to waste

Former RTD buses abandoned on city street (KDVR)
Heads Up Denver Shoppers, Bag Fee Takes Effect This Week (CBS Local)
Denver has cleared out more homeless camps in 6 months than all of 2020 (Denver Post)
RTD delays commuter line from Denver to Thornton (Colorado Politics)
John Laing : increases equity stake in Denver commuter rail project (Market Screener)
City Council to vote on rezoning Denver’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood for granny flats (Denver Gazette)
Denver Uber driver out of work after hit-and-run crash with uninsured driver (The Denver Channel)
Denver airport CEO nominee brings rich experience in transportation — just not in running airports (The Denver Post)
Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 31 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 46 (Good)

Centennial State

CDOT launches “Reasons to Buckle Up” campaign (KRDO)
CDOT Reaches Out To Neighboring States To Help Drivers Avoid I-70 As Threat Of Mudslides Continues (CBS Local)
Gas prices soar to seven-year high and are likely to continue rising as if you needed another reason not to drive (Denver Gazette)
Police man crashed stolen tow truck outside of Greeley police headquarters injured officer (Denver Gazette)
Colorado gas stations running out of fuel, but supply isn’t to blame (Fox 31)

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