Today’s Headlines 7/1/21 – Bicycling is more than a trend

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• The best ways to explore metro Denver by bike “Cycling is second nature in Colorado” (Denver Post)
• Gov. Polis signs bill creating Front Range Passenger Rail District — but new line is far from a sure thing (Denver Post)
• $44K Grant To Create Night Markets Under Colfax Viaduct (Patch)
• Letters: Longmont growth; RTD feedback (Times-Call)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 43 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 115 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

• CDOT’s new campaign shares ‘Reasons’ to wear a seat belt through street art across Colorado, including downtown Greeley (Greeley Tribune)
• Cyclist dies after colliding with truck in north Fort Collins (Coloradoan)
• Colorado takes its biggest step yet toward a Front Range passenger train system (The Colorado Sun)
• New Micro-Mobility Program Coming in July (North Forty News)
• Grand Junction awarded $137,000 Main Street grant (Colorado Politics)

From Streetsblog

• Thursday’s Headlines Are Built for Speed (Streetsblog USA)
• An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds (Streetsblog USA)
• Talking Headways Podcast: Coordinating Pandemic Transit (Streetsblog USA)

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