Tuesday’s Headlines 8/3/21: RTD bus driver attacked on duty
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area RTD driver attacked on duty, woman gets caught on bus (Fox 31) Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in east Denver; driver at-large (Denver Gazette) Denver’s air quality got even worse than the last time we wrote this headline (Denverite) The woman who hit a protester with her car in Denver … Continued
6:54 AM GMT-0700 on August 3, 2021
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- RTD driver attacked on duty, woman gets caught on bus (Fox 31)
- Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in east Denver; driver at-large (Denver Gazette)
- Denver’s air quality got even worse than the last time we wrote this headline (Denverite)
- The woman who hit a protester with her car in Denver last year has been sentenced (Denverite)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 139 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Yesterday’s max: 129 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
Centennial State
- Tow truck driver remembered in Fountain after being hit by a car on I-25 (Fox 21)
- Deaths from car crashes are up in 2020 in 2020, fatalities from car crashes increased by 15% (Fox 31)
- WATCH: CDOT releases drone video showcasing extent of I-70 Glenwood Canyon damage (Fox 31)
- CDOT Postpones 3-Month Highway 285 Closure Near Fairplay (CBS Local)
From Streetsblog
- Tuesday’s Headlines Are Just Asking Questions (Streetsblog USA)
- REPORT: Federal Recreational Trails Program Underfunded by $200M+ Per Year (Streetsblog USA)
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