Monday’s Headlines 8/16/21: Mapping Denver’s growth
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Denver maps show neighborhood changes, new (and sometimes empty) homes, and more from Census data (Denverite) Colorado’s Front Range rail is still just an idea, but a Midwestern train shows what it could be (The Denver Post) Man dies in motorcycle crash Saturday evening (9 News) Many calling for … Continued
9:41 AM GMT-0700 on August 16, 2021
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area
- Denver maps show neighborhood changes, new (and sometimes empty) homes, and more from Census data (Denverite)
- Colorado’s Front Range rail is still just an idea, but a Midwestern train shows what it could be (The Denver Post)
- Man dies in motorcycle crash Saturday evening (9 News)
- Many calling for more safety measures after another crash on a busy road kills driver (The Denver Channel)
- Denver’s Tennyson Road Faces Additional Adjustments As Bungalows Are Near Being Demolished (Daily Colorado News)
- Denver RTD Board adopts agency’s new strategic plan (Mass Transit)
- Man who pleaded guilty to 2015 DUI death is convicted on another DWAI charge (9 News)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 55 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 74 (Moderate)
Centennial State
- Smoke Is In Colorado’s Air Again, But It Won’t Be As Bad As Last Week (Colorado Public Radio)
- Fifty years ago, a deadly school bus crash shook Gunnison. Some survivors needed decades to heal. (The Colorado Sun)
- Driverless downtown shuttle could appear in Colorado city next year (OutThere Colorado)
From Streetsblog
- Study: Success of Drunk Driving Laws is Limited … If Drivers Have No Alternatives (Streetsblog USA)
- Monday’s Headlines Are Ready for Departure (Streetsblog USA)
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