Friday’s Headlines 8/27/21: Pedestrian fatally struck by driver in Aurora

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Aurora (9 News)
• Woman dies after assault on RTD bus in Aurora (Sentinel Colorado)
• U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg awards $304.2 million grant to Denver the grant will fund RTD (Fox 21)
• Man dies in head-on crash involving garbage truck on Tower Road (Fox 31)
• RTD approves new study of Denver-Boulder-Longmont rail line (Trains)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 45 (Good) yes, you read that right. Yesterday’s max: 90 (Moderate)

Centennial State

• Frisco Pedestrian Promenade set to close Sept. 13 (Summit Daily)
• Semi hits man who was working on his truck on side of I-70 (9 News)

From Streetsblog

• Friday’s Headlines Are Stuck in Traffic (Streetsblog USA)
• Analysis: Fed Support for Transit Would Increase Equity (Streetsblog USA)

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