Thursday’s Headlines

The 16th St. Mall when it opened in 1982. Photo: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.

From Streetsblog

• The 16th Street Mall will soon get a major renovation that will spruce up an iconic, but increasingly embarrassing part of Denver. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

• A trap set along a Colorado Springs bike trail severely injured a 69-year-old rider late last month. (Bicycling)
• More on the coming upgrades to the 16th Street Mall. (Denverite)
• Downtown Denver’s best walking routes. (Live Strong)
• Riders of RTD’s P-route express bus between Parker and Downtown Denver feel shortchanged after agency decides not to expand service. (RTD)
• LIVE Denver, a program that subsidizes market-rate housing for low-income people, serves only three people two years after launching. (HuffPost)
• Denver’s population has increased by nearly 20 percent since 2010 and the growth is continuing. (Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index:  6 a.m.: 42 Good. Yesterday: 53 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA.