Monday’s Headlines

A man expressed concerns about the proposed Marion Street Parkway's bike lane's impact on the neighborhood. Photo: Andy Bosselman
A man expressed concerns about the proposed Marion Street Parkway's bike lane's impact on the neighborhood. Photo: Andy Bosselman

From Streetsblog

  • Marion Street Parkway bike lane critics walked out of a meeting where the city presented its design. (Streetsblog Denver)

RTD

  • Two juveniles stabbed an RTD driver on Thursday, sending all three to the hospital. (Denver7)
  • Riders are not likely to get refunds after “more than 60 light rail trips were cancelled due to an ongoing operator shortage problem” on Friday. (CBS4)
  • People who apply to be RTD drivers say the agency is slow to respond to their applications. (Denver7)
  • Denver could create an alternative to RTD under its new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. (Fox 31)

Other news

  • Six people died in six crashes on Colorado roads during a 12-hour period (Denver Post), which did not include the pedestrian killed Friday by a driver near 6th Avenue and Wadsworth in Lakewood. (Denver Post)
  • Drivers falling asleep at the wheel are causing more crashes. (CBS4)
  • “There’s more to Denver than beer, hiking, and skiing. This is a story about how a 19th-century map helped one newcomer find his place,” writes local journalist Andy Kenney. (CityLab)
  • Climate: Homeowners pay higher insurance rates in Summit County as more frequent natural disasters hit the state. (Summit Daily)
  • Copenhagen: The city where nearly half of all journeys to school and work take place on bicycles. (New York Times)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 23 Good. Yesterday’s max: 51 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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