Thursday’s Headlines

From Streetsblog

• Traffic Violence Report: Drivers asleep at the wheel seriously injured 900 people in Colorado last year, an increase of 33 percent over 2017 — and the actual number could be much higher. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

• Colorado, Oregon and Washington saw a 5.2 percent increase in crashes after legalizing recreational marijuana. (Bloomberg Government)
• A Lyft driver harassed and attempted to kidnap a passenger in a racist attack. (Fox 31)
• Critics say Denver is overbuilding multifamily housing, but the numbers may show the opposite. (BisNow)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 34 Good. Yesterday’s max: 57 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA.