Andy Bosselman
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Snow Removal: Denver Bus Riders Get Slush and Road Spray — but Few Bus Shelters
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Yesterday's “bomb cyclone” blizzard covered Denver in at least six inches of snow. After the flakes stopped falling I toured five bus routes. But it was not a good day to be a pedestrian.
RTD at 50: The 50 Most Fascinating Facts & Stats
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On RTD's 50th anniversary, Streetsblog gathered 50 the agency's most fascinating facts and stats.
Lyft Will Offer Denver Public Transit Options in Its App. But Will It Get More People on RTD?
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Lyft follows Uber again with a new feature that displays public transit options within its app. Officials hope the new feature will boost the tiny number of RTD riders who already use ride sharing services to get to rail stations and bus stops.
It’s Fair to Compare Denver’s Air Pollution to Beijing
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On Wednesday we ran a story, Fossil Fuels Choke Denver With Air Quality 3 Times Worse Than Beijing. Several critiques of the piece showed up in its comments section and on Reddit. This post responds to three. 1) The pollution is the fault of an inversion layer, a weather pattern that traps particulate matter. The weather did not create […]
Breaking: Fossil Fuels Choke Denver With Air Quality 3 Times Worse Than Beijing
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Today from downtown Denver, the peaks of the Rocky Mountain foothills were barely visible through the brown cloud of pollution that covered the region with an unhealthy level of fine particulate matter.
Pot Smokers Think Driving While Stoned Is No Big Deal. Colorado Wants to Change That.
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As more people get caught behind the wheel while stoned, the State of Colorado wants to improve the ad campaigns it uses to persuade them to stop.
Google Maps Now Includes Lime Bikes and Scooters in Transit Directions
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Google Maps will now show you nearby Lime scooters, pedal bikes and e-bikes in its transit directions. The move highlights how tech companies are racing to become the go-to app when planning a trip—and the many options excluded from Google Maps.
Pedestrian Deaths up 75% in Colorado, 35% Nationally
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Drivers killed 35 percent more pedestrians in the U.S. than they did a decade ago — and in Colorado the number of fatalities grew by an astonishing 75 percent over a similar period. Population growth, people driving more miles per year, driving at night and the growing popularity of SUVs and smartphones are among the reasons why. To solve the problem, the design Denver's streets needs to change.
Longer Airport Trains Rolling After Ridership Increased 6 Percent
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Denver’s airport trains are twice as long since growing ridership pressed the Regional Transportation District to expand the service. RTD’s University of Colorado A-Line trains grew from two-cars to four on January 13, which follows a six percent increase in ridership in 2018 over the previous year. Since the line launched in April of 2016, […]
Ex Denver Bronco Demaryius Thomas Arrested for High-Speed Crash
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Yesterday former Denver Broncos player Demaryius Thomas turned himself into Denver Police after a Feb. 16 high-speed crash sent him and two passengers to the hospital, one with serious injuries. Police say that around 12:20 a.m. that morning the Ford Edge crossover vehicle involved in the crash was traveling over 70 m.p.h. on Auraria Parkway at 12th […]
Facts & Stats: Everything You Should Know About Denver’s Airport Train
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We look at the cost, route, ridership numbers, vehicles, station design and other issues related to the Regional Transportation District’s second-newest railroad, the train between Union Station and Denver International Airport, including a 35 percent decline in ridership.
Parking? Lots! Car Spaces Add Up To 10% of Phoenix
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There are three parking spaces for every man woman and child in metro Phoenix. Or about 4.5 for every car.