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A crowd of people hold candles at a vigil

Hundreds of Bicyclists Ride, Remember and Party for Fallen Cyclists

By Andy Bosselman | | No Comments
Hundreds of people on bikes gathered near the ballpark last night before riding in the rain to a candlelight vigil held where a driver hit and killed a bicyclist last week. The second cyclist death in as many weeks, the action was part memorial, part protest and also part of an annual celebration when bicyclists put on dresses and ride through the city.
Two Lyft scooters block the sidewalk on Wazee near the 16th St. Mall. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman

Commentary: Scooters Another Sign of Big Tech Colonizing Public Spaces

By John Tinnell, PhD | | 19 Comments
Big Tech companies like Uber, Airbnb — and now scooter providers — aim to satisfy their customers with little regard for how their businesses affect our cities’ ecosystems. With new technologies like delivery drones and robots on the way, scooters may well be the Trojan Horse with which big tech colonizes the world’s public space.

Traffic Violence Report: 482 Crashes Seriously Injured 5 Last Week

By Andy Bosselman | | 1 Comment
There were no new traffic fatalities in Denver last week but drivers caused 482 crashes that seriously injured five and the total number of fatalities is up 38 percent year. The increasing number deaths show that the city's Vision Zero program is failing to make progress toward its goal to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
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