Today’s Headlines

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area The big, fancy Colfax bus project’s latest chapter is a request for money from the feds and apparently will take seven years to maybe possibly come to life (Denverite) Elevated ozone, particulate levels prompt action alert day (Fox 31) RTD lines to be disrupted this weekend (The Denver Channel) … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Car crashes into 2 houses in Lakewood (Fox 31) Reader: Denver Road Systems Are Crap! (Westword) Denver Super Commuters: Past Nightmares and Future Hopes (Westword) Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 95 (Moderate) Yesterday’s max: 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) Centennial State A new open space gem: Gateway segment … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area 3 dead, 3 injured after series of motorcycle crashes in Denver (The Denver Gazette) Denver police crack down on illegal street racing (Fox 31) Metro Denver’s RTD to get more than $304 million from federal stimulus (Colorado Politics) The Colorado cycling challenge building muscle and bonds (The Gazette) Denver … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Aurora (9 News) Woman dies after assault on RTD bus in Aurora (Sentinel Colorado) U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg awards $304.2 million grant to Denver the grant will fund RTD (Fox 21) Man dies in head-on crash involving garbage truck on Tower Road (Fox … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Going Above and Beyond: Advice to USDOT on Measuring Transportation Equity (Transit Center) It’s David Sachs last day at Denverite we’ll miss his perspective on urban planning issues in Denver (Denverite) RTD Board approved updated study of Northwest rail ‘Peak Service’ plan, backs majority of recommendations from accountability committee … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Denver’s sidewalk-fixing program didn’t work. Now, the city is considering officially caring a little more. shout out to “the city’s foremost bear-poker on sustainable transportation issues” (Denverite) $450M Infrastructure Package Referred to November Ballot (Denver.gov) COVID Spurs New Crime Scare: Bike Thefts (The Crime Report) Teenager Ejected, Dies In Tragic … Continued

We’re taking a late Summer break and will return next week. Until then, we need your sidewalk photos! Show us your sidewalk to nowhere, your daily obstacle course, or the remnants of a sidewalk past. Post with #DenverDeservesSidewalks or #SadSidewalks or email them to info@streetsblog.org Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Ozone concentrations continue to … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Seven of Denver’s closed streets will return to pre-COVID-19 configurations (Fox 31) Urban tree canopy is a placemaking all-star (The Denver Post) Looking for a job? RTD hiring bus, train operators, mechanics (Fox 31) Ride Sharing prices are surging around metro-Denver (Fox 31) RTD Suspends BroncosRide Bus Service To … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Denver maps show neighborhood changes, new (and sometimes empty) homes, and more from Census data (Denverite) Colorado’s Front Range rail is still just an idea, but a Midwestern train shows what it could be (The Denver Post) Man dies in motorcycle crash Saturday evening (9 News) Many calling for … Continued