Today’s Headlines

- Study Finds Outdoor Activities Safe From COVID - Denver to resume some parking meter enforcement June 1 - A “V-Shaped Recovery” for Driving?

- Reviving Denver Micromobility - What the Post-Pandemic Commute Could Be - Denver City Council unanimously asked Mayor Hancock to keep Shared & Open Streets until Labor Day

Streetsblog Denver would like to thank The O’Sullivan Personal Injury Law Firm for supporting this series. Financial contributions do not influence our content.  Fifteen people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets in 2020. Six of the victims were on foot and nine were in a vehicle. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has pledged to end … Continued

- Oh boy: Many Transportation Pros Wrongly Think ‘Distracted Walking’ Kills - Coronavirus could set sidewalk repair program even further behind schedule - The scooter sharing industry is getting killed by COVID-19, but something better may emerge

Almost a third of those who plan our road networks think that “distracted walking” is a leading factor in pedestrian deaths — and a new study argues that it’s distracting them from finding solutions to mitigate the real threat to walkers: dangerous driving. Researchers from Rutgers University surveyed transportation practitioners nationally and found that 30 […]

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- Councilman Chris Hinds wants Shared & Open Streets to stay until Labor Day - RTD suspends E line - The Spaces That Make Cities Fairer and More Resilient

- Denver Restaurants Send Urgent Plea to Mayor: Give Us Outdoor Seating - Washington, DC, Just Made It Easier to Ride Transit, But Will Riders Return? - Which will dominate our cities after the coronavirus, bikes or cars?

- Weekly Traffic Violence Report - Traffic picks up even as most metro area counties remain under stay-at-home order - Seattle is permanently closing 20 miles of residential streets but Denver DEFINITELY CANNOT do the same