Today’s Headlines

As RTD invests more in its rail network, service cuts, fare increases and demographic changes appear to drive dropping bus ridership. Image: RTD From Streetsblog Why is bus ridership plummeting in Denver? A new data tool offers insights. (Streetsblog Denver) Other news DPD says RTD is not at fault for either of the two deaths … Continued

A pop-up traffic-calming event placed flowers, beach balls, pastel-painted tires and bales of hay on a stretch of Federal Boulevard on Saturday afternoon. Photo: WalkDenver From Streetsblog Advocates for street safety placed flowers, beach balls, pastel-painted tires and bales of hay on a stretch of Federal Boulevard on Saturday afternoon to show how easily Denver’s … Continued

A cyclist and scooter user use a bicycle lane protected with cups and tomatoes as a part of the #RedCupProject demonstration. Photo: Andy Bosselman From Streetsblog #RedCupProject: After the death of a cyclist who was using an unprotected bike lane in Washington D.C., A Denver bike activist organized an international protest to illustrate how vulnerable … Continued

From Streetsblog Commentary: The University of Colorado name on RTD’s A Line is the dumbest thing. (Streetsblog Denver) Other news Multiple people were killed when 12 cars and three semi-trucks caught fire Thursday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 70 near Colorado Mills Parkway. (9 News) A driver killed a pedestrian in Aurora in a hit-and-run crash. … Continued

Why can’t RTD’s tap-to pay card reload cash automatically? G Line opens tomorrow. Greyhound will sell its Downtown Denver station.

Streetsblog commentary in the Denver Post. G Line opening. Colorado's air quality getting worse. ...

Denver City Council passes 20-year plan for growth. (Denverite) (Denver Post) (9 News) After years of delays, G-Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge will start service this week. (CBS4) What should the future of the 16th Street Mall look like? (Denver 7) People get grumpy about change: LED street light edition. (Denver 7) Six of … Continued

Streetsblog interviews Mayoral candidate Kalyn Heffernan. How candidates want to get you out of your car. Boulder program will pay people not to drive to work.

I-70 traffic viewed from the Purina plant on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. Image: CDOT From Streetsblog Why is Denver still expanding I-70? The move to tear down I-980 in Oakland shows that forward-thinking officials elsewhere get it: The problems associated with mega-motorways in urban neighborhoods outweigh the benefits. (Streetsblog Denver) Other news City workers clean … Continued