Today’s Headlines

Mother of 16-year-old girl killed in traffic accident wants Colorado to require seat belt use in the back seat. (9 News) More on memorial ride and ghost bike dedication to Dave Martinez, cyclist killed by hit and run driver. (9 News) Denver’s underfunded bike sharing program losing riders. (Denver Post)

At the dedication of a “ghost bike” Saturday to remember Dave Martinez, the hit-and-run victim, who died Jan. 7, Gloria Gonzalez, the mother of Martinez’s four children, his daughter Maggie Rose, and his son David listen to eulogies from North Denver’s bicycle community.  Bicyclist killed after train struck and killed him in Longmont. (Denver7) Hit-and-run … Continued

RTD light rail vehicle and car collide in Aurora. (Fox 31) Your Uber app is about to become an RTD app, too. (Denverite) Uber is our overlord and savior as it crushes the epic failure that is RTD’s mobile app. (Streetsblog)

“Are you OK, Daddy?” three-year-old Tyler David asked after a crash that crushed his father's semi cabin on a slick road near Vail. The reply: Yes, dad’s okay. (Summit Daily)

Why was a woman ejected from a light rail vehicle that derailed? Aurora police and RTD are investigating. (Fox 31) Denver’s buses and trains are not useful to most people. A new book shows why. (Streetsblog Denver) RTD launched autonomous bus. (9 News) “Is it really going to be in my lifetime?” Arvada residents wonder when … Continued

“Angelina Thompson was doing what 8th graders do — having fun with her friends at Belmar,” wrote Dunstan Middle School principal Jen Kirksey in a letter to students. On her way home, a driver struck and killed the 13-year-old. (Lakewood Sentinel) One person was injured when an SUV slammed into an ambulance in Aurora. (Fox … Continued

Woman who killed 31-year-old Jeffrey Ray Gould and injured his wife and three-year-old son in a careless driving crash was sentenced to jail. (Longmont Times-Call) RTD light rail vehicle struck and killed 39-year-old pedestrian Mihreteab Gebremichael Okuba. (Aurora Sentinel) Everybody uses their phones while driving. A proposed Colorado law could change that. (Streetsblog Denver) Mayoral candidate … Continued

Distracted driving bill discussed in State Senate committee. (Denverite) RTD will operate new N-Line (Denver to Thornton) after public-private partnership for other train routes led to “delays, dramatic breakdowns, lawsuits, and operational issues.” (CPR) Rail advocates are still talking about RTD’s Northwest Rail Line, from Denver to Boulder and Longmont. (Longmont Times-Call) Boulder and other … Continued

A driver hit and seriously injured a bicyclist at Lincoln and E. 17th. (Denver Post) A bill to ban red light cameras was introduced in the state legislature. (KRDO) “RTD does a lot. But, for me, not enough,” writes new RTD director Vince Buzek. (Westminster Window) A Texas developer plans to start construction on a transit-oriented … Continued