Today’s Headlines

Driver Killed Woman Walking on Federal Blvd. Near Regis University Last Night (Denver Post) Raymond Hansford, 72-Year-Old Man Identified as Person Killed in Last Week’s Crash Near Colfax and Federal (9 News) Colorado DUI Arrests During High Enforcement Periods Fell to 7,723, Down From 10,350 in 2017 (AP) Boulder Daily Camera Readers Sound off on RTD’s … Continued

A Person Walking Was Hit by a Person Driving Yesterday in Co Springs, and the Only Coverage it Got Was a Tweet, and Being Listed in the Traffic Synopsis on the Gazette Man Was Found Laying Unresponsive in the Road with Injuries, Later Died at the Hospital. Police Say They Are Unable to Provide Any … Continued

A Driver Hit and Killed a Person Walking this Morning on West Colfax (Fox31) CDOT is Conducting a Load Test on Surrounding Highways by Completely Shutting Down I-70 Tomorrow Night (Denverite) A Councilman Went and Timed Yellow Lights at Three Intersections, Causing the City to Pause and Reconsider Plan to Add Red-Light Cameras to These … Continued

Driver Ran Into an RTD Bus in Aurora on New Years Day, Injuring Two Children (DenPo) One of Hancock’s New Year Resolutions is Hoping “…to See More People Use Alternative Forms of Transit in the City”(Denverite) CDOT’s $67 Million Project, “Internet of Roads” Is a Go This Year (2019 in Case You Already Forgot); and is … Continued

Don’t Drink and Drive on New Year’s Eve (AP) RTD Offers Free Rides (9 News) Man Who Lost His Wife on Christmas Eve Asks People Not to Drive Drunk or Stoned (Fox 31) Utah Now Has Nation’s Lowest Blood-Alcohol Limit for a DUI, 0.05% (AP); Colorado’s limit: 0.08% Since 2011 Colorado Traffic Fatalities Increased 40%, This Year … Continued

Cyclist David Martinez Recovering After Hit and Run, DPD Looking for Driver (Fox 31) Even With Legacy of Poor Health Outcomes, North Denver Neighborhood Groups and Sierra Club Settle Lawsuit With CDOT Over Potential Pollution From Massive I-70 Widening (Denver Post) D.U. Multi-Modal Transit Pilot Reduced Solo Drivers to 23 Percent (Vs. 73% in Denver) … Continued

1,700 Denver High School Students Will Soon Qualify for Free Bus Passes, but DPS’ Requirements Remain Complicated and Restrictive (Chalkbeat) Olde Town Arvada Shop Owners Excited RTD’s G-Line Will Open in Early 2019 (CBS 4) In Colorado Springs, Most Bus Lines Run Once an Hour, Mayor John Suthers Is Just Fine With an Inadequate System (Colorado Sun) … Continued

CDOT Rejects Denver’s Proposal to Install a Red Light Camera on Federal, a High-Injury Corridor; City Plans to Add Three New Cameras Elsewhere (Denver Post) RTD Says Railroad Crossing Gate Problems Stem From Tech That’s so Awesome Other Transit Agencies Want It, Too (Denverite) Even as Feds Threaten to Shut Down A-Line, RTD Will Double its Capacity … Continued

Aurora Mother Runs Over and Kills Her One-Year-Old Boy (Fox 31) Car Crashes Kill More Colorado Workers Than Any Other Cause (Denver Post) Pedestrian Seriously Injured Two Years Ago Now Teaches Kids to Read (ABC 7) Denver City Council Delays Vote on Modest Expansion of Automated Speeding and Red Light Enforcement (CBS 4) Tall Buildings Block GPS Signals RTD … Continued