Today’s Headlines

Driver Hit and Killed a Person Crossing the Street in CO Springs (Gazette) Colorado Senators and US House Members are to the Point of Writing Letters Urging RTD, Denver Transit Partners, and the Federal Rail Administration to Work Together to Avoid Further Loss of Service or Delays (CPR) …Also, Tomorrow is the Deadline (DenPo) CDOT … Continued

Denver City Council Proposes New Plan to Create Safer Walkways for People Around Construction Sites (Fox31) RTD Will Still be Doubling the Number of Train Cars on the A-Line, Amid Looming Deadline and Ongoing Problems (Denver7) More on the Plans for CDOT’s Old Home Base (DBJ) An Art Installation is Coming to Federal Boulevard to … Continued

Another Driver, Another Structure Crashed Into- This Time it was an Apartment and a Resident Was Injured (9News) How Denver Streets and Sidewalks Aren’t Set-Up for People to Walk, Bike and Scoot Safely, and What Should be Done About it (Denverite) A Review of the South Monaco Bike Lane, Conclusion: Not Enough Riders (Denver Urbanism) … Continued

Motorist Hit and Killed a Person in a Wheelchair Crossing Colfax in Aurora on Sunday, Fled. And Yes, This Story Just Surfaced to Mainstream News (DenPo) Person Who Was Hit by Driver Yesterday, May Have Been Hit by a Second Driver that Fled (KKTV) “Denver’s Troubles with Commuter Rail a “Perfect Storm” that Threatens A-Line’s … Continued

Friday Night, A Driver Struck and Killed a Woman Crossing Colfax in Lakewood, Fled (Denver7) Early This Morning, a Driver in a Box Truck Struck and Killed a Man Who Ran Onto I-25 in Larkspur (DenPo) WalkDenver, an Advocacy Group, is Asking City to Redesign High Speed Thoroughfares, Like 13th, to Increase the Safety for … Continued

Walking Around Denver Will Stay Interesting and Fun Thanks to More Public Art Grants (Denverite) CDOT Gets New Grant to Add Toll Lanes to I-25 Between Berthoud and Loveland- Because, as We All Know, Adding Lanes Totally Decreases Traffic (CBS4) A New Carshare Startup is Comin’ to Town (Our Story From Yesterday Here). Question is, … Continued

Driver in SUV Hit and Injured Person Walking in Colorado Springs (Gazette) Red Light Cameras and Electric Speed Traps Growing, but CDOT Didn’t Put Them at the Most Dangerous Intersections (Denverite) “CDOT’s Top Official Wants the Legislature to Nix a Proposed 2019 Transportation Bond-Sale Initiative” (DBJ) New Proposal to Put E-Scooters on the Streets, Where … Continued

Investigation Ongoing After Semi-Truck Driver Hit and Killed Woman Walking in Grand Junction (DenPo) “A Pocket Guide To All Your Questions About RTD’s Ongoing A Line Drama” (CPR) … Speaking of the A Line, RTD is Also Adding Train Cars to that Line to Accommodate High Ridership, 16 Million Since 2016 (9News) Speer Goes Vertical … Continued

CDOT’s New Headquarters “Campus” Plan Approved by City Council (DenPo) …And, CDOT’s Old Headquarters Plan also Approved-  it Will Become a Dense, Walkable, and Affordable Mixed-Use Neighborhood (Denverite) No One Knows How Much Taxpayer Money RTD is Spending on Lawyers (9News) 303 Magazine Explores the Multi-Modal Streetscape Plan Coming to Colfax in the Near Future … Continued