Today’s Headlines

RTD Tests Pedestrian Bridges for Safety Twice a Year (ABC7) More Crashes Have Aurora Cops Shifting Enforcement from Highways to City Streets (Sentinel) 136 Homes — and 146 Parking Spots — Planned Near Evans Station (Denverite) DenPo Reader: State’s Obsession with Highway Expansions Should Reroute Amazon Elsewhere DenPo Reader Likes City’s Redo of Land Use … Continued

Louisville Firm Okayed Pedestrian Bridge Before it Collapsed and Killed People in Florida (DenPo) State Officials Plan Annual St. Patrick’s Day DUI Crackdown (DenPo) …And AAA Will Tow Cars for Free (ABC7) “Granny Flats” Can Add Density, Address Housing Shortage (Fox31) Westword Columnist: Stop Acting Like Mountain-Bound Traffic Is Armageddon Some I-25 Expansionists Want to Make … Continued

Lawmakers Argue Over What Highway-Focused Transpo Bill Without Tax Hike Would Fund (Politics) Will the Past Hinder a Larimer Square Future with Walkable Alleys, Affordable Homes, Density Near Transit? (DBJ) Lawmakers Deny Bill of Rights for People Living on Streets — Again (Denverite) City Buys, Takes Land for Sprawling National Western Center Development (ABC7) Friends … Continued

Despite National Rep, Denver Isn’t Truly Walkable or Bikeable (Confluence) I-70 Widening Prompts Car-Oriented Industrial Development (DenPo) City Reviewing “Cell Poles” to Ensure Clear Paths for People Walking, Using Wheelchairs (Denverite) Louisville Neighbors Get Road Diets on Speedy Streets (ABC7) State Patrol Blames Cyclist for His Death Near Boulder; No Charges for Driver (Camera) Aurora … Continued

RTD Board to Examine Pay Raises for Drivers, Other Employees (DBJ) G Line Could Finally Open in a Few Months — or Not (9News) ABC7 Tries But Can’t Find Reason Storage Warehouses Should Exist Near RTD Stations Full Build-Out of “River Mile” Neighborhood Means Elitch’s Will Eventually Go (Denverite) Some Candidates for Governor Say They’d … Continued

RTD Board to Weigh in on Fare Pass Overhaul Tomorrow (Denverite) Aurora’s Dockless Bike-Share Useful, But Parking Isn’t Perfect (ABC7) Garrett Farr, 35, Seriously Injures 17-Year-Old Kid Riding in U.S. 36 Bike Lane, Flees (Camera) Could Olympic Games Spark Funding for a Mountain-Bound Train? (9News) DenPo Readers: E-Bikes Give Access to Older Adults Regional Transportation … Continued

RTD Reaches Tentative Deal With Union for Pay Raises that Should Address Driver Shortage (CPR) Hickenlooper Signed Bill Correcting Typo that Restored Millions to RTD (Times-Call) NOlympics Group: I-70 Widening, Hancock’s Other Mega-Projects Tied to Olympics Bid (CPR) … and 9News Asks if Voters Will Decide Fate of Games DenverInfill Examines Potential Downtown Skyscraper that … Continued

Owner of Defunct Virginia Village Parking Lot Won’t Sell Useless Land for Something Useful (9News) Expect Shuttles as RTD Closes County Line, Lincoln Stations While Crews Build Extension (Patch) Panasonic’s Faux Future City Only Thing Around Peña Station (DenPo) Hundreds of Homes, Office Space, Businesses — and Parking Garage — to Supplant Arapahoe Square Parking … Continued

RTD Won’t Necessarily Raise Fares in 2019, But Successful Fare Pass Overhaul May Depend On It (Westword) Habitual Drunk Driver Daniel Swecker Killed Nelson Canada with Car and Got Six Months Prison Time (DenPo) …DenPo Reader: Swecker Destroyed a Family and Judge Should Be Censured Amazon HQ2 Team “Quietly” Tours Denver With City Officials (9News, … Continued