Today’s Headlines

Denver Is One Continent’s Most Dangerous Cities for Walking (ABC7) …And Only 4 U.S. Cities Are More Car-Dependent (DBJ) Driver Kills Person Walking in Colorado Springs, Flees (ABC7) Driver Kills Student Walking in Colorado Springs (Gazette) Footbridge Across South Platte River Could Connect Globeville and Brighton Blvd. (DenPo) Susman Tells Older Adults Why Voting for … Continued

Driver Kills Person Walking on Federal Blvd., Police Blame Victim for “Stepping Into Traffic” (DenPo) Denver Post Endorses Transportation-Centric Bond Initiative “For a Growing City” CDOT Director Bhatt Steps Down to Join Transportation Tech Organization (DBJ) Denver Judge Won’t Stop City Park Golf Course Flood Project Tied to I-70 (Denverite) Arvada Residents Are Clamoring for … Continued

Instead of Hitting Brakes When Blinded By Sun, Driver Hits 4-Year-Old in Crosswalk (CBS4) Hickenlooper Postures for More “Infrastructure” Funding for “Additional Lanes” (CPR) How Denver Decided to Start Its Own Transportation Department (Denverite) Ortega Doesn’t Want Brighton Boulevard Reconstruction to Trap People in Their Neighborhoods (Denverite) C-470 Widening Requires CDOT to Build Wall to … Continued

RTD Cuts R Line, W Line Service as Expected (DenPo) Your Vote Can Improve City Streets and Affect Development (Denverite) 9News Picks Up on A Line’s Stellar On-Time Performance Paid Parking, Free Transit at Chautauqua a “Great Success” (Camera) Another Study Shows Denver Traffic Pales in Comparison to Other U.S. Cities (DBJ) Broomfield Approves Oil … Continued

Hickenlooper, Whose I-70 Widening Will Attract More Cars and Traffic, Wants to Fix Congestion, Claims DBJ 16th Street Mall Smoking Ban Passes First Test on Council Floor (DenPo, Denverite) N Line Is Delayed In Part Because of Terrorism Concerns (ABC7) Colorado Springs Driver Who Hit Four Kids in Crosswalk Gets Probation (9News) Hickenlooper: Amazon HQ … Continued

RTD Doesn’t Even Have a Budget for Bus Shelters, Often Doesn’t Own Land Where They’re Needed (Denverite) Citing RTD Flaws, Boulder Will Consider Launching Transit Authority (DenPo) 176 For-Sale Homes Coming to Sheridan Station (Denverite) RTD to Hold Open Houses This Week to Update Public on Delayed Rail Projects (9News) Truck Driver Seriously Injures Cyclist … Continued

DPW to Make Part of 21st St. Car-Free, Build Ped-Bike Crossing at Broadway (Denverite) City Moving Ahead With Golf Course Flood Project Tied to I-70 Despite Pending Lawsuit (Denverite) The 35th-36th Street Pedestrian Bridge Makes a Huge Difference in River North (DenPo) Hotel to Supplant Surface Parking Lot at 19th and Logan (DenverInfill) Confluence Asks … Continued

Aurora Hopes Dockless Bike-Share Will Provide Transit Connections, Serve Neighborhoods With “Greatest Transportation Needs” (DenPo) DPS Takes Funding from Transporting Special Needs Kids, Spends It on Bus Passes for High Schoolers (Chalkbeat) Locals Worry Denver Doesn’t Have the Transit System to Support 50,000 Amazon Workers (DenPo) RTD Walks Back Common Sense R Line Cuts, But … Continued

RTD Moves N Line Opening Back to Late 2019 (DenPo) Aurora Under Impression that RTD Can Advertise Away Low Ridership on R Line (ABC7) Westword Isn’t Sure Denver “Has Any Business” Building Bus Rapid Transit on Colfax Truck Driver Runs Stop Sign, Causing RTD Bus Driver to Crash Into House (ABC7) A Line Train Horns … Continued