Thursday’s Headlines

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Amy Homyak, an RTD Transit Police sergeant and the agency’s K-9 handler, is responsible for Thor, a bomb-sniffing dog. Photo: Andy Bosselman

From Streetsblog

  • A day to show girls that working at RTD can mean more than driving a bus. (Streetsblog Denver) (More: CBS4)
  • Traffic Violence Report: Denver fatalities reach 34 with the death of a motorcyclist. (Streetsblog Denver)
  • Cyclist and pedestrian deaths skyrocket in 2018 as motorists stay safe. (Streetsblog USA)

Other news

  • The Aurora Police Department is looking for a man accused of seriously injuring an RTD bus driver last month. (9 News)
  • RTD was ordered to come up with a plan to avoid light rail crashes after five people were injured in the January R-Line derailment. (Denver7)
  • Boulder officials are angry that RTD won’t complete a rail line there until 2050. (Daily Camera)
  • 11,154 days until RTD offers a train to Longmont. (Kyle Clark via Twitter)
  • Denver will widen Peña Boulevard near the airport to nine lanes in a in $93 million project. (Denver Post)
  • Alex Basse shows up to work in a better mood when she bikes. (CBS4)
  • Aurora will add protected bike lanes around the Florida Avenue Light Rail Station. (CBS4)
  • The Park Hill Golf Club will be sold to developers, giving the Denver City Council a chance “to reshape a large piece of land within Denver’s city limits.” (Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 44 Good. Yesterday’s max: 80 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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Wednesday’s Headlines

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  • Without new funding, an RTD rail line to Boulder won’t open until 2050 Other FasTracs projects would be pushed into the 2040s. (CPR)
  • The RTD board considers banning spouses from filling in for its board members at special events. (9 News)
  • In Aurora, a 12.5 acre site sold for a 350-unit transit-oriented development planned near the 13th Ave. light rail station. (Mile High CRE)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 49 Good. Yesterday’s max: 53 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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Tuesday’s Headlines

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Lisa Ford walks her grandchildren, Cannon Castell; Jada Ford; and Chastity Castell, across a temporary crosswalk at a pop-up traffic calming event at Silverman Park in Montbello Saturday.

From Streetsblog

  • An event in Montbello highlighted the neglect of pedestrian safety investments in the Latino and Black neighborhood. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

  • The AOC of Denver: I-70 fight launched the city’s new queer Latina councilmember. (CityLab)
  • Uber & Lyft passengers will get picked up and dropped off at a new location at DIA. (Denver Post)
  • Bronco’s Stadium: Denver City Council approved master plan to add parks, shopping and residential buildings near the stadium. (Denver Post)
  • Park rangers are issuing $100 tickets for speeding on bike trails. (Fox 31)
  • A ballot measure that would create the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure went before City Council last night. (Colorado Politics)
  • Denver has an interim planning director. (Denver Post)
  • RTD & CDOT campaign tells people, “Stop. Trains Can’t,” at railroad crossings. (Mass Transit)
  • TABOR: The Colorado Supreme Court gave the green light to a proposed ballot measure that would fully repeal Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. (CPR)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 48 Good. Yesterday’s max: 58 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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Monday’s Headlines

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A traffic crash that involved a cyclist near Union Station on September 4, 2007. Photo: Flickr

From Streetsblog

  • Colorado isn’t even trying to reduce traffic deaths. Officials at CDOT set a goal for 90 additional people to die on the state’s roads under a new federal program challenging them to improve. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

  • A driver hit and killed State Trooper William Moden, 37, Friday night while he was investigating another crash on I-70 near Deer Trail. (9 News)
  • “A man riding a motorcycle died after losing control of his bike and crashing in southwest Denver.” (Denver Post)
  • A driver hit and injured a pedestrian. Moments earlier, he shot a man while fleeing a fight outside of Club Karma in West Denver. (Denver Post)
  • After getting permission to exceed overnight noise limits for one year, I-70 contractor Kiewit asks Denver to extend the variance for three more years. (Denver Post)
  • Commentary: Denver voters should imagine a great city. But the election showed “the NIMBY sentiment was positively Trumpian across the city.” (Colorado Sun)
  • Commentary: Colorado auto dealers are peddling misinformation about electric vehicles. (Colorado Sun)
  • Boulder: Get ready for bike to work day. (CU Boulder)
  • Centennial considers anti-homeless urban camping ban. (Denver Post)
  • Pro-growth advocates put $300,000 behind a Lakewood anti-growth ballot measure, while the NIMBY side has raised just $4,000. (Denver Post) (Correction: This item has been corrected to reflect the correct amounts each side has raised).
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 35 Good. Yesterday’s max: 87 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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