Traffic Violence and Safe Streets

• [Driver hits] Pedestrian hit in Denver at Federal Boulevard and Evans Avenue; serious injury reported by police… and DPD used the word “crash” and 9News still used the word “accident” (9News)
• Multiple meetings held addressing anti-Asian hate crimes in Denver (Fox31)
• ‘More than ever, we should speak up now’ | Communities come together to denounce anti-Asian hate (9News)
• Exhaustion, Frustration And Anger: Coloradans Gather For A Virtual Town Hall After Atlanta Shootings (Colorado Public Radio)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• As we reported yesterday (via the City Council March 23 Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Committee agenda), the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has chosen Lyft and Limebike for exclusive five-year bike share and scooter share licenses, and the City is investing $0, and the City is receiving $0… but the plan still needs approval from City Council during at least three meetings. News coverage:
  • Denver may make scooter, bike shares a more permanent fixture on city streets: Five-year contracts with Lyft and Lime will provide total of 3,000 scooters and at least 600 bikes to the city (Denver Post)
  • Denver wants to let Lyft and Lime manage the city’s shared bike and scooter program: And the city’s betting on scooters. (Denverite)
  • DOTI to present agreements to Denver City Council, could change how electric scooters and bikes operate (Colorado Politics/Gazette)
  • Lyft, Lime selected in bidding process for sole licensing in Denver (Denver7)
• What is Denver’s air quality right now? Bad. (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 99 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 64 (Moderate).
• Boulder to Add Three Zero-Emission Electric Buses to HOP Route for Cleaner, Greener Public Transit (City of Boulder)

Centennial State

• It’s transportation time at the State Legislature!
  • New Proposal Seeks $4B For Colorado’s Roads, Transit And More Over The Next Decade… and more than $360 million would go toward multimodal projects and to mitigate environmental impacts (Colorado Public Radio)
  • Here are the new gas and road-usage fees behind Colorado Democrats’ $4 billion transportation plan (Colorado Sun)
  • Colorado lawmakers’ transportation pitch: New fees on gas, online package deliveries, Uber and Lyft rides (Denver Post)
  • Legislative leaders finally reveal details of Colorado transportation-funding plan  (Denver Business Journal)
• Company asks Surface Transportation Board to prohibit crude oil, other hazardous shipments on Tennessee Pass rail line in proposal for freight and potentially passenger service (Vail Daily)

From Streetsblog

• NBA Star Shawn Bradley Paralyzed in Crash (Streetsblog USA)
• Talking Headways Podcast: A Philosophical Justification for Accessibility (Streetsblog USA)
• SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Trenton vs. Narberth (Yes, That Narberth) (Streetsblog USA)
• Friday’s Headlines to Wind it All Down (Streetsblog USA)

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has chosen Lyft and Limebike for exclusive five-year bike share and scooter share licenses, and the City is investing $0, and the City is receiving $0… but the plan still needs approval from City Council during at least three meetings (City Council March 23 Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Committee agenda)
  • Some history of how we got here, courtesy of David Sachs in January 2021 (Denverite) and January 2020 (Denverite)
• ‘Build Up A Little Good Karma’: Man In Wheelchair Asks That Ramps Not Be Forgotten During Snow Removal, as Those Who Relay On Wheelchairs To Get Around Say Shoveling & Plowing After Snowstorms Sometimes Leaves Them Trapped (CBS4)
• Denver Police add extra patrols to Asian-American communities after rise in hate-related crimes (9News)
• Ex-NBA player Shawn Bradley paralyzed in cycling accident crash when he was struck from behind by a vehicle driver while riding a bike (Denver Post)
• Opinion: When the COVID-19 pandemic ends, Denver’s Cheesman Park should be re-opened to cars (Colorado Sun)
  • We disagree.
• Boulder passed its first racial equity plan. Will it work? (Boulder Weekly)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 56 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 80 (Moderate).

Centennial State and Beyond

• How Congress may tackle America’s crumbling infrastructure, including public transit and bike lanes (Denver7)

From Streetsblog

• Thursday’s Headlines Are Always at Your Back (Streetsblog USA)
• Opinion: Why Curbside Bus Lanes Aren’t Great (Streetsblog USA)
• Most people in Chicagoland can access COVID vaccination sites via transit (Streetsblog Chicago)
• SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Dude, Where’s My Bus Stop? (Streetsblog USA)

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• RTD gets bus and rail service back on track Tuesday following storm impacts (RTD) and thanks its employees, and we second that thank you (RTD)
• RTD successfully issues Climate Bonds Certified green bonds, and not just for St. Patrick’s Day (RTD)
• Meet one of the RTD people who move people: Engineer Steve Smith (RTD)
• Joan Peck: Moving forward with FasTracks (Longmont Times-Call)
• Cole Finegan: Tackling tough questions to guide Colorado’s land use (Gazette)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 69 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 85 (Moderate).

Centennial State

• An argument (and podcast) for reviving passenger rail in Colorado ski country (RealVail)
• Breckenridge to ask residents if they would support taxing short-term rentals to fund child care or public transit (Summit Daily)
• Montrose: All Points Transit relocating to North Park Avenue and will expand to include Bustang services to Gunnison and Grand Junction, woooo! (KKCO/KJCT)

From Streetsblog

• How to Accelerate Parking Reform in U.S. Cities (Streetsblog USA)
• May Wednesday’s Headlines Rise Up to Meet You (Streetsblog USA)
• SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: A First-Round Matchup of Underwhelming Urban Stations (Streetsblog USA)

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From Streetsblog

• Commentary by Adrian Miller (AKA Soul Food Scholar): Walking While Black in the Mile High City (Streetsblog Denver)
• Believe It Or Not, These Aren’t Even the Sorriest Bus Stops in America – includes a sorry Sheridan, Colorado bus stop and a shout out to city planner Andrew Rogge, who wrote a grant to fix it (Streetsblog USA)
• Tuesday’s Headlines Are Far Out, Man (Streetsblog USA)

Denver and the Metro Area

• A Glimpse Into Denver’s Sustainable Future and Connecting The City Without Cars (303 Magazine)
• How students can fight against environmental injustice, including more sustainable transit in Denver (DU Clarion)
• Next Question: When does Denver start the clock on the 24-hour shoveling rule? (9News)
• ‘Will Be A Little Sore’: Volunteers Help Clear Driveways & Sidewalks (CBS4)
• Denver City Council cancels last night’s weekly 5:30 p.m. meeting and moves agenda items to March 22, but committee meetings this week are still on (Agendas and links to watch)
• Notorious Ex-Cop Sued for Attacking Man Who Needs Cane to Walk (Westword)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 72 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 67 (Moderate).

RTD

• RTD resumes commuter/light rail service around noon on Monday, does not restart bus service (RTD, Fox31)
• Enhanced RTD stakeholder engagement process incorporated in new service change proposals… and proposals would increase restore and increase frequency on multiple routes including the East Colfax 15! (RTD)
• RTD Celebrates Women’s History Month: Feature on Civil Rights Outreach Specialist Vivian Morales, Parts Handling Clerk Krystal Pacheco, and Light Rail Operations Service Worker Katie Kellogg (RTD)
• Options explored for RTD N Line fares in anticipation of pilot program expiring (Brighton Blade)

Centennial State

• Is Colorado Underestimating the Oil and Gas Industry’s Impact on Climate Change? (5280)
• Bike Fort Collins Discovers Mayoral and City Council Candidates Views on Bikes and Alternative Transportation (North Forty News)
• Eagle County’s ECO Transit summer schedule begins March 28 (Vail Daily)
• Want To Know What Your Congressmember Is Focused On? Take A Look At Which Committees They Belong To… say, committees involving transportation, infrastructure, and climate (Colorado Public Radio)

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From Streetsblog

• Traffic Violence Report: 12 People Have Died in 2021, Compared to Eight at This Point in 2020 (Streetsblog Denver)
• Monday’s Headlines to Start You Off (Streetsblog USA)
• Racist Texas Highway Boondoggle Dealt Blow by Buttigieg’s FHWA (Streetsblog USA)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• As Denver emerges post-pandemic, will shared streets stay? (Colorado Politics)
• Denver City Council meetings this week: Mon 5 p.m. General Public Comment Session; Mon 5:30 p.m. City Council meeting; Tue 9:30 a.m. Mayor-Council, Tue 10:30 a.m. Land Use Transportation Infrastructure Committee (Committee canceled. Consent agenda included.); Tue 1:30 p.m. Finance Governance Committee; Wed 10:30 a.m. Safety Housing Education Homelessness Committee ; Wed 1:30 p.m. Business Arts Workforce Aviation Services Committee (Committee canceled. Consent agenda included.); Thu 9:30 a.m. Budget and Policy Committee (Agendas and links to watch)
  • Reasons to pay attention to the Tue 10:30 a.m. Land Use Transportation Infrastructure Committee consent agenda (meeting canceled): 1) Two contracts for more than $13 million to fund crosswalks, bike lanes, bicycle symbols, decorative bicycle symbols and buffer areas, prefabricated curbs and bollards for protected bikeways on collector and arterial roadways, citywide! 2) Washington Street improvements 3) I-25 & BroadwayInterchange Reconstruction
• Like To Shovel Snow? Give ‘A Little Help’ To Those Who May Be Unable To Clear Their Sidewalks (CBS4)
• RTD delayed, then suspended service during Sunday snowstorm (Fox31, Denver Post, CBS4, Colorado Politics)
• RTD Prepares To Clear Hundreds Of Square Miles Of Snow In Major Weekend Storm (CBS4)
• RTD Board of Directors meetings this week: Tue 5:30 p.m. Canceled, but GM/CEO Debra Johnson still prepared a briefing for the board (RTD Board meeting schedule)
• New bridge, added lanes, wider sidewalks, and pedestrian barriers planned for Broadway-285 interchange (Englewood Herald)
• Aurora Fire officials look to identify two white women, believed to be in their late 20s or early 30s, suspected of setting fire to roadside memorial for traffic violence victim (Aurora Sentinel, Fox31)
• Congressman Joe Neguse Secures Funds For District In COVID Stimulus Package… and some of the money will be used for a Bustang station in Berthoud (CBS4)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 42 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 40 (Good).

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