Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Get on the Bus: Transit Justice Forum online event is March 25 and hosted by Mile High Connects and Denver Streets Partnership (Denver Streets Partnership)
• 10 US cities – including Denver – paving the way for the future by investing in technology, sustainability, and infrastructure (Business Insider)
• These five people will help select Denver’s next police and sheriff watchdog (Denverite, Westword)
• Elijah McClain’s mom says his death invoked push for change (AP/Aurora Sentinel)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 42 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 55 (Moderate).

From Streetsblog

• Friday’s Headlines to Close it Out (Streetsblog USA)
• Report: Crash Death Rates in 2020 Hit Highest Level in Almost a Century (Streetsblog USA)

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Traffic Violence and Safe Streets

• Aurora Police Chief “very confident” in lead detective and unit that handled the Elijah McClain death investigation and lead detective asks for new temporary assignment (Fox31, 9News)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Denver is trying to produce ‘handshakes’ between people, cars and traffic signals… and thank you, David Sachs, for the last line of this story: “Remember, Denver is on a centuries-long pace to build out sidewalks, the most basic form of transportation infrastructure, citywide.” (Denverite)
• City of Boulder installs safety improvements at Baseline Road and 29th Street (City of Boulder)
• Boulder Valley School District is first Colorado school district add electric bus to its fleet (9News)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 49 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 44 (Good).

From Streetsblog

• Thursday’s Headlines For You And Yours (Streetsblog USA)
• Opinion: How Elected Officials Can Improve Public Transit: It Starts with Actually Riding the Bus (Streetsblog USA)
• Buttigieg Says US DOT Should Support Asphalt ‘Right-Sizing’ (Streetsblog USA)
• Talking Headways Podcast: City Legibility and Wayfinding (Streetsblog USA)

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Traffic Violence and Safe Streets

• Authors of Elijah McClain report take questions from Aurora leaders (9News, CBS4, Fox31, Aurora Sentinel)
• Dave Perry: You’re not crazy — Some Aurora council members’ gaslighting over Elijah McClain death highlights their folly (Aurora Sentinel)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• How Denver has and has not progressed on sustainability goals in the past decade (Spoiler: Has not progressed on mobility-related goals) (303 Magazine)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 42 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 58 (Moderate).

Centennial State

• 2021 sponsorships available for Estes Transit (Estes Park Trail-Gazette)
• The City of Montrose partners with All Points Transit to relocate and expand transit center (KKCO, Western Slope Now)

From Streetsblog

• Wednesday’s Headlines as We Hit Midweek (Streetsblog USA)
• Four Bills Could Help Break the Car Culture (Streetsblog USA)

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Take a walk and see some art on a Denver Mural Trail (Westword)
• Boulder County, Broomfield chambers of commerce urge Colorado transportation funding, including money for multimodal (Longmont-Times Call, Broomfield Enterprise)
• Boulder starts construction at 30th Street and Colorado Avenue multimodal intersection (Boulder Daily Camera)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 50 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 53 (Moderate).

Centennial State

• The Purplish team takes on transportation reform (Colorado Matters/CPR)
• Breckenridge considers bringing back Walkable Main (Summit Daily News)

From Streetsblog

• Tuesday’s Headlines that You Just Gotta Love (Streetsblog USA)
• No One’s Talking About the Best Thing About The New USPS Mail Truck (Streetsblog USA)
• How the Dutch Do Winter Bike Lane Maintenance (Streetsblog USA)

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