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Seattle Adds People Without Adding Traffic
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Seattle is showing other American cities how transit can help a growing population get around without an increase in car traffic.
Elon Musk Is Wrong. The Only Way to Save City Transport Is to Share Large Vehicles With Other People.
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One man's genius can't change the geometric facts of cities.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Driver Kills Man Crossing Alameda in Lakewood (9News)
- Transit System that Gets All DPS Students to School “Still Out of Reach” (DenPo)
- RTD Drivers Say Low Pay Keeps Agency from Hiring, Retaining Bus, Train Operators (5280)
- Arvada Mayor: It’s Time for State Commission to OK G Line Once and for All (DenPo)
- Civic Center Station Is Open Again (Fox31)
- Tool to Create Affordable, Walkable Homes Around Transit Key to Preventing Displacement in Five Points (DenPo)
- DenPo Readers Challenge Caldera’s Tiring Crusade Against Change
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Correction: Aurora Dockless Bike-Share Not Even Close to Out-Performing Denver B-cycle
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Streetsblog published a story on Wednesday — "Aurora’s Dockless Bike-Share Quickly Attracts More Riders Than Denver B-cycle" — based on erroneous information, and we are retracting the post.
The premise of the post was that the three companies comprising Aurora's new dockless bike-share system — Spin, LimeBike, and ofo — are already out-performing Denver B-cycle. That's not the case.
#StreetFail: When Construction Shuts Down Sidewalks
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Here's an idea: Take space typically reserved for cars and give it to people walking. There's usually more than enough room to build a temporary walkway.
Surprise! Elon Musk Is Revolted By Transit
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The worst part is rubbing elbows with scary commoners, the Tesla mogul said.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Driver Seriously Injures Person Walking at 19th and Market (Fox31)
- …And DenPo Leads With Crash’s Inconvenience to Drivers
- Longmont Councilwoman Floats Rush-Hour Light Rail for Northwest Corridor (Times-Call)
- Lakewood Police Still Looking for Driver Who Killed Jason Barela While Walking (Sentinel)
- DenPo Reader: Traffic Caused by People Driving Is Hancock’s Fault
- Colorado Springs Police Charge Pedestrian for Getting Hit By Car (Gazette)
- Study Finds Commuting by Bike Equivalent to Gym Membership in Terms of Weight Loss (303 Cycling)
- Denver Hires Firm to Manage $937 Million Bond Program (DBJ)
- Bike Here Launches to Make Biking Easier for the Average Denverite
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Send in Your Nominations for the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2017
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Did your city complete a great project this year that carved out street space for bus riders or cyclists or pedestrians - or better yet, all three?
Here’s Your First Look at the Map for Frequent, High-Quality Denver Transit
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Last week, City Hall's Denveright transit initiative unveiled the preliminary map for a high-frequency transit network, a grid of service that arrives at least every 15 minutes.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Sears Won’t Let Developers Build Something Useful in Huge, Blighted Parking Lot Near Two Light Rail Stations (Denverite)
- CBS4 Frames Destructive I-70 Expansion as Feel-Good Jobs Program for Locals
- 9News Answers Viewers’ Questions About CDOT’s Pay-by-Mile Road Funding Idea
- …While DenPo Readers Sound Off as Well
- Public Housing, Some Near Light Rail, Is Higher Quality Than in Past (Confluence)
- RTD Will Hear from Longmont Residents at Open House Tonight (Times-Call)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide
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The Connecticut capital is getting rid of parking minimums citywide, the second major American city to do so in the past 12 months.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Christopher Tarr Convicted of Murder for Hitting Dalton McCreary in Aurora Crosswalk (DenPo)
- Denver Public Works Subsidizes Driving Even More Because It’s the Holidays (Patch)
- Suspicious Item on RTD Train Delays Transit for Two Hours (DenPo)
- Get a Look Inside the Newly Renovated Civic Center Station (DenPo, Denverite)
- El Paso County OKs Millions to Make More Room for Cars on Southern Portion of I-25 (DenPo)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA