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People Walking and Biking on Cherry Creek Trail Aren’t at War, They Just Need a Wider Path

By David Sachs | Dec 6, 2017 | 11 Comments

The TV news got an important piece of the problem right -- the trail is, at times, too narrow to pass comfortably. Unfortunately that fact was obscured by an exaggerated conflict between what you would think are two warring political parties.

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The cost of driving solo on the high-demand stretch of I-66 inside the Beltway. Photo: Salesgrincity/Twitter

The Lesson of $40 Highway Tolls in Virginia

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 6, 2017 | No Comments

It's one of the few cases where solo drivers have to confront the full cost of their trips.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Dec 6, 2017 | 1 Comment

ABC7 Contrives War Between Walkers, Bikers on Cherry Creek Trail that Should Be Wider
I-70 Widening Through Low-Income Neighborhoods Gets $416M from Feds, Cory Gardner Takes Credit (Politics)
Distracted Driver Beth Young Charged for Killing Bicyclist John Kirby in Douglas County (Fox31)
9News Jokes That Rocks Are Attacking Cars in Suburban Parking Lots (Drivers Are Hitting Them)
Lyft Adds Ski Racks to Mountain Town Fleet (The Know)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Next Year, It’ll Be a Lot Easier to Watch the RTD Board at Work

By David Sachs | Dec 5, 2017 | No Comments

RTD is one of the few transit agencies in the country with a publicly elected Board of Directors making policy decisions, but it doesn't show the public how it operates. That will change in the first half of 2018, when the agency will start broadcasting Board meetings live online and post video, transcripts, and audio recordings.

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Large trucks are especially dangerous on city streets, and the Trump administration wants to roll back rules to prevent drowsy big rig driving. Image: Photo: WNBC via Daily News

Trump Administration’s Push to Roll Back Truck Safety Rules Will Cost People Their Lives

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 5, 2017 | No Comments

Nearly 4,000 people lost their lives in crashes involving large trucks in 2015. Now the Trump administration is about to make the problem worse.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Dec 5, 2017 | No Comments

Advocates Against I-70 Boondoggle Call for Voters to Unseat Mayor, Council (DenPo)
Jason Barela’s Family Wants Justice for the Father, Son, Brother, and Grandfather Killed While Walking at 13th and Otis (ABC7)
CDOT, RTD, Panasonic “Test” Automated Shuttle on Street With No Vehicles; It Stops for Tumbleweed (DenPo)
DenPo Reader: We Must Stop Subsidizing Polluting Vehicles and Convert to Electric
Storage Lockers Could Make Living Without a Home a Little Easier (Denverite)
Affordable Housing a Problem in Suburbs, Too (DenPo)
City Aims to Build $1 Billion National Western Center in Seven Years (DenPo)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

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The GOP's tax overhaul overwhelmingly benefits the wealthiest Americans, and it could trigger major spending cuts. Chart: Economic Policy Institute

GOP Tax Cuts Threaten Funding for Transit, Biking, and Walking

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 4, 2017 | No Comments

Congress is on track to trigger spending austerity that will cut programs like New Starts and TIGER.

Donate to Support High-Impact Local Transportation Reporting on Colorado Gives Day

By David Sachs | Dec 4, 2017 | No Comments

If you value Streetsblog Denver as an irreplaceable source of news and opinion about public policy for transit, biking, and walking in the Mile High City, help us stay strong into 2018 by making a tax-deductable, year-end donation. You can also setup a recurring monthly donation -- think of it as a subscription.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Dec 4, 2017 | No Comments

Driver Seriously Injures Person Walking at Colfax and Pearl, Flees (CBS4)
Front Range Rail Seven to 15 Years Away — If State Legislature Funds It (DenPo)
People Are Moving Away from Colorado Because of Traffic, According to DenPo
MLK Boulevard Expansion Starts Next Year (Front Porch)
How Residents in Wheelchairs Forced RTD to Let Them Ride Transit (Denverite)
Denverite Reports on RTD’s Severe Bus Driver Shortage

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

A phony family sings the praises of traffic-free travel in a 1956 General Motors film imagining the future.

The Arrivo “End of Traffic” Video Looks a Lot Like 1956 General Motors Propaganda

By David Sachs | Dec 1, 2017 | 3 Comments

It's been nearly 80 years since General Motors promised Americans utopia via the automobile. The more things change, the more things stay the same.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Dec 1, 2017 | No Comments

Lakewood Police Search for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Jason Barela, 42 (DenPo)
Cars Clogging City Streets Slow Down Ambulance Drivers in Emergencies (DenPo)
Rendering Released for Mixed-Use Project Replacing Surface Parking Lot at 19th and Wazee (DenverInfill)
Boulder Is Getting More Electric Buses (Camera)
Suburbanites Argue Over C-470 Wall that Would Block Noise, Views on Freeway That’s About to Have Lots More Traffic (DenPo)
There’s a $5K Reward to Catch Hit-and-Run Driver Who Almost Killed Bicyclist Robert Kantor Near Evergreen (ABC7)
9News Says Farewell to Transparent RTD Spokesperson “Who Probably Should’ve Hated Us”

National headline at Streetsblog USA

WTF Is BRT? Join Us Monday for a Discussion of Buses Over Beer.

By David Sachs | Dec 1, 2017 | 5 Comments

Bus rapid transit, or BRT, is a new transit service coming to East Colfax Avenue that could be a game-changer for Denver. You're invited to discuss it Monday over happy hour drinks and Indian food at Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company.

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