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Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 27, 2017 | 1 Comment

Driver Injures Three People Walking at 15th and Stout (DenPo)
Driver Kills Person Walking in Lakewood, Flees (Fox31)
DenPo Reader: CDOT Obscured True Taxpayer Cost of I-70 Widening
431 Homes Planned Across Street from 41st and Fox Station (Denverite)
DenPo Reader Says City Needs Subway
Street Harassment Changes How People Move Through City (Denverite)
Driver Kills Person Walking in Fort Collins (Fox31)
Cherry Creek Has Its Own Shuttle Service (Denverite)
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Considers Rail Line to Denver Along I-25 (Star-Tribune)

The "protected" bike lane o 14th Street. Photo: David Sachs

Bike Lane Blockers Still Get a Pass From Denver PD and Public Works, Despite Hancock’s Promises

By David Sachs | Nov 22, 2017 | 4 Comments

Unless the Hancock administration changes its ways, his departments are still prioritizing the momentary convenience of drivers over the safety of people on bikes.

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Georgia DOT thinks this $800 million highway spaghetti is the answer to congestion, and the local newspaper is unskeptical. Image: Georgia DOT

The Problem With Lazy Local Coverage of Highways and Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 22, 2017 | No Comments

When there's a highway project, local papers reprint the press release. When there's a transit project, they get quotes from cranks.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 22, 2017 | No Comments

Driver Kills Person Walking in Lakewood, Flees (DenPo)
A Line Running Late on Busy Airport Morning (Fox31)
Project at Transit-Rich 16th and Market: 232 Homes, Offices, Retail — and 320 Parking Stalls (DenPo)
Anti-Growth Suburbs Want Transit Without Compact, Walkable Development that Makes it Work Well (CPR)
CU Boulder Study: Even E-Bikes Are Good for Your Health (303 Cycling)
Will Boulder Spend Up to $350,000 a Year for Art in Parking Garages? (The Know)
John Prosser, Force Behind Resistance to CDOT’s I-70 Widening, Has Died (Denverite)

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Tomorrow Streetsblog Denver will take a Thanksgiving break and return to its regular publishing schedule Monday.

Don’t Believe the Hyperloop

By David Sachs | Nov 21, 2017 | 65 Comments

In April Streetsblog's Angie Schmitt wrote an article headlined, "Is Your Local Government Falling for the Hyperloop Fantasy?" Coloradans can go ahead and nod furiously.

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Motor vehicle parking usually isn't the best use of scarce curb space in crowded cities. Graphic: NACTO

Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 21, 2017 | No Comments

Reserving curb space for people to park cars right next to their destination is no way to manage city streets.

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By David Sachs | Nov 21, 2017 | 1 Comment

Hickenlooper Appoints Former CDOT Deputy Michael Lewis to Head Department (DenPo)
State Fines Uber $8.9M for Letting Reckless Drivers, DUI Offenders Ferry Coloradans Around (Denverite)
Arrivo’s BamBrogan Claims Colorado Needs Hyperloop Because “People Are Urbanizing” (CNBC)
Espinoza Pitches Ground-Floor Commercial Requirement in NW Denver to Stop Homes He Thinks Are Ugly from Being Built (Denverite)
GOP Tax Plan Spells Trouble for 27,000 Units of Planned Affordable Housing Statewide (Denverite)
Fox31 News Flash: People Drive Places Around Thanksgiving

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Will RTD Secure the Funds to Make Transit Fares Fairer for Low-Income Riders?

By David Sachs | Nov 20, 2017 | 4 Comments

RTD would probably shed riders and revenue if a package of fare passes being debated by a working group went live in its current form. The transit agency, though, is not seeking the funding it would need to guard against those effects.

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People of color make up a disproportionate share of "missing workers." But transit investment could help, according to a new report. Demos

Transit Investment Can Help Close the Racial Employment Gap

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 20, 2017 | No Comments

By both improving access to jobs and creating new jobs, transit investment can connect people of color to employment.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 20, 2017 | No Comments

Boulder Residents Fear Possible Changes to EcoPass to Fund Low-Income Pass (Camera)
A Line Train Injures Woman Walking on Tracks (Fox31)
Garfield St. Redesign Will Prioritize People on Bikes, But Without Bike Lanes (Denverite)
Driver Kills Person Walking on I-76 Near 88th Ave. (9News)
Bond Funding for Protected Bike Lanes Will Buoy Downtown Network (Next City)
Exposed, Bullet-Prone Material the “One Thing” That Will Doom Hyperloop, According to Westword
Drivers Kill Person Walking in Weld County (ABC7)
Mural to Lighten Up 38th Ave. Underpass (DenPo)
It’s the Holidays, So Police Will Look Harder for DUIs (Patch)
The Many Reasons People Without Homes Choose the Street Over Shelters (9News)
Driver Kills Person Chasing Dog on I-25 South of Fort Collins (DenPo)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

We report news without the windshield perspective. Photo: David Sachs

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By David Sachs | Nov 18, 2017 | 1 Comment

It's not comfortable to ask readers for money, or to go on and on about why Streetsblog is worth it. Luckily our readers are doing that for us.

A rendering of what Colfax BRT will look like at Downing Street. Image: DPW

Want Great Bus Service on East Colfax Ave? Tell the City Not to Water Down BRT.

By David Sachs | Nov 17, 2017 | 3 Comments

If they're loud enough, a small group of people can sabotage transportation projects that would benefit the entire city. To prevent that from happening, supporters of good transit and safer streets need to speak up for these projects, and the time to speak up for bus rapid transit on Colfax is now.

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