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Jacksonville, Florida has some of the nation's most dangerous roads for pedestrians. The city's police have cynically exploited a genuine public safety threat to use "jaywalking" as a pretext to stop and search black residents. Image: Florida Times-Union

Jacksonville’s “Jaywalking” Enforcement Is Very, Very Racist

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 17, 2017 | No Comments

A bombshell new report from ProPublica and the Florida Times-Union examines Jacksonville's profoundly broken and racially biased pedestrian enforcement.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 17, 2017 | No Comments

Driver Seriously Injures Person Walking at 45th and Washington (DPD)
Denver Needs Public Input to Move Forward With Center-Running Colfax BRT (DBJ)
Amazon Proposal Claims CDOT Will Spend $2 Billion on “Mobility” in Coming Years (Denverite)
Group Gives 60 Swansea Elementary Kids “First Taste of Freedom” By Donating Bikes (CBS4)
State Demographer: Colorado Springs Will Surpass Denver as State’s Largest City by 2050 (Independent)
DenPo Reader: In the Future, Humans May Not Be Allowed to Drive Cars

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There are five schools within a mile of this location in Albuquerque. Photo: Better Burque

The People Left Behind By Car-Centric Planning

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 16, 2017 | No Comments

A kid walking to school is an afterthought, or worse, an inconvenience in a system that aspires to scientific efficiency in moving cars.

RTD’s Driver Shortage Is Getting Worse, and It’s Untenable

By David Sachs | Nov 16, 2017 | 4 Comments

Service cuts look likely to match the agency's capacity with its commitments to riders.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 16, 2017 | No Comments

No, Downtown Denver Does Not Need More Space to Store Cars (ABC7)
RTD Begins Public Process for Bus Rapid Transit Between Boulder, Longmont (CBS4)
Joey Bunch Envisions Gridlock at Capitol Over Transportation Spending (Politics)
Bustang Ridership Keeps Growing, CDOT Mulls Expansion (Summit Daily)
Hancock Wants Office Dedicated to Getting Private Funding for Public Projects (Denverite)
More Permanent Public Bathrooms Coming to East Colfax (Denverite)
Amazon Fishers Will Give Public More Details About How They Plan to Spend Your Money (DBJ)
Denver-Based Ride-Share Company Lets Customers Pick Safe Drivers (CBS4)

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Getting to Know Eulois Cleckley, Hancock’s Choice to Head Denver Public Works

By David Sachs | Nov 15, 2017 | 1 Comment

Eulois Cleckley will helm Denver Public Works, Mayor Michael Hancock announced Tuesday, starting on December 11. Cleckley replaces interim chief George Delaney, who took over following the retirement of Jose Cornejo in May.

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In Portland, there's a lot of overlap between areas where bus ridership is falling and home values are increasing. Map: TriMet/TransitCenter

Rising Rents Lead to Falling Bus Ridership in Portland

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 15, 2017 | No Comments

TriMet says bus ridership is falling the most in areas where lower-income residents are getting displaced.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 15, 2017 | No Comments

Widening I-70 Through Low-Wage, Latino Neighborhoods Will Actually Cost Coloradans $2.2 Billion, CDOT Says (DenPo)
Hancock Hires New Boss of Public Works (DenPo)
Denver Offered Amazon Tax Rebates Worth at Least $10 Million (Denverite)
… and Driverless Shuttles to Boot (Denverite)
Paved Bike Trail Opens Between Loveland and Fort Collins (Coloradoan)
Man Saves Blind Person from Getting Hit By RTD Train at Peoria Station (9News)

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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, center, joins other officials to cut the ribbon of a new protected bike lane, 2015. Photo: David Sachs, Streetsblog Denver.

Bikes and Transit Keep Racking Up Ballot Wins Across the Country

By Michael Andersen, PlacesForBikes | Nov 14, 2017 | No Comments

In one U.S. city after another, voters keep making their opinions clear.

City Council Approves Hancock’s Budget — Here’s What It Does for Walking, Biking, and Transit

By David Sachs | Nov 14, 2017 | No Comments

The Denver City Council voted 10 to 3 Monday to approve Mayor Michael Hancock's 2018 budget. Among the initiatives covered in the spending plan are 29 full-time employees to get a fledgling stand-alone transportation department up and running; $33 million for walking, biking, and transit improvements; and $75 million for standard street maintenance and paving.

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Can tax incentives help fill in Spokane's parking craters? Photo: Google Maps

Spokane May Give Builders a Push to Fix Downtown Parking Craters

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 14, 2017 | No Comments

City leaders have proposed a tax break for new construction on downtown surface parking lots.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | Nov 14, 2017 | No Comments

CDOT Dumping More Taxpayer Money Into Undeveloped Pod Travel Beyond Hyperloop (DenPo)
Council Passes Hancock’s Budget With Sidewalk Funds, But Lacking Affordable Housing Details Prompt “No” Votes (Denverite)
RTD’s Mobile Ticket Option Saves Riders Time and Headaches (Denverite)
252 Affordable Homes Coming to 61st and Peña Station (Denverite)
Partial Opening of Civic Center Station Makes for Smoother 16th Street MallRide (DenPo)
Hancock on National TV: “You Gotta Give People Choices… On How They Move About the City” (CBS News)
Second Pedestrian Killed in Two Days in Colorado Springs (Gazette)
How More Homes on Existing Property Can Combat Displacement from Gentrification (Denverite)
9News Continues I-25 “Bermuda Triangle” Gimmick, Claims Crash Rate on 10-Lane, High-Speed Freeway Is Mystery

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