Traffic Violence

• Aurora Police are still searching for the hit-and-run driver who critically injured a person walking last Wednesday at North Havana Street and East 4th Way around 9:16 p.m. The vehicle is a gold 2003-2008 Buick Rendezvous SUV with front end damage and a damaged or missing passenger side mirror. (CBS4)

Denver and the Metro Area

• Parker Town Council looks to leave RTD (CPR)
• RTD recalls laid-off union workers after announcement of COVID relief funding (Colorado Politics)
• Group Living Overhaul Headed to Tight Denver City Council Vote (Westword)
• The Denver Streets Partnership’s 10-week Advocacy Academy starts February 15 (Denver Streets Partnership)
• Funding shortfalls pose challenges for Boulder’s transportation goals (Daily Camera)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 45 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 117 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

Centennial State and Beyond

• The road to greenhouse gas cuts: Are Colorado drivers ready? (Colorado Sun)
• “The Colorado Restaurant Association — not the state Department of Public Health and Environment — announced Tuesday that restaurant workers are now in Phase 1B.3, which is expected to start in March and includes grocery store workers, faith leaders and transit drivers” (Denver Post)
• Colorado business coalition offers framework for $5 billion transportation-funding plan (Denver Business Journal)
• Cooke: Hughes project reflects future concerns for Fort Collins, including transit (Rocky Mountain Collegian)
• The quest to get Lego to make a little space for bicycles (The Verge) and the idea needs 10,000 votes (Lego ideas)

From Streetsblog

• Wednesday’s Headlines with Lots of Buttigieg News (Streetsblog USA)
• Smart Growth America Equity Summit envisions a community-led approach to planning (Streetsblog Chicago)
• Four Reasons to Hold Your Applause For Automakers’ Big EV Promises (Streetsblog USA)

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Denver and the Metro Area

• RTD Rescinds Layoffs For Bus & Rail Operators Thanks To Federal COVID Relief Funding (CBS4)
• Now on Zoom: RTD Board meetings! (RTD)
• National Geographic names Denver one of eight sustainable destinations for 2021 and beyond, citing 125 miles of new bikelanes neighborhood bikeways by 2023 (National Geographic)
• Douglas County OKs plan for pedestrian bridge, trail over Parker Road (Centennial Citizen)
• City of Boulder releases 2020 Transportation Report on Progress (City of Boulder)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 115 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Yesterday’s max: 117 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

Centennial State

• POINT by Travis Madsen | Modernizing our transportation system (Colorado Politics)
• Fort Collins: Despite recent death, Fort Collins bucking statewide trend of rising pedestrian fatalities (Coloradoan)
• Colorado Springs: First pedestrian traffic death of 2021 (KRDO, KKTV)

From Streetsblog

• Tuesday’s Headlines Which We Posted Late! (Streetsblog USA)
• Proposed Federal Bikeshare Transit Act Would Finally Give Transit Dollars to Bikeshare and Scootershare (Streetsblog USA)

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Traffic Violence

• Denver Traffic Violence Report: Two People Died Last Week After DFD Crash and Six Have Died in 2021 (Streetsblog Denver)

Denver and the Metro Area

• RTD customers can now use 2020 10-Ride and Access-a-Ride ticket books through 2021 (RTD)
• RTD meetings this week: Tue 5:30 p.m. Board of Directors; Wed 9 a.m. GM Oversight & Performance Management Committee (RTD agendas)
• Editorial: We support Denver’s group living proposal [which would give people more choices for where to live and therefore more mobility choices] (Denver Post)
• Denver City Council meetings this week: Mon 5 p.m. General Public Comment Session; Mon 5:30 p.m. City Council; Tue 9:30 a.m. Mayor-Council; Tue 10:30 a.m. Land Use Transportation Infrastructure Committee; Tue 1:30 p.m. Finance Governance Committee; Wed 10 a.m. Safety Housing Education Homelessness Committee; Thu 9:30 a.m. Budget and Policy Committee (City Council agendas)
• More (virtual) public meetings:
  • Through today – Denver Moves: Federal Blvd. Transit Study Online Open House
  • Tue 5:30-7 p.m. – 52nd Ave. Feasibility Study Community Meeting #2
  • Wed 5-6 p.m. – South Central Community Transportation Network Virtual Open House
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 51 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 51 (Moderate).

Centennial State

• Coloradans driving over 50 mph not as safe as they may think, new AAA study finds (Denver Post), and Westword readers respond (Westword)
• Grand Junction Bustang loading, drop-off locations moving south (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Western Slope Now)
• Feds delay decision on Colorado Midland bid to revive Tennessee Pass Line (RealVail)

From Streetsblog

• Monday’s National Headlines from the Sun to the Snow (Streetsblog USA)
• Why America Can’t Rein in Teen Speeding (Streetsblog USA)

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Denver and the Metro Area

• Column proposes Denver’s current group living restrictions – which limit the number of unrelated people living together and affect people’s access to transit and mobility – are somehow magically free from institutional racism and classism (even though Denver is in the United States), and we’re reminded of the Maya Angelou quote “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” (Gazette)
• Yet another story about UCHealth and National Jewish each staging appointment-only drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics this weekend without any mention of people taking transit, walking, or rolling (Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 95 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 103 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

Centennial State

• CDOT launches Bustang Outrider ticket app (CBS4, Western Slope Now)
• Polis column: The next chapter in bold climate action… including “the transition to electric vehicles and modernize transportation planning to reduce the number of cars on the road” (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)
• Fox31 is back with more questionable data analysis of transportation funding (Fox31)
• More on AAA Colorado’s report showing moderate increases in speed can lead to deadly consequences (Denver7)
• Weld County reports 40% drop in fatal crashes due to targeted patrolling on rural roads [no mention of the racial breakdown of ticket recipients] (CBS4)
• Fort Collins: Crosswalk safety discussion returns with elementary students back at school (Coloradoan)
• Steamboat Springs Transit Director Jonathan Flint appointed to the Colorado Transit and Rail Advisory Committee (Steamboat Pilot & Today)
• Salida survey: Residents prefer roundabout and want bike lanes, sidewalks shade trees, and “dark sky” compliant street lighting (Mountain Mail)
• Durango editorial: It’s the right time for the proposed north Main crossing to provide safe passage for pedestrians and bicyclists (Durango Herald)

From Streetsblog

• Friday’s Headlines to End the Week (Streetsblog USA)
• Talking Headways Podcast: The Magic (Electric) Bus (Streetsblog USA)
• Biden Decries US DOT’s Destruction of Black Communities — But Will His Administration Make Reparations? (Streetsblog USA)

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