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After Five-Month Delay, Federal Judge Calls for Yet More Study of Maryland’s Purple Line

By Stephen Miller | May 23, 2017 | No Comments

Facing pressure from elected officials, an appeals court, and the public to issue a long-delayed decision on Maryland's Purple Line light rail, a federal judge has determined -- five months after he was given the additional analysis that he requested -- that the project needs even more environmental studies.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | May 23, 2017 | No Comments

Volunteers Against I-70 Must Contend With CDOT’s Multimillion Dollar Machine (Westword)
City’s Housing Shortage Hits Middle and Lower Income Denverites Hardest (CPR)
RTD Adjusts Schedules of A, R Lines for Safer Connections (9News)
DenPo Reader: Tiny Rolling Coal Fine Is a Sad Joke
RTD: 16th Street Mall Will Have Fewer Pedestrian-Only Weekends This Summer (Denverite)
DHS Tests Sidewalk Lockers for Storing Belongings of People Without Homes (Denverite)
Recall of Greg Stokes By Broomfield Voters Means War Against Oil and Gas (DBJ)

National Headlines at Streetsblog USA

The Denver Post Likes Modern, Multi-Modal Streets in Theory, But Not in Practice

By David Sachs | May 22, 2017 | 12 Comments

The piece is like a soccer tie in which points from both sides negate any meaningful result.

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Comic characters in Boston's bike lanes remind drivers (and the mayor) that more can be done to improve safety. Photo: Jonathan Fertig

After Boston’s Mayor Blames Crash Victims, Pop-Up Comics Push for Better Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | May 22, 2017 | No Comments

Boston's latest do-it-yourself bike lane intervention might seem a bit sketchy — because it uses comics to prod City Hall for needed safety improvements.

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A map of Cambridge, Massachusetts, with streets categorized by how comfortable it is to ride a bike. Source: FHWA Bike Network Planning Idea Book

Connecting Cities’ Scattered Bikeways Is Going to Be Harder, But Worth It

By Michael Andersen, PlacesForBikes | May 22, 2017 | No Comments

When the low-hanging fruit has all been eaten, there's only one thing to do: climb higher.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | May 22, 2017 | 1 Comment

Driver Seriously Injures Person Walking in Cherry Creek (DenPo)
The Denver Post Equivocates on Broadway Bike Lane
…And Elevates Tinfoil Hat Claim That It’s a Government Ruse to Destroy Businesses (DenPo)
Hick Foregoes Special Session, So Expect Car-First Ballot Measure from Lobbyists (Denverite)
The Struggle to Make Wheat Ridge’s 38th Ave Highway a Main Street (Westword)
NIMBY vs. YIMBY Fight Brewing Over Walkable Development Around Orchard Station (Villager)
Future Uncertain for Mobile Home Communities Near Transit (Denverite)
Hickenlooper Will Sign Law Banning Bizarre Practice of Rolling Coal (DenPo)

National Headlines at Streetsblog USA

Here’s a Logic-Ridden Presentation on the Urgent Need to Make Denver People-Friendly

By David Sachs | May 19, 2017 | 3 Comments

WalkDenver's Jill Locantore drops the mic.

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Global Street Design Guide Now Available Free Online

By Stephen Miller | May 19, 2017 | No Comments

As of this week, the Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online.

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | May 19, 2017 | No Comments

Confluence Park Bike-Ped Interchange Nears Completion (Denverite)
38-Story Towers — With 900 Parking Spots — to Supplant Ballpark Surface Lot (DenverInfill)
Boulder NIMBYs: Don’t Replace Surface Parking Lot With Homes for Homeless Youth (Camera)
Downtown Denver Partnership Honors A-Line, Mixed-Use Development Projects (DBJ)
RTD Releases Survey for Northern Customers (Times-Call)

National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Walk and Ride of Silence Memorializes the People Who’ve Died in Denver Traffic

By David Sachs | May 18, 2017 | 1 Comment

They walked and biked to Cheesman Park, escorted by police officers and wrapped in silence, in remembrance of the ever-growing list of people killed while walking, biking, riding motorcycles, and driving.

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Transit does not exist to make gridlock disappear for drivers. Image: Sound Transit

Don’t Judge Transit By the Gridlock on Nearby Roads

By Stephen Miller | May 18, 2017 | No Comments

"Congestion relief is how someone who does not actually ride light rail would likely define success, but the primary job of light rail is to serve transit users, not motorists."

Today’s Headlines

By David Sachs | May 18, 2017 | 2 Comments

RTD Doesn’t Care to Fund More Low-Income Passes (Denverite)
RTD Opens Smart Card to Public Soon, With Ability to Add Money Online (DenPo)
Five Hellish Places to Be a Pedestrian (Denverite)
9News Covers the Pedestrian Bridge Needed for Swansea Elementary Kids
When Denver Paved Over Poor Neighborhoods, Put Up Parking Lots (Denverite)
Aurora Sentinel Editor Admonishes “Millennial Morons” for Speeding, Proudly Says He Speeds
Manuel Peak, 86, Dies After Ricardo Trevizo, 26, Hit Him With Car in the Springs (Gazette)
CDOT’s Bhatt Casually Floats Spending Hundreds of Millions to Expand I-70 at Floyd Hill (DBJ)
Crack CBS4 Team: CDOT “Needs” Billions for New Highways
Denver Cruiser Ride Begins Its 13th Season of Getting People on Bikes (5280)

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