Wednesday’s Headlines 9/1/21: Colfax may get a BRT lane, but it’ll probably take seven years

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • The big, fancy Colfax bus project’s latest chapter is a request for money from the feds and apparently will take seven years to maybe possibly come to life (Denverite)
  • Elevated ozone, particulate levels prompt action alert day (Fox 31)
  • RTD lines to be disrupted this weekend (The Denver Channel)
  • DEN Outlines Sustainability Initiatives for the Next Five Years to Reduce Carbon Footprint (Aviation Pros)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 95 (Moderate) Yesterday’s max: 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • Police: Hit-and-run driver flees on foot, steals bike from school after Douglas County crash (The Denver Channel)
  • Driver in triple-fatal U.S. 285 crash had 3 drinking, driving convictions, 2 recent run-ins with cops (9 News)

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  • Wednesday’s Headlines Are Putting On Their Walking Shoes (Streetsblog USA)

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Tuesday’s Headlines 8/31/2021: One car crashes into two houses

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Car crashes into 2 houses in Lakewood (Fox 31)
  • Reader: Denver Road Systems Are Crap! (Westword)
  • Denver Super Commuters: Past Nightmares and Future Hopes (Westword)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 95 (Moderate) Yesterday’s max: 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • A new open space gem: Gateway segment of Peaks to Plains trail opens in Clear Creek Canyon (The Denver Post)

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Monday’s Headlines 8/30/21: 3 dead, 3 injured after weekend motorcycle crashes

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • 3 dead, 3 injured after series of motorcycle crashes in Denver (The Denver Gazette)
  • Denver police crack down on illegal street racing (Fox 31)
  • Metro Denver’s RTD to get more than $304 million from federal stimulus (Colorado Politics)
  • The Colorado cycling challenge building muscle and bonds (The Gazette)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 63 (Moderate) Yesterday’s max: 84 (Moderate)

Centennial State

  • Bicyclist killed in crash in east Colorado Springs (The Gazette)
  • CDOT Pledges To Track Air Quality As Part Of I-270 Rebuild, But Pollution-Choked Commerce City Residents Are Skeptical (Colorado Public Radio)
  • Locals plea for safety improvements after another fatal crash on US 285 (Fox 31)
  • Are You Gravel-Curious? Here’s How to Choose a Bike. (Outside)
  • CDOT urges drivers to be cautious and slow down on Purcell and US 50 in Pueblo West (The Pueblo Chieftan)

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  • Monday’s Headlines Are Drilling Deep (Streetsblog USA)
  • Why We Can’t Afford to Ignore the Needs of Non-Drivers With Disabilities (Streetsblog USA)

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Friday’s Headlines 8/27/21: Pedestrian fatally struck by driver in Aurora

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle in Aurora (9 News)
  • Woman dies after assault on RTD bus in Aurora (Sentinel Colorado)
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg awards $304.2 million grant to Denver the grant will fund RTD (Fox 21)
  • Man dies in head-on crash involving garbage truck on Tower Road (Fox 31)
  • RTD approves new study of Denver-Boulder-Longmont rail line (Trains)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 45 (Good) yes, you read that right. Yesterday’s max: 90 (Moderate)

Centennial State

  • Frisco Pedestrian Promenade set to close Sept. 13 (Summit Daily)
  • Semi hits man who was working on his truck on side of I-70 (9 News)

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Thursday’s Headlines 8/26/21: Measuring transportation equity

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Going Above and Beyond: Advice to USDOT on Measuring Transportation Equity (Transit Center)
  • It’s David Sachs last day at Denverite we’ll miss his perspective on urban planning issues in Denver (Denverite)
  • RTD Board approved updated study of Northwest rail ‘Peak Service’ plan, backs majority of recommendations from accountability committee (RTD)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 54 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 132 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

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Wednesday’s Headlines 8/25/21: Denver is considering caring a little more about sidewalks.

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Denver’s sidewalk-fixing program didn’t work. Now, the city is considering officially caring a little more. shout out to “the city’s foremost bear-poker on sustainable transportation issues” (Denverite)
  • $450M Infrastructure Package Referred to November Ballot (Denver.gov)
  • COVID Spurs New Crime Scare: Bike Thefts (The Crime Report)
  • Teenager Ejected, Dies In Tragic Crash In Aurora (CBS Local)
  • Motorcyclist killed in downtown Denver crash Wednesday (The Denver Post)
  • RTD sticks to cautious approach on fares and service as outsiders call for bold moves (The Denver Post)
  • RTD to reinstate several bus routes cut during COVID-19 pandemic (The Denver Gazette)
  • Arrest made in road rage incident near Parker Road and I-225 (9 News)
  • Electric scooters are coming to Littleton (9 News)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 93 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • RTD Board OKs $8 Million To Study Plan For Scaled-Back Boulder-Longmont Train (Colorado Public Radio)
  • COPIRG Launches#CLEANAIRCOLORADO campaign to push for more action to tackle dirty air days (COPIRG)
  • City, Colorado CarShare Bring Shared Electric Vehicle to 1500 Pearl Parking Garage (City of Boulder)

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Wednesday’s Headlines 8/18/21: Ozone concentrations still hanging around

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Ozone concentrations continue to stick around the unhealthy for sensitive groups category (Fox 31)
  • Meeting to allow feedback on planned bikeway between Longmont and Boulder (The Daily Camera)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 93 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • CDOT installs preventative digital sensors along I-70’s canyon stretch (Fox 31)
  • Cyclist dies in crash during Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race (The Colorado Sun)
  • CDOT on Cottonwood Pass: ‘Everything’s on the table’ (Aspen Daily News)

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  • Wednesday’s Headlines for All to See (Streetsblog USA)
  • Federal Investigation into Tesla Autopilot Defects Could Pull 765k Cars From U.S. Roads (Streetsblog USA)

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Tuesday’s Headlines 8/17/21: Seven shared streets opening to cars

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Seven of Denver’s closed streets will return to pre-COVID-19 configurations (Fox 31)
  • Urban tree canopy is a placemaking all-star (The Denver Post)
  • Looking for a job? RTD hiring bus, train operators, mechanics (Fox 31)
  • Ride Sharing prices are surging around metro-Denver (Fox 31)
  • RTD Suspends BroncosRide Bus Service To This Season’s Home Games (CBS Local)
  • What’s Driving You Crazy?: Cars or buses blocking traffic when they turn (The Denver Channel)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 80 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 132 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • Colorado Transportation Commission proposes new pollution and emissions standards (Fox 21)
  • Silverthorne wants CDOT to fix an intersection known for major delays and traffic backups (9 News)

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Monday’s Headlines 8/16/21: Mapping Denver’s growth

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Denver maps show neighborhood changes, new (and sometimes empty) homes, and more from Census data (Denverite)
  • Colorado’s Front Range rail is still just an idea, but a Midwestern train shows what it could be (The Denver Post)
  • Man dies in motorcycle crash Saturday evening (9 News)
  • Many calling for more safety measures after another crash on a busy road kills driver (The Denver Channel)
  • Denver’s Tennyson Road Faces Additional Adjustments As Bungalows Are Near Being Demolished (Daily Colorado News)
  • Denver RTD Board adopts agency’s new strategic plan (Mass Transit)
  • Man who pleaded guilty to 2015 DUI death is convicted on another DWAI charge (9 News)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 55 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 74 (Moderate)

Centennial State

  • Smoke Is In Colorado’s Air Again, But It Won’t Be As Bad As Last Week (Colorado Public Radio)
  • Fifty years ago, a deadly school bus crash shook Gunnison. Some survivors needed decades to heal. (The Colorado Sun)
  • Driverless downtown shuttle could appear in Colorado city next year (OutThere Colorado)

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  • Study: Success of Drunk Driving Laws is Limited … If Drivers Have No Alternatives (Streetsblog USA)
  • Monday’s Headlines Are Ready for Departure (Streetsblog USA)

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Friday’s Headlines 8/13/21: A Five Points parking lot to become housing

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • A free Five Points parking lot owned by RTD will go from spots for cars to homes for people we like this. (Denverite)
  • Car Slams Into Back Of Coffee Shop In Deadly Crash On Hampden Avenue (CBS Local)
  • Denver Ties Record For Summer Bad Air Days As Threat For Severe Weather Returns and it’s the 40 consecutive day with an air quality alert (CBS Local)
  • Opinion: An arena isn’t what the Globeville Elyria-Swansea community needs or wants (The Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 94 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 150 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • Did CDOT lie? Internal CDOT emails show why employees decided to misinform drivers note to self: convince Google to show all streets in Denver closed to vehicular traffic (The Denver Channel)
  • Aspen wants to create‌ ‌a‌ ‌revolution‌ ‌with e-bikes powered by the sun (The Denver Post)
  • Nation’s largest fleet of autonomous, electric shuttles launches in Colorado (Mass Transit)
  • Poor Drainage Was Behind The 2019 Collapse Of US 36, A New Report Says (Colorado Public Radio)
  • CDOT on track to reopen I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, weather permitting (Aspen Daily News)
  • Colorado’s population grew at twice the national rate between 2010 and 2020. Here’s where the boom was biggest. (Colorado Sun)
  • As teens return to the classroom this week, a new CDOT campaign stresses teen driving laws (11 News)

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Thursday’s Headlines 8/12/21: It’s time to hit the sidewalks!

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

  • Cyclists call for safer roads across Denver (The Denver Channel)
  • ‘Please Slow Down’: Denver Police Join Metro Area Authorities Enforcing Speed Limits (CBS Local)
  • So what would losing at-large seats at Denver City Council mean? Depends on who you ask. (Denverite)
  • Serious crash closes Irving Street in Denver (Fox 31)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 94 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 150 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Centennial State

  • Pedestrian killed in collision on Academy near Maizeland (KKTV)
  • Pedal 4 Possible is a ride for everyone (Bicycle Colorado)
  • Coloradans are paying a lot more for Uber and Lyft trips — if they can even find a ride. Here’s why. (9 News)
  • Letter: If CDOT doesn’t fix it, US 40 at Red Dirt Hill is going to get someone killed (Sky-Hi News)

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