From Streetsblog

• How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive) (Streetsblog USA)
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 Metro News

• Denver will reimburse (some) restaurants that expanded their dining rooms outdoors (Denverite)
• Opinion: Rhetoric is not the same thing as action on RTD election free-ride proposal (CO Sun)
• RTD to hold emergency drill near Suncor plant (COPolitics)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 38 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 78 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• E-bike rules for BLM, Forest Service trails both thrill and rile backcountry users (CO Sun)
• Is it finally time to get an electric car? (Denver7)
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• How COVID is paving the way for participatory transit planning (Grist)

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From Streetsblog

• ICYMI – Back on Track: A Delicate Balance in District I (Streetsblog Denver)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Boulder County commissioners appoint Broomfield resident Erik Davidson to fill upcoming RTD board vacancy (TimesCall)
• Cold weather puts a spotlight on shelter for people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic in metro Denver (Denverite)
• Nonprofit bicycle recycling leads to youth job training (Channel7)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 78 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 73 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• The gas tax was already broken. The pandemic could end it. (Smart Cities Dive)
• ‘Cycling capital of death’: Bogotá bikers battle violence on city’s streets (The Guardian)
• Why American public transit is so bad (VOX)

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From Streetsblog

• Antiquated to Elevated: Is a Flashy New Bridge Really What Elyria-Swansea Needs? (Streetsblog Denver)
• Streetcars Symbolize the Dangers of ‘Colorblind’ Transit Planning (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Denver cyclists promoting vote by bike (COPolitics)
• Castle Rock approves road map for transit options (CCM)
• Denver City Council spikes $25 million contract with private security company Allied Universal (Denverite)
• A pledge to remember that Denver sits on stolen land will now follow the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ at city council meetings (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 55 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 53 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Yikes: Driverless Cars Go Humble to Get Real. (The New York Times)

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Traffic Violence

• Denver officer used patrol car to hit man approaching officers (9News)

From Streetsblog

• Op-Ed: The Business Case For Cargo Bikes (Streetsblog USA)
• Study: How Can We Know If Quarantine Street Closures Worked? (Streetsblog USA)
• Back on Track: A Delicate Balance in District I (Streetsblog Denver)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Some Denver streets closed for social distancing reopened for plows; DOTI says they’ll reinstall barriers soon, “likely Tuesday” (COPolitics)
• RTD’s latest cuts point toward future that favors higher-demand bus routes (Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 51 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 69 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• The messy politics of Nextdoor (VOX)
• Biden, an Amtrak Evangelist, Could Be a Lifeline for a Rail Agency in Crisis (The New York Times)

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