Wednesday’s Headlines 9/23/20

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  • Winter Is Coming: Four Ways To Keep Snowy Cities Moving During the Pandemic (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • RTD Drivers Protest Cutbacks In Service, Staff (CBS4)
  • RTD’s Planned Pandemic-Era Revamp Would Be A Pain To Some, A Life-Saver To Others (CPR)
  • Denver City Council Approves Carsharing Contract At DIA (CBS4)
  • Denver police officers face federal lawsuit after f-word arrest near the 16th Street Mall (Denverite)
  • CRUSH Walls Adds More than 50 Murals to RiNo This Year (303 Magazine)
    • Including one by Lindee Zimmer that enlisted local families, including kids (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 58 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 69 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond


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Tuesday’s Headlines 9/22/20

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From Streetsblog

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  • ‘Heat Vision’ Traffic Lights Can Save Lives (Streetsblog USA)
  • Op-Ed: Middle America Won’t Survive Losing Amtrak to COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • RTD and contractors start trial in $111 million case over commuter rail crossing problems (Denver Post)
  • Bike to Wherever week replaces Bike To Work Day in Colorado this year (Fox31)
  • Everything we know — and don’t — about the claim that a Denver police officer violated a protester with a baton (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 65 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 96 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • The Missing Piece of the Vision Zero Puzzle: Designing City Streets for Freight (NextCity)

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Monday’s Headlines 9/21/20

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Traffic Violence

  • Man Dies After Being Hit By [Driver of a] Car on Federal Blvd (CBS4)

From Streetsblog

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  • This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • RTD Makes Plans For More Buses Where People Are Still Riding — And Cuts Where They Are Not (CPR)
  • How Denver restaurants are preparing for outdoor dining in colder weather (9News)
  • Security Will Look Different On RTD’s N Line When It Opens This Week (CPR)
  • There’s CRUSH Walls, and then there’s the informal street art that happens nearby (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 83 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 101 (Unhealthy).

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Friday’s Headlines and Traffic Violence Report 9/18/20

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Traffic Violence

From Streetsblog

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  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

  • This weekend, an “Independents Day” event on Colfax celebrates the street’s resilience (Denverite)
  • Opening of N-Line to Denver’s north suburbs a rare “bright spot” for COVID-battered transit sector (Denver Post, Denver Channel)
    • And security on the N Line is going to look different (CPR)
  • People with garages and driveways are upset because they can’t park on the street as well (Denver Channel)
  • Old Denver Zoning Code Haunting Group Living Amendment Proposal (Westword)
  • CDOT makes grants to support Boulder shared street initiatives (Daily Camera)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 120 (Unhealthy). Yesterday’s max: 153 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • How Cities Can Reclaim Their Streets From SUVs (CityLab)
  • Pick Up the Tempo: Lessons From Oakland’s 20-Year BRT Saga (TransitCenter)

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Thursday’s Headlines 9/17/20

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From Streetsblog

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  • OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

  • Will The Boulder RTD Train Ever Roll Into The Station? Here’s What We Know (CPR)
  • Nonprofit helping cyclists learn how to ride bikes safely in urban areas (Denver Channel)
  • NIMBYism is complicating search for Denver’s first managed homeless camp (9News)
  • Granny flats get a preliminary OK in the Chaffee Park neighborhood (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 152 (Unhealthy). Yesterday’s max: 142 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • You Still Have Time to Pedal Up a Car-Free Mt. Evans (5280)
  • What We Actually Know About How Americans Are Moving During Covid (CityLab)

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