Wednesday’s Headlines 9/16/20

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  • Why the S.D. Attorney General Will Probably Get Away With Killing A Pedestrian (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

Centennial State & Beyond

  • Study: E-Bike Users Leave Their Cars at Home More Often (NextCity)

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Tuesday’s Headlines 9/15/20

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Traffic Violence

  • Shared streets advocate hit and killed while crossing Colfax; why was the driver was released from the scene? (9News)

From Streetsblog

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  • The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • Denver City Council rejects 2-year contract with police union (Denverite, CBS4)
  • Five Points Neighborhood Wants Conversation About Possible Homeless Campsite Location (CBS4)
  • Murals Are Hot in Denver, but Is Cultural History Taking a Hit? (Westword)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 43 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 64 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • CDOT: Deadly crashes on the rise despite reduced traffic from pandemic (KKTV)

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Monday’s Headlines 8/14/20

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Traffic Violence

  • Driver hits, kills man in wheelchair after running red light, Denver police say (Denver Post)
  • One dead after two-car crash in southwest Denver (Denver Post)

From Streetsblog

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  • How to Remake Streets for Kids During COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

  • Here’s where ten years of massive Denver police and jail spending has gotten us (Denverite)
  • To cut emissions, Denver must become a dense, walkable, 15-minute city (Denver Post)
  • Mayor Hancock proposes sanctioned campsite in Five Points where unhoused people already camp (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 67 (Moderate).

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Friday’s Headlines and Traffic Violence Report 9/11/20

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Traffic Violence

From Streetsblog

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  • Quarantine Saved US Drivers $22B — And Saved Society Far More (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • Denver streets summit scheduled for next week (COPolitics)
  • Here’s a free biking tour of Denver’s murals, curated by muralists Jaime Molina and Pedro Barrios (Denverite)
  • Union Members Say They Were Blindsided By RTD’s Announcement Of Planned Job Cuts (CBS4Denver)
  • Downtown Denver’s hotel industry is struggling. Is it because people don’t want to be in the city center? (Colorado Sun)

Centennial State & Beyond

  • NYC’s Modular Streeteries Look Great. What Will It Take for Them to Survive? (Curbed)

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Thursday’s Headlines 9/10/20

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Traffic Violence

  • Electric Scooter Rider Killed In Hit-And-Run Identified As Christopher Patton (CBS4Denver)

From Streetsblog

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  • Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19? (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • It’s a two-way street, said transportation officials about Walnut Street in Five Points’ RiNo district (Denverite)
  • Denver judge rules the city’s camping ban is constitutional (9News)
  • RTD’s H, L lines out of service in downtown Denver for 2 weeks due to maintenance (Denver Post)
  • To survive, RTD should abandon the northwest rail line and cut back low-ridership routes (Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 32 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 30 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • What Transit Agencies Get Wrong About Equity, and How to Get it Right (TransitCenter)
  • Amtrak Chief Pleads for Nearly $5 Billion to Survive Pandemic (The New York Times)

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Wednesday’s Headlines 9/9/20

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From Streetsblog

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  • Denver’s Shared Streets Are a Change Worth Preserving (Streetsblog Denver)
  • Boston’s Bluebikes Bucks National Trend of E-Bike Share (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

  • RTD Plans Big Staffing Cuts As Coronavirus Decimates Budget, Union Says (CPR, Denver Post)
  • District judge upholds constitutionality of Denver’s camping ban (Denverite)
  • Crush Walls Street Art Festival Returns to Denver (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 22 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 116 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • What is gravel biking and why is it so popular in Colorado? (The Know)
  • ‘We Bike Too’: A New NYC Club of Black and Brown Cyclists Takes the Streets (Curbed)
  • Uber Promises 100% Electric Vehicles by 2040, Commits $800 Million to Help Drivers Switch (The New York Times)

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