Denver’s Shared Streets Are a Change Worth Preserving

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Long time residents have noted that Denver's shared streets have restored the feel of the neighborhood they experienced in their youth, long since sacrificed to congestion and speeding traffic. Denver resident and physician David Mintzer argues that recent reconfigurations of the barricades have robbed the neighborhood of an asset, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak time.

Tuesday’s Headlines 9/8/20

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Traffic Violence 

  • Electric Scooter Rider Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver (CBS4Denver)

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  • Op-Ed: Why Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • FTA grant will allow for integrated RTD, CDOT mobile ticketing in the transit app (Mass Transit Mag)
  • Shared streets move Denver further from car focus toward pedestrians, bicycles (Denver Post)
  • No one made the ballot in one RTD Board District (9News)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 94 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 164 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • Colorado is making progress on a Front Range railway. Here’s what it will take to make it happen. (Denver Post)

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Op-Ed: Why Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers

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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on City Observatory and is republished with permission from the author. One of the biggest lies in transportation planning is calling something “multi-modal.”  When somebody tells you a project is “multi-modal,” you can safely bet that its really for cars and trucks with some decorative frills appended for bikes […]

Friday’s Headlines and Traffic Violence Report 9/4/20

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Traffic Violence

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  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

Centennial State & Beyond

  • Is Transit a Private Business or a Public Service? Either Way, We Have to Pay For It (NextCity)
  • Walking Is Increasingly Deadly, and Not Because People Are on Their Phones (Curbed)

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Thursday’s Headlines 9/3/20

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 Metro News

  • RTD Board Signals Intention To Crack Into Boulder Train Savings Account (CPR)
  • Lincoln Park could become Denver’s first historic cultural district recognizing Chicano history (Denverite)
  • Restaurants that have relied on expanded patio space brace for winter temperatures (9News)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 37 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 93 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • A Bike Violation Brings on a Police Shooting of a Black Man (CityLab)
  • Colorado’s Roads Are Emptier, But Deadlier So Far This Year (CPR)
  • Amtrak Will Furlough Over 2,000 Workers Because of the Coronavirus (The New York Times)

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Wednesday’s Headlines 9/2/20

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 Metro News

  • Drivers seem to be driving faster on a street meant to slow them down and promote walking and biking (Denverite)
  • RTD’s N Line from Denver to Thornton getting closer to opening (9News)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 39 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 87 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • Why Los Angeles Might Make Transit Free (CityLab)
  • ‘Not Unlike the Postal Service’: Advocates Want Amtrak to Prioritize Service Over Profit (The New York Times)

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Tuesday’s Headlines 9/1/20

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  • Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

Centennial State & Beyond

  • Public Transit and the Postal Service Have the Same Problem (CityLab)
  • Figuring out school buses is just as complicated as reopening Colorado classrooms (Colorado Sun/Chalkbeat)
  • Front Range passenger rail could attract up to 3 million riders annually, model suggests (COPolitics)

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Monday’s Headlines 8/31/20

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Traffic Violence

  • One dead after two-car crash in Highland neighborhood Friday night (Denver Post)
  • Man Who Killed Cyclist Chuck Vogel In Hit & Run Sentenced To Maximum 18 Years (CBS4)
  • Federal Boulevard lane closures will continue through September (9News)

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  • Micromobility Trips Explode 60 Percent In One Year — But Bikeshares Lag (Streetsblog USA)
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

  • RTD’s new chief faces big challenges at cash-strapped transit agency (Denver Post)
  • Hundreds Of Bicyclists Ride In Denver To Continue Protest Against Police Brutality (CBS4)
  • Denver Solidarity Ride spread message in a very Colorado way (Fox31)
  • How to keep tabs on Denver air quality and figure out when to maybe stay inside (Denverite)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 37 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 64 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

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