Traffic Violence

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• The Real Reason Buses Were Losing Riders Even Before COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Once vilified by police and city officials, Denver’s cruising culture is strong as ever through Armando Geneyro’s lens (Denverite)
• Here’s a free driving tour of Denver’s murals, curated by street artist Sandra Fettingis (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 54 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 118 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

• CDOT to add bustang line from Pueblo to Trinidad (KOAA)
• U.S. Scooter Ridership Surged in 2019. Now What? (CityLab)

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• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Shared streets and car-free parks will remain at least through the fall (Denverite)
• Bicyclists, restaurants want to see street closures last longer than summer (The Denver Channel)
• Denver Weather: This August Continues To Crush Heat Records (CBS4Denver)
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• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 68 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 143 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

• The Broken Algorithm That Poisoned American Transportation (Vice)
• ‘Certain streets are designed to kill’: How U.S. roadways target minorities and the poor (Fast Company)

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From Streetsblog

• Op-Ed: It’s Time to Put Daycares Within Walking Distance of Every Home (Streetsblog USA)
• Op-Ed: Do Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses Make Sense for Cities? (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Denver Residents Push To Make Shared Streets Permanent (CBS4Denver)
• RTD Board Picks Transit Exec Debra Johnson As New CEO (CPR, Denver Post)
• RTD’s A Line Contractor Now Wants $111 Million Over Safety Flaggers And Lost Revenue (CPR)
• Denver eyes a zoning incentive program that could make housing more affordable (COPolitics)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 87 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 154 (Unhealthy).

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From Streetsblog

• The Law That Could Kill Bike and Scooter Share in California — and Set a Dangerous Precedent For Your State (Streetsblog USA)
• Why Every City Needs to Learn the Three A’s of Equitable Pedestrian Planning (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Denver Cops Clash Fallout: “You’re Playing Right Into Their Hand” (Westword)
• DIA gets car-share (Denverite)
• The gate to build homes, businesses and parks on a deserted Northeast Park Hill golf course just opened a little wider (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 105 (Unhealthy). Yesterday’s max: 150 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Suburbia, Reconsidered (CityLab)

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From Streetsblog

• A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers (Streetsblog USA)
• Joe Biden Lost His Wife and Daughter to Traffic Violence. Could He Be the First President to Do Anything to End it? (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

• Federal Boulevard down to 1 lane both directions to increase safety, cut down on gun violence (Fox31 Denver)
• Aurora could get a program like Denver’s that removes police from certain 911 calls (Denverite)
• For some, a tiny park in Denver has a new name (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 136 (Unhealthy). Yesterday’s max: 161 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

• How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering (The New York Times)
• Commute Choice Is Key To Bringing Essential Workers To The Front Lines (Forbes)

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