Traffic Violence

• Weekly Traffic Violence Report
• 5 Drivers Have Hit Colorado Protesters With Vehicles This Summer (5280)

From Streetsblog

• Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Does affordable housing end at the sidewalk? A west Denver project is figuring that out. (Denverite)
• RTD CEO finalists submit plans for future of the company (COPolitics)
• At least 400 fish died in Sloan’s Lake this week (Denverite)
• Here’s a free walking tour of the Babe Walls Festival murals, curated by artist Moe Gram (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 71 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 108 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Uber, Lyft threatening to shut down in California if forced to treat drivers like employees (The New York Times)

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Traffic Violence

• Footwear display in Denver is solemn reminder of pedestrians killed by drivers (CBS4Denver, Denver Post)

From Streetsblog

• The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Lanes On Federal Boulevard To Be Reduced To Curb Cruising, Violence (CBS4Denver)
• RTD Hopes To Keep Services At Same Level Through Next Year (CBS4Denver)
• Now’s Your Chance To Tell RTD Who Should Run It (CPR)
• Neighborhood board OKs “Stapleton” name change to Central Park (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 71 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 90 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Privatizing Airports Is a No-Brainer (The Atlantic)

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Traffic Violence

• CDOT to unveil memorial to pedestrian fatalities (COPolitics)

From Streetsblog

• Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• Turns out you don’t have to be traveling to exist at RTD stations after all (Denverite)
• The city thinks these neighborhoods have the greatest need for new parks (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 79 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 90 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• After Epic 8-Year Battle, California Uber, Lyft Drivers May Soon Receive Employee Benefits (KQED)
• Meet the Black design collective reimagining how cities get built (Fast Company)

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Traffic Violence

• Person walking killed (by driver of a car) in hit-and-run crash in Denver (Fox31Denver)

From Streetsblog

• Increasing E-Bike Adoption Just 15 Percent Could Cut Emissions 12 Percent (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• What’s in Store for Larimer Square, Denver’s Most Historic Block? (Westword)
• Hancock: ‘So long as I am mayor, we will not defund the Denver Police Department’ (9News)
• City council puts on ice ballot measures meant to take power from Denver’s strong mayor (Denverite)
• Denver’s parking meter and citation revenue down $7 million due to pandemic (BusinessDen)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 64 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 136 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Opinion: Time for Colorado utilities to step on accelerator for electric vehicles (Colorado Sun)
• ‘We’re Desperate’: Transit Cuts Felt Deepest in Low-Income Areas (The New York Times)

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From Streetsblog

• Op-Ed: It’s Time to Prioritize the Third Lane (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

 Metro News

• RTD Installing Operator Shields To Help Separate Drivers And Passengers (CBS4Denver)
• RTD’s N-line to open Sept. 21 after several years (COPolitics)
• PHOTOS: Denver Solidarity Ride in Washington Park (Denver Post)
• Proposal by Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca replaces the Denver Police Department with a ‘peace force’ (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 67 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 97 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• With ‘Nobody Going to Work,’ Private Bus Companies Are Worried About the Future (The New York Times)
• When Street Design Leaves Some People Behind (CityLab)

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