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PoC Transportation Leaders Call for Antiracist Action from Their Community

By Streetsblog | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

BIPOC leaders have long urged antiracist action from their white counterparts — but those calls have gained particular urgency in the wake of the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Here are helpful resources from three top leaders.

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Under the Banner of ‘Urbanism’: An Interview With Kristen Jeffers

By Kea Wilson | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

Kristen Jeffers, the founder and editor-in-chief at the The Black Urbanist, talks to Streetsblog about how land use, planning and transportation systems don't often center black, queer, and feminist voices. And should.

Wednesday’s Headlines 6-3-20

By Streetsblog Denver | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

From Streetsblog

The lack of public restrooms during the pandemic is impacting mobility (Streetsblog USA)
Citi Bike and Revel Scooters shut down during curfew (Streetsblog NYC)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

George Floyd Protests

Protests in Denver yesterday remained peaceful—with the exception of a driver pushing through the crowd (9News)
Reminder: RTD reopened limited service into downtown yesterday (Colorado Politics, Mass Transit Mag)
- Not just Denver: Transit systems have been shut down in cities across the country (Streetsblog Chicago, Streetsblog SF, Streetsblog LA, LA Times)
Street safety advocates are calling for a ban on rubber bullets, which police are using to maim protestors in the streets (Jacobin)
- And Colorado legislators to introduce police accountability bill (9News, CBS, Colorado Sun, Fox 31, Grand Junction Sentinel)
Downtown Denver Partnership seeking clean-up volunteers (Denver Post)

Metro News

Motorcyclists travels 78 mph over the speed limit, but who says we need infrastructure that encourages slow speeds? (CBS)
One more time for the people in the back: Adding a travel lane doesn’t solve traffic woes—providing alternatives to driving does (Denver Channel)
Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 51 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 71 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

Our infrastructure is being built for a climate that’s already gone (Vice)

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Wednesday’s Headlines From Around the Nation

By Kea Wilson | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

More curfews, more transit and micromobility shutdowns, more police brutality, more courageous protestors standing up against state-sanctoined violence. Plus, more news.

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Black New Yorkers Talk About Their Fear in Public Space

By Steven Vago | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

Many are walking the walk — but only minorities are feeling the fear.

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Closing Public Restrooms During COVID Hurts Mobility

By Kirsten Lambert | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

The lack of public restrooms available during the pandemic is a major challenge for families with young kids, pregnant people, delivery workers, and others. How can we address that?

Tuesday’s Headlines 6/2/20

By Streetsblog Denver | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

From Streetsblog

City transport officials condemn police violence and affirm black lives matter (Streetsblog USA)
Op-Ed: Let people march in the streets (Streetsblog NYC)
- “For years, transportation advocates have used “Streets are for People” as a rallying cry, but today I would propose something even more fundamental; “Streets are for Democracy.”
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

George Floyd Protests

Day and night: Organizers of Denver protests say mayhem after dark is muddying their message (Colorado Sun; more from Westword)
- Late night: A man has been charged with intentionally driving his car into three police officers and a bystander (9News, Fox 31)
Protests impact transit service in several U.S. cities (Mass Transit Mag)
- From Jarret Walker: Should public transit shut down for civil disturbances? (Human Transit)
- More: RTD has resumed limited service into Downtown Denver (9News, CBS)

Metro News

There has been a lot of coverage of Denver resuming parking enforcement (CBS, Denverite, Fox 31, Colorado Politics) (And it’s back in Colorado Springs, too)
Denver prepares to sign scooter and e-bike companies to a long-term license (5280, full article in print)
Three local services improving the lives of carless Denverites (5280)
A preview of some major things you’ll need to vote on this year in Denver (303 Magazine)
Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 54 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

Bicycling in the pandemic: Ridership, bike shops thrive as manufacturers struggle to meet demand (Denver Post)
US: Transit partnerships take on first/last-mile problem (Mass Transit Mag)

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City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter

By Streetsblog | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.

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Micromobility Shut Downs During Curfews

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo's 11 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew allows essential workers to drive their cars — but it doesn't allow them to rent a Citi Bike or Revel scooter, Streetsblog has learned.

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Streets Need to Be Safe for Black Lives

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

It’s been one week since Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, choked George Floyd to death in a Minneapolis street, and three months since a retired Georgia cop and his son gunned down Ahmaud Arbery on a quiet street in Georgia. Both killings were caught on videos that contain damning indictments not only of the […]

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Op-Ed: Let People March In the Streets

By Shabazz Stuart | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

We must recognize the ad-hoc nature of the urban streetscape. Yes, our avenues can move bicycles, busses, trucks, cars and pedestrians but they can also propel our democracy.

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Monday’s Headlines 6/1/20

By Streetsblog Denver | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

Traffic Violence

Driver hits, kills person walking on Irving Shared Street in Westwood neighborhood of Denver (Denver Police)

From Streetsblog

Feds seek incentives to encourage driving (which will accelerate the other pandemic — traffic violence) (Streetsblog USA)
- Meanwhile: Gridlock returns to SoMa (Streetsblog SF)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

George Floyd Protests

Your reminder that cars can be used as weapons:
- Denver driver runs car into protestors (twice) (Denver Post, 9News, CBS Denver)
- NYPD out of control: Videos depict cops ramming squad cars into protesters (Streetsblog USA)
MTA bus driver refuses to help cops haul off anti-brutality protesters (Streetsblog NY)
Silence is no longer acceptable (Toole Design)

Metro News

Parking “controversy” strikes again: Will Cap Hill bike lanes remove hundreds of parking spaces? (Westword)
RTD continues service suspension downtown through Monday (Westword)
Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 37 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 47 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

To exit the crisis, rethink our [transit] goals (Canadian Urban Transit Association)
Poor and black ‘invisible cyclists’ need to be part of post-pandemic transport planning too (The Conversation)
Oh great, now we’re running out of bikes (Vox)

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