Monday’s Headlines from Around the Nation
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The weekend was filled with police being brutal against police brutality protesters. Plus other news, too.
NYPD Out of Control: Videos Depict Cops Ramming Squad Cars into Protesters
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Police are using their squad cars as deadly weapons in their response on Saturday to protesters decrying police violence against people of color, most recently the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
COVID? What COVID? Gridlock Returns to SoMa
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While the CDC advises more single-occupancy driving, it's painfully obvious why that won't work in San Francisco
Feds Seek Incentives to Encourage Driving (Which Will Accelerate the Other Pandemic — Traffic Violence)
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Federal officials want to incentivize urban driving, claiming it will reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's why they're wrong.
Rush Hour Transit Demand Craters Due to COVID-19 — But Midday Demand Doesn’t
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Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.
Friday’s Headlines & Traffic Violence Report 5/29/20
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- Poor and Black ‘Invisible Cyclists’ Need to be Part of Post-Pandemic Transport Planning Too (Streetsblog USA)
- Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Traffic Violence
Metro News
- People-friendly streets are climate-friendly, too (Denver Streets Partnership)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 61 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- These Colorado Cities Are Closing Streets This Summer To Help People Stay Socially Distant (CPR)
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Traffic Violence Report 5/29/20 – 19 killed on Denver streets in 2020
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Nineteen people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets in 2020. Seven of the victims were on foot, three were on motorcycles, and nine were in a vehicle.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has pledged to end all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030 with the Denver Vision Zero Action Plan. In 2019 in Denver, 71 people died from traffic violence.
Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity
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City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
Poor and Black ‘Invisible Cyclists’ Need to be Part of Post-Pandemic Transport Planning Too
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Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work. The National Association of City Transport Officials reports an “explosion in cycling” in many U.S. cities. […]
Thursday’s Headlines 5/28/20
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- Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions About Waste in the Micromobility Industry (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Massive new street mural coming to downtown Denver (9News)
- A week after Denver opened applications, just one business has been approved for patio expansion (Denverite)
- Only 1 of 6 RTD mask batches passed test, while failed equipment sent back to vendor (COPolitics)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 31 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 49 (Good).
Centennial State & Beyond
- The Collapse of Rush Hour: A Deep Dive (HumanTransit)
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Scrapped JUMP Bikes Raise Questions About Waste in the Micromobility Industry
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Truckloads of JUMP e-bikes are being destroyed for scrap across the country — and it’s raising big questions about what the micromobility industry should do more to expand bike access after its products reach the end of their commercial lives. More keep rolling in and getting trashed.??? Probably THIRTY semi loads??? or more so far … […]
Wednesday’s Headlines 5/27/20
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- Transportation GHG Emissions: What Denver Can Learn from Other Cities (Streetsblog Denver)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Polis Urges Property Owners To Let Restaurants Use Their Outdoor Space (CBS4 Denver)
- Where, When And If: Riders’ Decisions Are The Key To RTD’s Post-Coronavirus Future (CPR)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 34 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 67 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Breckenridge passes resolution for pedestrian-only Main Street (Summit Daily)
- The Toxic Intersection of Racism and Public Space (CityLab)
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