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Traffic Violence

• Person driving a motorcycle killed by person driving a car in W. Denver (Denver Post)
• Person crossing Alameda killed by person driving a car, who drove away after killing them (9News)

Metro News

• Nearly 300 restaurants, bars and breweries have applied for Denver’s new patio expansion program (Denverite)
• RTD faces serious headwinds as transit agency begins long crawl out of coronavirus’ grip (Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 35 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 44 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Rising to the Challenge of Providing Reliable Service on Frequent Transit Routes (TransitCenter)

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• NACTO Drops Playbook for Fighting COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
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Traffic Violence

• Weekly Traffic Violence Report – 17 killed on Denver streets in 2020, 1 this week 

Metro News

• Denver Streets Partnership grades city’s ‘Vision Zero’ progress, advocates for further changes (Denverite, COPolitics, 9News,)
• Survey Finds RTD Customers Will ‘Wait To See’ Before Getting Back On Board (CPR, COPolitics)
• Budget scenarios bring Denver RTD’s financial picture into focus (Mass Transit Mag)
• Jump bikes roll back into Denver with a focus on food deserts and sanitized handlebars (Denverite)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 43 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 77 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• How Car-Clogged Houston Could Be a Climate Policy Leader (CityLab)

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 Metro News

• Denver City Council requests Mayor Hancock keep select streets closed to cars until Labor Day (CO Politics)
• One Thing Not Derailed By Coronavirus? RTD’s N Line Now ‘On Track’ To Open By September (CPR)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 46 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 67 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• How Detroit Gets People Around During a Pandemic (NextCity)
• Public Engagement in the Era of COVID-19 (TransitCenter)

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From Streetsblog

• What NOT To Do: Miami is Fighting Cycling During COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
• POST-COVID: Safety Isn’t Only About Infrastructure (Streetsblog USA)
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 Metro News

• Unanimous City Council gives final nod to ’20 is plenty,’ slowing local speed limits in Boulder (Daily Camera)
• Denver street racing incidents triple during pandemic compared to same time last year (Fox 31)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 48 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 97 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Slow streets are the path to a better city (Curbed)

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From Streetsblog

• More Than One Million Households Without a Car in Rural America Need Better Transit (Streetsblog USA)
• Federal ‘HEROES Act’ is Super … For Drivers (Streetsblog USA)
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 Metro News

• Denver just created a pathway for restaurants and bars to expand to nearby spaces like parking lots, streets and sidewalks. (Denverite)
• RTD launches nationwide search for next general manager (Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 50 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 104 (Unhealthy).

Centennial State & Beyond

• The 200-Year-Old Answer To Our 2020 Crisis (Forbes)

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