Georgia Rescinds Driver’s License Road Test
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The Peach State is in a pickle — essentially choosing between safety for all and the mobility of drivers.
NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement
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The city's DOT admits its position has "evolved" on the use of a para-military force to make sure people were being socially responsible as they recreated outside their cramped apartments.
Friday’s Headlines & Traffic Violence Report 5/1/20
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- COVID-19 Hasn’t Cratered Bus Ridership — Which Creates a Huge Post-Crisis Challenge (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Traffic Violence
Metro News
- Support Essential Workers with a bike donation (Denver Streets Partnership)
- Jealous Streak: Transportation Ideas We Wish We’d Thought of First (5280)
- Masks, cleanliness feature prominently in RTD town hall meetings (CO Politics)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 58 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 61 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Rural Transit Agencies Are Keeping People Alive (Vice)
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Traffic Violence Report 5/1/20 – 15 killed on Denver streets in 2020
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Fifteen people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets in 2020. Six of the victims were on foot 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.
People Are Still Riding the Bus During COVID-19 — and We Need To Protect Them
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If people are taking buses, bus systems will need support for more rear-door boarding, protective gear for workers, cleanings, hazard pay, increased service to reduce crowding.
Thursday’s Headlines 4/30/20
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- We must act now to prevent a post-COVID spike in driving and crashes (Streetsblog Chicago)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- 5 Big Ideas to Transform Denver’s Infrastructure (5280)
- RTD Is In Crisis—What Went Wrong? (5280)
- Bird and Lime scooters return to Denver streets (BusinessDen)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 47 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 84 (Moderate).
Centennial State & Beyond
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Are we witnessing the death of the car? (BBC)
- The case for reopening America’s parks (Vox)
- Paris Has a Plan to Keep Cars Out After Lockdown (CityLab)
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We Must Act Now to Prevent a Post-COVID Spike in Driving
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We need to make walking, biking, and transit safer and more appealing, or we're going to see an increase in driving, congestion, pollution and crashes once the Stay at Home order is lifted.
Wednesday’s Headlines 4/29/20
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- We Need More Data on Walking During COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
- Vehicle Safety Standards Don’t Protect Pedestrians (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Does Denver Have What it Takes to Be a Great Bike City? (5280)
- Memory Lane: What Traffic Looked Like in Denver More Than a Century Ago (5280)
- State health department distances itself from advice given to RTD by official (COPolitics)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 61 (Moderate).
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Vehicle Safety Standards Don’t Protect Pedestrians
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Federal regulators have failed to consider safety of pedestrians in their vehicle safety standards for far too long— and now the Government Accountability Office is calling them out.
We Need More Data on Walking During COVID-19
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The data we've got aren't painting the full picture — and we need more of it to help shape good policy.
Tuesday’s Headlines 4/28/20
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- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- There appeared to be *slightly* more traffic in Denver today than a month ago (Denverite)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 45 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 61 (Good).
Centennial State & Beyond
- Bicycles Aren’t In Demand During Coronavirus, So Yeti Cycles Pivoted To Something Else — Medical Face Shields (CPR)
- Why we’re drawing on our sidewalks again (Curbed)
- Yet again, SFMTA & Jeffrey Tumlin chart the course (TransitCenter)
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Monday’s Headlines 4/27/20
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- We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Expanding Sidewalks Does Not Spread COVID-19 (Streetsblog USA)
- National headlines at Streetsblog USA
Metro News
- Tens of thousands of people are walking, biking and rolling on Denver streets once dominated by cars. Will they stick around? (Denverite)
- Denver Streets Partnership says residents agree ‘open streets’ should stay when city reopens (CO Politics)
- Activists Want More Open Streets in Denver Even After COVID-19 Ends (Westword)
- Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 42 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 46 (Good).
Centennial State & Beyond
- There’s Something About Scooters (Slate)
- What Do We Want Our Cities To Look Like After The Pandemic? (Forbes)
- How U.S. Public Transit Can Survive Coronavirus (CityLab
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