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Monday’s Headlines 4/13/20

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 13, 2020 | No Comments

From Streetsblog

COVID ‘Sidewalk Wars’ Think Pieces Miss the Point (Streetsblog USA)
Oakland to Open 74 Miles of Streets for Walkers and Cyclists (Streetsblog San Fran)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

RTD to host 16 virtual town halls around coronavirus-related changes (CO Politics)
‘People are afraid’: Changing federal guidance affected RTD’s plan to protect operators (CO Politics)
RTD director embarks on mask-making campaign as transit agency adopts new social distancing rules (Denver Post)
Civic Center Park, Surrounding Areas Closed Over COVID-19 Concerns (Westword)
Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 38 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 46 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

Forget expensive studies. Boulder can make streets safer now. (Daily Camera)
How Transit Agencies Are Reallocating Service to Prioritize Public Health and Social Equity (TransitCenter)
How to Get (Back) Into Biking During the Pandemic (Vice)

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This Crisis Will End. Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning.

By Jacqueline Klopp | Apr 12, 2020 | No Comments

A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.

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COVID ‘Sidewalk Wars’ Think Pieces Miss the Point

By Kea Wilson | Apr 12, 2020 | No Comments

The reason people die of coronavirus is because others are breathing and coughing and sneezing near them in close quarters. But cities have lots of space — if they just took some away from cars.

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Oakland Opens 74 Miles of Streets for Safe Recreation

By Roger Rudick | Apr 10, 2020 | No Comments

The city of Oakland is planning to open 74 miles of streets for cyclist and pedestrians so people can get outside and get some exercise with ample space for social distancing. The news was first announced via a town-hall meeting held yesterday evening with Oakland officials. During the meeting, officials presented the map below, taken […]

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Friday’s Headlines & Traffic Violence Report 4/10/20

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 10, 2020 | No Comments

From Streetsblog

An Open Letter to Mayors of the World (Streetsblog Denver)
COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates? (Streetsblog USA)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Traffic Violence

Weekly Traffic Violence Report

Metro News

Four more Denver streets close to cars, open to people for exercising (Denverite)
RTD urges voluntary social distancing as director urges governor to issue mandate (CO Politics)
Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 58 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 57 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

The Power of Parks in a Pandemic (CityLab)

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COVID-19 Cuts Car Crashes — But What About Crash Rates?

By Kea Wilson | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

This silver lining is tarnished: The number of car crashes is plummeting, but the rate of car crashes is actually up in many cities — as are the injury and fatality rates for both drivers and vulnerable users.

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An Open Letter to Mayors of the World

By Rob Toftness | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

Denver Bike Lobby and safe-streets advocate Rob Toftness pens an open letter to mayors of the world, urging them to close streets to cars and open them for people.

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Traffic Violence Report 4/10/20 – 14 killed on Denver streets in 2020

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

Traffic Violence Report - 14 killed on Denver streets

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Fourteen people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets in 2020. Six of the victims were on foot and eight 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.

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Thursday’s Headlines 4/9/20

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

From Streetsblog

How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing (Streetsblog USA)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

RTD Braces For At Least A Quarter-Billion-Dollar Hit From Coronavirus (CPR)
Need to take your dog for a walk? Here are some options (Westword)
Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 41 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 51 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

Protecting Transit Workers is a Matter of Racial Justice (TransitCenter)
As Coronavirus Quiets Streets, Some Cities Speed Road and Transit Fixes (CityLab)

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How to Open Streets Right During Social Distancing

By Kea Wilson | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

We need more space — which means we need a new blueprint for how to do Open Streets events during this challenging global moment and beyond.

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Wednesday’s Headlines 3/8/20

By Streetsblog Denver | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

From Streetsblog

Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not. (Streetsblog USA)
National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

Bike shops are busy during COVID-19 (Denver Channel)
Federal Boulevard is getting another median in the name of pedestrian safety (Denverite)
Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 47 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 64 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

Coronavirus Reveals Transit’s True Mission (CityLab)
What’s Wrong with an Empty Bus? (Human Transit)
How Transit Advocates Are Mobilizing for Riders and Workers in Response to COVID-19 (Transit Center)

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Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not.

By Kea Wilson | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

New crisis, same old mistakes. The Federal Transit Administration’s $25-billion COVID-19 public transit grant package contains much-needed lifelines for struggling transit agencies across the country — but the amount received by each agency did not take into account the new reality of the virus, but were allocated using the same formulas from normal years. As a […]

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