From Streetsblog

• As Roads Empty To COVID-19, Drivers Who Remain Are Speeding Up. Here’s How to Slow Them Down. (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

• Yes, Denver’s air is less polluted because nobody’s driving anywhere (Denverite)
• RTD told employees a coworker tested positive for COVID-19 and then found out it wasn’t true (Denverite)
• Driver seriously injured in crash with (stopped) RTD bus (9News)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 41 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 47 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Officials amend orders on essential businesses to add bike shops, but not other outdoor recreation (CO Politics)
• Pueblo transit service shrinks; CDOT suspends Bustang (Pueblo Chieftain & Denver Post)
• Job #1: Protect Transit Workers (TransitCenter)
• We’ll Need To Reopen Our Cities. But Not Without Making Changes First. (CityLab)
• Strategic design can help car-free streets gain popularity post-coronavirus (Smart Cities Dive)

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From Streetsblog

• Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week (Streetsblog USA)
• Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again (Streetsblog USA)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Traffic Violence

• Traffic Violence Report March 20 – 27, 2020

Metro News

• Denver Streets Partnership wants you to comment on the DRCOG Vision Zero plan (Denver Streets Partnership)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 55 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 54 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• France Transfers Coronavirus Patients On High-Speed Train With Mobile Emergency Room (NPR)
• Scooter Companies Pull Out of Cities Worldwide Amid Pandemic (Bloomberg)

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From Streetsblog

• COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion is Fewer Cars (Streetsblog USA)
• Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough (Streetsblog NYC)
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

Metro News

• Polis Issues Colorado Stay-at-Home Order (CPR & Westword) and What You Can & Cannot Do Under It (CPR)
• RTD Buses And Trains Will Move To Full Time Weekend Service Levels In April (CPR)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 47 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 58 (Moderate).

Centennial State & Beyond

• Now More Than Ever, Cities Need Bikes (CityLab)
• There’s no better time for cities to take space away from cars (The Verge)

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