Monday’s Headlines 3/2/20

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Metro News

Centennial State & Beyond

  • The Way a City Handles Snow Says Everything About How It Treats Pedestrians (Slate)
  • Our intersections are too dangerous. Here’s how to fix them. (Curbed)
  • D.C. Council member proposes free public transit for residents (Washington Post)

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Friday’s Headlines: 2/28/20

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 Traffic Violence

  • Pedestrian struck and killed on I-25 in Denver; one northbound lane closed at University (Denver Post)
  • New study lists Aurora as the 10th deadliest city in the country for (people who are killed while other people are) speeding (Fox31 Denver)
  • Here’s How Colorado Ranks In Pedestrian Traffic Deaths (Patch)

Metro News

  • Denver will ban cars in front of its city hall and ‘give it back to the people’ on April 21 (Denverite)
  • Design Team, Contractor To Be Chosen For 16th Street Mall Redesign (CBS4 Denver)
  • Electric-only bike shop opens in Highlands Ranch (BusinessDen)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 48 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 49 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • The Way We Talk About Bike Helmets Is a Problem (5280)
  • Why Would a Bike Shop Fight a Bike Lane? (CityLab)
  • For Those Living in Public Housing, It’s a Long Way to Work (CityLab)
    • *cough* Transit-Oriented Development *cough*

 


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Thursday’s Headlines: 2/27/20

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 Metro News

  • Lawmakers Propose A State-Managed ‘Turnaround’ Plan For RTD (CPR)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 43 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 45 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • Students at Colorado College to get free Bustang tickets (KRDO)

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Wednesday’s Headlines: 2/25/20

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From Streetsblog

Traffic Violence

  • Man pleads guilty to leaving the scene of an accident in August crash into crowd near Coors Field (The Denver Channel)

Metro News

  • Day 1 From RTD interim leader: “We have to deliver” on service improvements to regain trust (Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 43 (Good).

Centennial State & Beyond

  • City of Colorado Springs prepping for e-scooters on city streets by summer (CO Springs Gazette)
  • Lime could bring electronic scooters to Golden as part of pilot (Golden Transcript)
  • Ride-Hailing Isn’t Really Green (CityLab)

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