From Streetsblog

• Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019 (Streetsblog USA)

Yesterday’s federal hearing in Denver about the National Environmental Policy Act — including easing the environmental impacts of expanding I-70 and testimony from CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew

• NEPA battle pits Colorado leaders, residents against industry backers of Trump push for faster environmental reviews (The Denver Post)
• Polis administration pushes back on Trump bid to roll back NEPA (RealVail)
• Opponents crowded a Denver hearing over federal changes that would relax environmental reviews (CPR)
• Denver hosted one of two hearings for the Trump administration to gather feedback on its plan rollback the nation’s oldest environmental law (Colorado Independent)
• Denver takes center stage in a national debate over updating environmental policies (Denver 7)
• Colorado Pushes Back as Trump Targets Key Environmental Law (Westword)
• Trump administration’s effort to roll back NEPA environmental law draws ire at Denver hearing (Associated Press on The Colorado Sun)
• DeGette and McCarthy: Trump wants to gut NEPA and take away your voice when the feds threaten the environment (The Denver Post)

RTD

• RTD board approves $350,000 contract for interim general manager and CEO Paul Ballard (CBS4 Denver)
• RTD finalizes contract with its new interim GM/CEO  (CPR)
• As RTD ‘Reimagines’ Itself, Staff Warn ‘There Will Be Winners; There Will Be Losers’ (CPR)
• RTD Board approves contract for interim general manager Paul Ballard (RTD)
• Meet Thor, RTD’S K-9 (RTD)

Snow snow snow

• Denver says it has different ways of making sure everyone has a safe commute after a snowstorm (Denver 7)
• Denver City workers warn businesses whose sidewalks haven’t been cleared of snow (CBS4 Denver)
• Snow’s lasting effect on Denver roads and the city’s attempt to fix them (9News)

Other news

• Video shows car crashing into Denver home (CBS4 Denver)
• More on how City Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer was willing to call out every transportation contract at council meetings to vote each one of them down (Colorado Politics)
• Opinion: Denver is waging a war on cars and drivers (The Denver Post)
• Motorcycle shop owners plan to renovate RiNo block into Octane Alley, a pedestrian-friendly green space (BusinessDen)
• Opinion: Should letting your kid play outside — or walk to school — be illegal? (The Colorado Sun)
• As Coloradans grow older, there’s a push for policies that benefit all ages (The Colorado Sun)
• Colorado lawmakers inch forward on transportation deal as gas tax hike becomes political touch point (The Colorado Sun)
• Breckenridge: Police searching for driver of SUV that struck a pedestrian, fled from scene Sunday. The SUV is a dark-colored 2004-2007 Volkswagen Touareg SUV with blue LED fog lights, and the driver’s side mirror broke off during the crash. (Denver 7)
• Opinion: Vail ECO Transit to creatively expand public transit options (Vail Daily)
• Curbed names Denver one of the nation’s 10 most livable cities citing walkability, transit expansions, and mountain traffic (Curbed)
• Los Angeles Times mentions Denver’s safe streets efforts in feature on San Francisco’s now-closed-to-cars Market Street (Los Angeles Times)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 69 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 66 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

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• California found a better way to set speed limits (Streetsblog California)

Other news

• Denver City Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer wrote that she intends to bring up DOTI projects at City Council meetings just so she can vote them down, then decided not to (Denver 7 and more from Denver7)
• Denver is nearing a tipping point on bicycles as transportation (The Denver Post)
• Colorado Cyclists Brave The Elements For Winter Bike To Work Day (CBS4)
  • Boulder is still #1 (with 320 signups) and Denver is still #2 (with 264 sign ups) — in the world! (Winter Bike to Work Day world leaderboard)
• It’s Tuesday, AKA RTD board meeting day. Today they’ll talk about the search for a permanent GM/CEO, transparency initiatives, boiler repair, and more. (RTD)
• State Legislature committee blocks El Paso County legislators’ transportation plan (Gazette/Colorado Politics)
• Highlands Ranch: RTD may cut bus line in May (Highlands Ranch Herald)
• Beat the ski traffic: CDOT urges drivers to get on the bus (9News)
• With a poor visibility forecast for the Denver metro area, health officials are urging people to curtail driving (The Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 42 Good. Yesterday’s max: 54 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

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• Want Action? Here’s How to Photograph a Pothole (Streetsblog USA)
• Advocates Question AOC and Levin’s ‘EV Freedom Bill’ (Streetsblog USA)

Other news

• ‘The War on Cars’ is coming to Denver to record a live-audience podcast today and Kyle Clark is a guest (Denverite)
• The Most Dangerous Streets to Drive [and walk/roll/bike/scoot/transit] in Denver (Westword)
• Who’s responsible for clearing snow at RTD stops? It could be you (RTD)
• Have some rhyming art and education with “Denver snow: A poetic guide to when it’s really coming down out there” (Denverite)
• Get ready for winter international bike to work day on Friday, Feb. 14 (CBS4)
  • Boulder mounts up for Winter Walk up and Bike Week (Daily Camera)
  • Boulder is still #1 and Denver is still #2 for sign ups — in the world! (Winter Bike to Work Day world leaderboard)
• Gov. Polis talked about how he issued an executive order in August to protect people — oops, not people, elk — migrating wildlife like elk from traffic on highways and main roads (Durango Herald)
  • Meanwhile, the rate of human fatalities from traffic violence in Colorado…
• Opinion: Solving I-70 ski traffic would be easy. Here’s how. (The Denver Post)
• How much is a downtown Denver parking garage worth? Rare sale sets a price point (Denver Business Journal)
• Thornton: 292 homes planned for new neighborhood near N-Line train stop (The Denver Post)
• Boulder to study a transportation mobility fee (Boulder Beat)
• Colorado Springs:  traffic deaths down from 2018, police say number of crashes has risen (The Gazette)
• Improving roads a priority for Pueblo, too… But what about transit? (Pueblo Chieftain)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 47 Good. Yesterday’s max: 61 Moderate.
• National headlines at Streetsblog USA

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From Streetsblog

• Commentary by Robin Mazumder: A City That Works for Everyone: Reflections on the Necessity of an Intersectional Urbanism (Streetsblog Denver)
• EV Hummer Bummer, Part III: The Machine Still Kills (Streetsblog USA)
• Talking Headways Podcast: Complicated Measures and Public Policy, Part I (Streetsblog USA)

Other news

• Denver and Boulder vying for #1 — in the world! — on Feb. 14 Winter Bike to Work Day signups (Winter Bike to Work Day world leaderboard)
• Editorial: Bike Lane Bill is a good idea (The Daily Sentinel)
• Opinion: Wheels are spinning on Denver’s traffic and bicycles… and a socialist approach? (Colorado Politics)
• Bike lanes aren’t just for people on bikes (WalkDenver)
• RTD: Canceled rail trips are disruptive – and taken seriously (RTD)
• Access-a-Ride driver rescues toddler in the street (RTD)
• Public Transit Hits a Speed Bump: Not Enough Drivers… especially at RTD (The Wall Street Journal)
• The Curious Case of Ford’s Emoji Cycling Jacket (Gear Junkie)
• Opinion: You — yes you — can fight the brown cloud (The Denver Post)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 40 Good. Yesterday’s max: 60 Moderate.
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