The Winter Park Express ski train rests on Track 5 at Union Station last night. The seasonal Amtrak service started this morning. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Friday’s Headlines

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State of the State

  • In his State of the State address, Governor Polis called for increased transportation funding — but said nothing about improving walking, biking or public transit. (Denver Post, CPR, Colorado Sun (annotated full text), full text)
  • 25 climate demonstrators interrupted the event with calls to regulate the oil and gas industry and to end fracking. Several protestors were physically dragged out of the gallery in handcuffs. (CPR, Denver Post)

RTD

  • The driver of an RTD bus hit and killed a pedestrian on Baseline Road in Boulder yesterday. (Fox 31)
  • RTD will start providing light rail cancellation notices online and via email today. (Denver Post)
  • RTD announces five finalists for its interim general manager and CEO. (CPR, Denver Post)
  • The RTD board of directors elected Angie Rivera-Malpiede as its chair. She is the first Latina to hold the position. (Colorado Politics)

Other news

  • 71 people were killed on Denver streets in 2019 — here’s where. (Denverite)
  • City crews started installing inexpensive traffic calming devices at 15 intersections along the Colfax corridor to enhance safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. The initiative will cost the city $120,000. (Denver7)
  • The Winter Park Express ski train starts operating today. Once a weekend-only service, it will now operate on Fridays, too. (Denver Post)
  • An L.A. Times travel writer recommends skiers take the Winter Park Express or Amtrak’s California Zephyr. (Los Angeles Times)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 40 Good. Yesterday’s max: 44 Good.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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Thursday’s Headlines

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From Streetsblog

Other news

  • 8,500: Minimum number of impaired driving arrests in Colorado last year. (Denver Post)
  • 150 years: The time it will take Denver to inspect its crumbling and missing sidewalks. (Denver Post)
  • Old transportation fights are brewing ahead of Colorado’s new legislative session. And little new funding is in play. [Also: Where are the dedicated lanes for pogo sticks Republican leader Patrick Neville speaks of?] (Colorado Sun)
  • The owner of Turin Bicycles, Denver’s oldest bike shop, is unloading gear ahead of the shop’s closure. (BusinessDen)
  • See RTD’s January 12 service changes. (RTD)
  • Commuters launched a petition to keep RTD’s West Denver 100L route, which is set to be cut in response to the agency’s driver shortage. (Change.org)
  • RTD’s board of directors chose new leaders. (Progressive Railroading)
  • More on the private effort to bring the RTD’s B Line to Boulder and Longmont. (CBS4)
  • A developer proposed a seven-story hotel near an RTD station in RiNO. (Denver Business Journal)
  • Denver Infill: A roundup of the last decade in new residential and non-residential buildings.
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 44 Good. Yesterday’s max: 49 Good.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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Wednesday’s Headlines

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News

  • 2019 marks the deadliest year on Denver roads in more than a decade. (Fox 31)
  • Front Range passenger train service appears derailed on arrival at the State Capitol: “I’m absolutely not supportive of that,” said House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder. (Colorado Sun)
  • Councilman Kevin Flynn responds to Streetsblog’s proposal to dramatically expand the use of red light cameras at Denver intersections. (Denver Post)

RTD

  • After a reporter learned of a hidden meeting between RTD board members and state legislators, the agency will now post all meetings online. (9 News)
  • A Colorado lawmaker is writing a bill to expand the RTD board and increase oversight. (Denver Post)
  • RTD proposed service cuts to boost on-time performance, but the move won’t fix all of the agency’s problems. (Denver7)
  • RTD’s board picked five candidates for the agency’s top job. (9 News)
  • A group proposed a scheme for passenger rail service between Westminster and Longmont. (Denver Post, CBS4)
  • Westword offers resolutions RTD should consider for 2020. (Westword)

Other news

  • Colorado is trying to get drivers off I-70 by busing skiers to the slopes. Will it work? (Colorado Sun)
  • As CDOT expands its Bustang Outrider service to rural Colorado, the town of Dinosaur, population 300, will lose service. (CPR)
  • Will Colorado legislators finally address highway funding in 2020? (Denver Business Journal)
  • Forty years ago, the Eisenhower and Johnson Memorial tunnels became the state’s transportation linchpin. (Eagle Valley Enterprise)
  • State Sen. Lois Court, a street safety ally, will step down because of a health problem. (CPR)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 8 a.m.: 49 Good. Yesterday’s max: 54 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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