Transit advocate Piep van Heuven, chair of the Denver Streets Partnership, speaks on the steps of Denver City Hall on April 2. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Thursday’s Headlines

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From Streetsblog

Other news

  • Police need help finding the driver of a late ’90s GMC Sierra pickup truck who hit and killed a woman at West Colfax Avenue and Zenobia Street Tuesday night. (Denverite)
  • A police officer will not face criminal charges after he shot an RTD passenger who pulled a gun on him in July. (9 News)
  • Not in my front yard: Residents are fuming about big green poles going up in the public right-of-way of their front yards. The mini-towers will make 5G wireless technology possible. (Westword)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 60 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 58 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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There is Still Structural Racism in Transportation: Report

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Cities must include community members in planning,  hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism in our car-dependent society that has long favored suburban commuters in single-family homes over poorer communities riven by highways and pollution, a new report argues. Smart Growth America’s report, “The State of Transportation and […]

Wednesday’s Headlines

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From Streetsblog

  • Traffic Violence Report: Saliha Abdalla-Suleiman, 42, was the victim of last week’s hit-and-run where a driver steered a Winnebago motor home onto a sidewalk. Her family thinks the driver may have intentionally run over the Eritrean refugee because she is Muslim. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

  • Police are looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed a female pedestrian at West Colfax Avenue near Sheridan Boulevard yesterday. (Denver Post)
  • State legislators to RTD: Come to us with ideas on how to improve, or we will restructure the agency. (CPR)
  • A power outage caused 20 to 30 minute delays on some light rail lines this morning, but RTD says trains are now late by less than 10 minutes. (Twitter)
  • Denver considers more and better sidewalks for Quebec Street. (Denverite)
  • Despite the city’s bad experiences with private partnerships, they’ll try it again with the National Western Complex. (CPR)
  • Eight ways to get to the mountains without driving. (5280)
  • Lakewood doesn’t know what to do with building permit applications received before voters passed new growth limits in July. (Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 44 Good. Yesterday’s max: 53 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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Passengers wait for the departure of the bus. CDOT said 35 people booked tickets for the first trip to Arapahoe Basin. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Tuesday’s Headlines

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  • Snowstang: The 35 skiers and snowboarders who took the inaugural trip on Colorado’s express bus service to the Arapahoe Basin ski area faced long delays. But officials say the problems behind the fiasco will be fixed or rare going forward, and the service remains a great way to avoid I-70 weekend traffic. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

  • This CBS4 story on the bus-only lanes coming to 17th Street emphasizes potential inconveniences to drivers over the larger benefits to the city. (CBS4)
  • Can Colorado encourage truckers to drive only at night to ease rush hour traffic? (Denver7)
  • RTD’s pension fund gets a conservative spotlight. (Complete Colorado)
  • The EPA declares Colorado a “serious” violator of federal air quality standards. (Denver Post)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 7 a.m.: 51 Moderate. Yesterday’s max: 46 Good.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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The city dedicated the right two lanes of 15th St. to buses and right turns in October. Bus-only lanes are coming to 17th St. this month. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Monday’s Headlines

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  • An ECO Transit bus tumbled into the Eagle River near Vail Friday after it slid on icy roads into oncoming traffic and was t-boned by a pickup. The bus had no passengers. The crash injured two in the truck, the bus driver was uninjured. (CBS4)
  • After the Suncor refinery belched dust that rained down on Commerce City, residents say the company’s offer of a free car wash is an insult. Officials call for more regulation. (CPR, Denver Post)
  • Bus-only lanes are coming to 17th Street downtown in the next few weeks. (Denverite)
  • What’s your idea of a complete street? Denver is updating its street design guidelines. (WalkDenver)
  • A new 40-foot totem pole at 6th Avenue and Federal Boulevard offers public art. It was funded through the $2.9 million project to improve sidewalks, medians and asphalt nearby on Federal. (Denverite)
  • Meet Denver’s top Lime scooter user, with more than 450 rides in a year. (Fox 31)
  • CDOT will host a free winter driving course December 17. (OutThere Colorado)
  • Andrew Romanoff “goes apocalyptic” on climate change. But will fear drive support for his U.S. Senate bid? (Colorado Sun)
  • Denver Air Quality Index: 6 a.m.: 39 Good. Yesterday’s max: 60 Moderate.
  • National headlines at Streetsblog USA.

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