We will be taking tomorrow off in commemoration of Juneteenth. Here’s some brief history on the holiday, one of the most important anniversaries in U.S. history.

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• GoFundMe set up for 11-year-old boy hit and dragged by SUV Caleb Ingelhart was struck by a drunk driver last Thursday (KDVR)
• RTD’s University of Colorado A Line won’t be called that starting next year (Denverite)
• The Public Toilet In Denver’s New Downtown Area Is Open Near The 16th Street Mall the first of its kind in Denver (Daily Colorado News)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 70 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 101 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups)

Centennial State

• Driving an Electric Car on Colorado’s Scenic Byways (The New York Times)
• Frisco Pedestrian Promenade returns Friday 85% of survey respondents wanted the promenade to return (Summit Daily)
• IIHS: Car Accident [Crash] Rates Rise in States After Marijuana Sales Are Legalized (Newsweek)
• Crumbling medians, weeds cause concern at Del Camino interchange (TimesCall)
• Off-highway vehicles are revving up locals (in a bad way) in Colorado’s remote mountain towns (The Colorado Sun)

From Streetsblog

• Thursday’s Headlines Are Still Negotiating (Streetsblog USA)
• REPORT: Here’s Where People of Color Can’t Access Opportunity Without A Car (Streetsblog USA)

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Police Investigating Fatal Hit and Run in Denver (Denver Gazette)
• Pedestrian injured in car crash on Tremont Ave near Park Ave (Burg Simpson)
• Civic Center Park is…a little lost. Here’s how you can guide it into a new future. (Denverite)
• Thornton officer seriously injured in crash (9 News)
• Motorcyclist dies after fatal crash in Aurora Monday (Sentinel Colorado)
• Driver crashes, flips, stolen car into Arvada parking lot (KDVR)
• Over 130 citations issued 2 arrests made in street racing crackdown (Denver Gazette)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 60 (Moderate). Yesterday’s max: 172 (Unhealthy)

Centennial State

• Authorities say 5-year-old girl was killed in Johnstown crash (Greeley Tribune)
• These roads weren’t made for racin’ (Denver Gazette)

From Streetsblog

• Wednesday’s Headlines Make a Michigan Left (Streetsblog USA)
• Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate (Streetsblog USA)

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Today: Join the Denver Streets Partnership for a Ride and Walk of Silence Memorial online and at Civic Center Park to remember victims of traffic violence on Denver’s streets.

We’ll be taking some time off for vacation over the next couple of weeks! Expect sporadic updates through mid-June, when we’ll return with your daily dose of headlines.

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Polis signs RTD reform bill into law, paving way for changes to transit agency (Denver Business Journal)
• Homeowner Hurt When SUV Crashes Into Wheat Ridge Garage, 2 People Run Away (CBS Denver)
• 8 of the Worst Parking Lots in Denver tip: walk or bike instead (5280)
• Safety improvements to Denver’s Lincoln Street get mixed reactions (The Denver Channel)
• Denver RTD to begin pre-construction activities in late May for 16th Street Mall Improvement Project (Mass Transit)
• Walk promotes safety along High Line Canal following Aurora shooting Sunday (Sentinel Colorado)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 45 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 74 (Moderate)

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Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Denver’s head of transportation and infrastructure leaving for a job in Miami (The Denver Post)
• Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Denver (Fox 31)
• Hundreds Ride Bikes, Then Lay Down In Front Of Denver City And County Building For ‘Die-In’ Following Fatal Cycling Crashes (CBS Denver)
• Pedestrian seriously injured in Denver crash (9 News)
• Ryan Montoya Faces 8 Charges In Death Of Champion Cyclist Gwen Inglis (CBS Denver)
• Wheat Ridge police looking for driver who seriously injured 2 teens in hit-and-run crash (KDVR)
• Drunken driver who killed woman on Aurora sidewalk gets 14 years in prison (Sentinel Colorado)
• Car crashes, landing inside Castle Rock skate park (Fox 31)
• ‘Viaduct Is Old, Viaduct Is Ugly’: Central 70 Project Crews Hope Demolition Changes Neighborhood For The Better (CBS Denver)
• Denver’s Outdoor Dining Program Extended Into 2022 (CBS Denver)
• Community members will now see three zero-emission electric HOP buses on Boulder streets as the buses have officially started operating on the local HOP bus routes. (Daily Colorado News)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 45 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 77 (Moderate)

Centennial State

• 2 years after cyclist’s death, his wife wants to educate drivers about what happened to him (9 News)
• Bicyclist Claims Denver Police Department Motorcycles Drove Dangerously Close (CBS Denver)
• Guest Commentary: Mobility and sustainability can move us forward together (Aspen Daily News)
• Mom who died in motorcycle crash during memorial ride for late son remembered (9 News)

From Streetsblog

• People to Feds: Design Streets Better! (Streetsblog USA)
• Monday’s Headlines and We’re On Our Way (Streetsblog USA)

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From Streetsblog

• Commentary: Leverage transit infrastructure to increase vaccine access (Streetsblog Denver)
• Talking Headways Podcast: Moving at the Speed of Trust (Streetsblog USA)

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area

• Expanded patio programs reveal disparity in Denver restaurants (9 News)
• Drunken driver sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing an Aurora couple in crash (Denver Post)
• Vehicle crashes into RTD equipment in Aurora (Fox 31)
• RTD: Face coverings are still required (9 News)
• 210-unit residential complex planned on Globeville doggy daycare site (BusinessDen)
• $1.2B Central 70 project to make ‘Mile High Shift’ this weekend (Denver Business Journal)
• Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 44 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 55 (Moderate)

Centennial State

• Colorado Is Committed To Solving Environmental Injustices. But First, We Have To Agree On What Those Are Exactly (Colorado Public Radio)
• Driver Crashes Stolen Car On I-25, Semi Rolls Over To Avoid Crash, Spills Propane Tanks (CBS Local)

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