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The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.

Union Station was evacuated last night due to a suspicious package. (Denver Post) A pedestrian was seriously injured after a collision with a driver early this morning. (Denver Police) A bus rolled over on I-25 in Southern Colorado on Thursday, injuring at least five passengers. (Out There Colorado) RTD’s next general manager will face a … Continued

"Don’t spend any more money on highways," says Mike Dukakis, the former Massachusetts governor and onetime Democratic presidential nominee.

Bus drivers and the right to pee. A pedestrian hit by an RTD bus on Wednesday is in the hospital. A charter bus driver is facing charges after I-25 rollover with 50 people on board. More headlines ...

TransitCenter, which provides funding to Streetsblog Denver, originally published this story on its blog. It highlights a survey from Amalgamated Transit Union, where 79 percent of drivers indicated that routes are not designed to allow enough time for bathroom breaks, a factor a representative from the Local 1001, which represents RTD drivers, echoed in a recent Streetsblog … Continued

Commentary: Colorado legislators must undo laws that hamstring RTD. Colorado snowstorm travel updates and road closures. RTD board to begin the search for a replacement for retiring General Manager. More headlines ...

What would you say if I told you I could reduce RTD’s budget deficit while decreasing fares, and make the whole system more useful, all without raising taxes?

Hidden safety problems are keeping Denver kids from walking and biking. RTD services affected by snowy conditions. Grant helps Colorado Springs city buses go green. More headlines ...

In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — … Continued