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From Streetsblog Traffic Violence Report: 35 people have been killed on Denver’s streets (Streetsblog Denver) Friday’s Headlines Are Working for the Weekend (Streetsblog USA) Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Public safety working group created to examine policing reform report holds first meeting (The Denver Gazette) DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee Notes (DRCOG) Denver Air Quality … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area The best ways to explore metro Denver by bike “Cycling is second nature in Colorado” (Denver Post) Gov. Polis signs bill creating Front Range Passenger Rail District — but new line is far from a sure thing (Denver Post) $44K Grant To Create Night Markets Under Colfax Viaduct (Patch) … Continued

Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Denver Air Quality Index: 9 a.m.: 46 (Good). Yesterday’s max: 54 (Moderate) Centennial State Missing Cyclist Greg Smith Found Dead In Snowmass Creek (CBS Local) CDOT still reviewing I-25 toll management bid (BizWest) I-25 improvements remain on track despite COVID-19, supply-chain crunch (BizWest) Gov. Jared Polis signs parks bills … Continued

To keep Colorado’s people and their stuff moving, elected officials must recognize that adapting to a changing climate will require doing things that are unpopular — and it’s time for them to show leadership.

Whether it’s the marginalization of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea residents, the stark threat of respiratory illness, or the simple fact that widening roads does not solve traffic congestion, the I-70 expansion planned between Brighton Boulevard and Tower Road is a terrible idea. Still, the highway project with a $1.8 billion starting price tag has a … Continued