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What the History of Autonomous Vehicles Can Teach About Our Transportation Future
Alex Davies new book, "Driven: The Race to Create the Autonomous Car," offers a glimpse into an industry that will rapidly upend our transportation landscape – and some worry will kill even more vulnerable road users.
January 25, 2021
Monday’s Headlines 01/25/2021 and Crashes Soaring in the Pandemic
Colorado crashes and fatalities soar during pandemic. Will UCHealth Coors Field site vaccinate 10,000 people only in cars? Polis wants RTD to build Boulder train. More headlines.
January 25, 2021
Friday’s Headlines 01/22/2021 and a Data Analysis Abomination
Fox31's digital data story is a data analysis abomination. Federal funds help RTD bring back laid-off drivers. Honoring Alamosa's school bus coordinator.
January 22, 2021
Five Highlights from Pete Buttigieg’s Confirmation Hearing
The Secretary of Transportation nominee, Pete Buttigieg, used his confirmation hearing to reaffirm his support for mass transit and complete streets.
January 21, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines 01/21/2021 and Zero U.S. Traffic Deaths by 2050
Denver Streets Partnership letter to Biden: zero U.S. traffic deaths by 2050. 16th Street Mall renovation means changes for bus lanes and sidewalks. Biden appoints two Coloradans to USDOT.
January 21, 2021
Memo to Buttigieg: USDOT Needs an Active Transportation Administration
Giving people who walk and roll a voice in Washington is a crucial tool in the fight to change the federal structures that underlie our car-only transportation landscape.
January 20, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines 01/20/2021 and the First Traffic Violence Widower President
Denverites walk away streets. Colorado bike thefts spike in the pandemic. Less driving during COVID means less gas tax money for CDOT.
January 20, 2021
Joe Biden Becomes the First Traffic Violence Widower to Hold the U.S. Presidency
Joe Biden is president – the first one in U.S. history who's lost a child and a spouse to our national traffic violence epidemic.
January 20, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines 01/19/2021 and Denver’s New Shared Bike and Scooter System
Two Denver hit-and-run crashes this weekend. Denver’s new shared bike and scooter system. New RTD pilot CollegePass program for Auraria students.
January 19, 2021
Headlines Will Return on Tuesday
We recommend the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission’s virtual Marade and other events.
January 18, 2021