OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
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Manhattan district attorney hopeful Tali Farhadian Weinstein looks to driver-accountability law, technology to curtail reckless drivers.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about reader-supported story
Friday’s Headlines 03/05/2021 and Get on the Bus: Transit Justice Forum
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Get on the Bus: Transit Justice Forum online event is March 25. The five people who will help select Denver's next independent monitor. U.S. Crash Death Rates Hit Highest Level in Almost a Century. More headlines.
REPORT: Crash Death Rates in 2020 Hit Highest Level in Almost a Century
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Total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the death rate was actually the highest it's been since 1924.
Thursday’s Headlines 03/04/2021 and Denver is on a Centuries-Long Pace to Build Sidewalks
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Denver is trying to produce ‘handshakes’ between people, cars and traffic signals. And Denver is on a centuries-long pace to build out sidewalks. Boulder Valley School District has Colorado's first electric school bus. More headlines.
Opinion: How Elected Officials Can Improve Public Transit: It Starts with Actually Riding the Bus
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While local officials debate the best ways to improve their respective transit systems, the truth is that most of them lack a real-world perception of their own local transit systems.
Talking Headways Podcast: City Legibility and Wayfinding
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A podcast on why it's important to sometimes get lost.
Buttigieg Says US DOT Should Support ‘Right-Sizing’ City Asphalt
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The 19th Secretary of Transportation may be the first in recent memory to publicly recognize that the need to remove excess asphalt from cities to meet our climate, safety and mobility justice goals.
Wednesday’s Headlines 03/03/2021 and Happy 303 Day!
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Denver has not progressed on mobility-related sustainability goals in 10 years. Authors of Elijah McClain report take questions from Aurora leaders. Montrose to relocate and expand transit center. More headlines.
These Four Bills Could Help Loosen Car Dependency’s Grip On U.S. Cities
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The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life – and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.
Tuesday’s Headlines 03/02/2021 and Walk a Denver Mural Trail
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Walk a Denver Mural Trail. CPR Purplish team takes on transportation reform. Boulder County, Broomfield chambers of commerce urge Colorado transportation funding. More headlines.
How the Dutch Do Winter Bike Lane Maintenance
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If a snowy winter is guaranteed year after year, not budgeting for proper winter maintenance for all modes of transportation, then using winter as an excuse for not being able to implement high quality bicycle infrastructure is like refusing to buy apples and then complaining you can't make applesauce.
No One’s Talking About the Best Thing About The New USPS Mail Truck
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If it looks like a duck ... it's probably a better-designed truck!