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Wednesday’s Headlines 03/10/2021 and RTD Prepares for Snow
RTD prepares for snow. RTD introduces People Who Move People campaign. Colorado developing plan to mandate large employers cut individual vehicle use by workers. More headlines.
March 10, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines 03/09/2021 and the 16th Street Mall Will Get Wider Sidewalks
DPD arrests two drivers for hit-and-run crash that killed a person biking at Morrison Road and W. Kentucky Ave. City Council approves $149 million to fix up 16th Street Mall. Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper voted for COVID relief bill and $30B for transit. More headlines.
March 9, 2021
New COVID Relief Bill Is a Strong Start To a Long Transit Recovery
Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.
March 8, 2021
Monday’s Headlines 03/08/2021 and Legislature Considers Loosening RTD Restrictions
Driver hits and kills person walking at Morrison Road and W. Kentucky Ave. RTD rolls out FlexRide and Metro Taxi pilot project. Legislature considers loosening RTD restrictions. More headlines.
March 8, 2021
Send Us Your Nominees for the Sorriest Bus Stops!
It's the return of our beloved contest – inspired by the NCAA's March Madness bracket!
March 7, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
Manhattan district attorney hopeful Tali Farhadian Weinstein looks to driver-accountability law, technology to curtail reckless drivers.
March 7, 2021
Friday’s Headlines 03/05/2021 and Get on the Bus: Transit Justice Forum
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.
March 5, 2021
REPORT: Crash Death Rates in 2020 Hit Highest Level in Almost a Century
Total annual mileage dropped about 13 percent during the pandemic, meaning that the death rate was actually the highest it's been since 1924.
March 4, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines 03/04/2021 and Denver is on a Centuries-Long Pace to Build Sidewalks
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.
March 4, 2021
Opinion: How Elected Officials Can Improve Public Transit: It Starts with Actually Riding the Bus
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.
March 4, 2021