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Tuesday’s Headlines 02/09/2021 and Woman Walking Killed by Driver on East Hampden near South Akron

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments

Driver hits and kills woman walking on East Hampden near South Akron. Denver City Council votes 11-2 to expand group living options and therefore mobility options. What should happen to former Park Hill Golf Course? More headlines.

Bike on ground reflected in car's driver-side mirror

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Hit-and-Runs Against Bike Riders Surge During Quarantine

By Kea Wilson | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments

Drivers aren't just killing cyclists on quarantine-emptied roads – they're also leaving them to die there.

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Study: Balancing Equity and Density with Scooters

By Roger Rudick | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments

There's a natural tension between providing for undeserved areas and achieving the density needed for the system to work.

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Monday’s Headlines 02/08/2021 and “But Parking”

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments

Denver City Council votes tonight on group living proposal and opponents continue to cry "but parking." New RTD app integrates regular bus and rail services with FlexRide. More headlines.

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Memo to Buttigieg: Fix Our National Traffic Control Standards

By Kea Wilson | Feb 7, 2021 | No Comments

The feds will finally revise the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which sets standards for signs, markings and signals that help road users – and, eventually, autonomous vehicles – safely move through our communities.

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Friday’s Headlines 02/05/2021 and Lots of RTD News

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

Aurora Police seek hit-and-run driver of dark sedan who hit a child walking. RTD to fund FasTracks with green bonds. RTD and 20+ other transit agencies to Congress: ‘We need $39.3B.’ More headlines.

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Thursday’s Headlines 02/04/2021 and Transit Equity Day

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

Happy Transit Equity Day! Hancock: We need to build other modes of transportation. Opposition to Denver group living proposal cries "but parking." More headlines.

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Why Buttigieg’s Midwest Roots Might Make Him a Great USDOT Secretary

By Kea Wilson | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.

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Wednesday’s Headlines 02/03/2021 and Lego Bike Lanes

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 3, 2021 | No Comments

Aurora Police seek hit-and-run driver of gold Buick Rendezvous SUV. Parker Town Council looks to leave RTD. Are Colorado drivers ready for greenhouse gas cuts? More headlines.

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Tuesday’s Headlines 02/02/2021 and RTD Rehires Laid Off Bus and Rail Operators

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

RTD rehires laid off bus and rail operators thanks to federal funds. Now on Zoom: RTD Board Meetings! Fort Collins bucking statewide trend of rising pedestrian fatalities. More headlines.

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Monday’s Headlines 02/01/2021 and January Traffic Violence Report

By Streetsblog Denver | Feb 1, 2021 | No Comments

January Traffic Violence Report: 6 people died. You can use RTD 2020 10-Ride and Access-a-Ride ticket books through 2021. Denver Post Ed Board supports Denver’s group living proposal. More headlines.