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Monday’s Headlines 5/3/21: Person walking dies after being struck by A-Line train
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Pedestrian Dies After Crash With RTD A-Line (CBS Local) You can eat on Denver streets and sidewalks for at least another year (Denverite) RTD to begin 18-month fare study due to ‘burdensome’ cost for many customers (9 News, Sentinel Colorado) Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing … Continued
May 3, 2021
Friday’s Headlines 4/30/21: Can Open Streets outlast the pandemic?
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Can ‘Open Streets’ Outlast the Pandemic? (Bloomberg CityLab) Future Denver Developers Must Promote Alternatives To Driving (CBS Local) Suncor’s Outdated Air Pollution Permit Is Up For Renewal. Here’s What’s At Stake (Colorado Public Radio) The Ups And Downs Of Rail In The West, Both Past And Present (Colorado Public … Continued
April 30, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines 4/29: Driver disregards crossing signals, crashes with A-Line train
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Driver injured after car strikes RTD train in Aurora Wednesday Police say driver “disregarded the lowered level crossing signals as the train approached” (Sentinel Colorado, Denver Post) RTD begins planning on how to win back riders, even as it faces new opposition to Northwest Rail (Denver Business Journal) Mile … Continued
April 29, 2021
Monday’s Headlines 4/26/21: Speed continues to be a factor in fatal crashes in Denver
Driver Killed In High-Speed Crash Near Sloan’s Lake (CBS Local), 1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized After Car Goes Airborne, Rolls Several Times (CBS Denver)
April 26, 2021
Friday’s Headlines 4/23/21: Happy Anniversary to the A Line!
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area RTD Celebrates A Line’s 5th Anniversary With 30 Million+ Riders (CBS Local) Bicycle safety study taking place in Denver (KDVR) Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Joins Other Mayors Asking Biden To Be Included In Climate Migration Study (CBS Denver) Denver Police Trying to Put the Brakes on Illegal Street Racing but … Continued
April 23, 2021
Monday’s Headlines 4/19/21: What do parking requirements have to do with affordable housing?
Commentary: What do parking requirements have to do with affordable housing?
And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…
April 19, 2021
Traffic Violence Report: Another deadly week for drivers as 2021 total reaches 18
So far in 2021, 18 people have died from traffic violence on Denver streets. Three of the victims were on foot, one was on a scooter, and 14 were in vehicles. At this point in 2020, 15 people were victims of traffic violence in Denver, putting us on track for a year even more deadly than 2020.
April 16, 2021
Friday’s Headlines 4/16/21: Denver bicyclists less like to be in crashes, more likely to be seriously injured
Bicyclists are less likely to be in a crash, but more likely to be seriously injured.
April 16, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines 4/15/21: RTD and Uber team up
Uber and RTD team up on paratransit service, neighbors react to deadly crash
April 15, 2021
Monday’s Headlines 4/12/21: Transit Falls to Bottom in New Transportation Plan
Denver, RTD, and the Metro Area Colorado’s Big Transportation Plan Makes Transit A Lower Priority — And RTD Gets Nothing (Colorado Public Radio) Viewpoints clash over street closures in Denver’s City Park – Small closures would allow dedicated space to people walking, biking, and rolling, and still allow vehicle access (The Denver Channel) Denver police warn … Continued
April 12, 2021