Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Today’s Headlines

Ridership vs. coverage: Jarrett Walker speaks to RTD about how to design a successful transit network. DenPo: Amid cyclist deaths, drivers should pledge to be safer on the road. Denver Cruisers dedicated last night’s ride to two fallen bicyclists.

A driver killed another bicyclist and bike lane opponents in the area still oppose safety upgrades to Marion Street. The death of an elite cyclist near Boulder shows a trend of increasing bike fatalities in Colorado. The key to raising more money for transportation could be asking fewer people.

A driver hit and killed a woman riding a bike yesterday on South Marion Street where NIMBYs oppose improvements to a bike lane. Scooters are another sign of big tech colonizing public spaces. Bustang is planning direct service to ski areas.