News Digest: A Busy Two Weeks for Walking, Biking, and Transit in Denver
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Here are some notable things that went down on Denver's transportation scene while Streetsblog took a break.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about traffic deaths
So Is Texting and Driving in Colorado Legal or Not?
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Politicians will posture, but they can't spin the fact that the final product is deeply flawed.
Details Scarce After Driver Kills Pedestrian on Federal Blvd, the Fourth Such Death in 2017
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It's been almost two weeks since a driver killed a person walking on Federal Boulevard near Florida Avenue. We don't know much more than that.
Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in South Broadway Alley Was Kimberly Macey
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Kimberly Macey, 33, left behind two sons when a driver killed her as she walked through a Broadway alley near Ellsworth Avenue on June 2.
What Good Is New Bike Safety Tech If CDOT Still Won’t Build Safe Streets?
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The agency is funding "innovative solutions" for bike safety — the ideas aren't bad, but they're no substitute for agency action to redesign dangerous streets.
Walk and Ride of Silence Memorializes the People Who’ve Died in Denver Traffic
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They walked and biked to Cheesman Park, escorted by police officers and wrapped in silence, in remembrance of the ever-growing list of people killed while walking, biking, riding motorcycles, and driving.