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An RTD driver approaches a bus after raising the vehicle's wheelchair ramp Oct. 23 at Union Station. Photo: Andy Bosselman

Bus Drivers & The Right to Pee

By TransitCenter | | No Comments
TransitCenter, which provides funding to Streetsblog Denver, originally published this story on its blog. It highlights a survey from Amalgamated Transit Union, where 79 percent of drivers indicated that routes are not designed to allow enough time for bathroom breaks, a factor a representative from the Local 1001, which represents RTD drivers, echoed in a recent Streetsblog […]
A parking-protected bike lane along Prospect Park West tamed the mean streets of New York so much that parents feel comfortable allowing their children there.

Hidden Safety Problems Keep Denver Kids From Walking and Biking

By Wes Marshall, PhD, PE | | No Comments
In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — […]
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