Senate Republicans have released a new COVID-19 relief bill that allocates billions of dollars to air travel, but leaves zero dollars for the public transit systems that experts say are getting essential employees to work — and keeping our entire economy afloat. Read more
Thirteenth Avenue is an important connector of east and west Denver. But it’s not a safe, pleasant or fun place to ride a bike — unless you like cruising a bumpy industrial thoroughfare or riding pinned between a row of parked cars and a lane of moving cars traveling at high speeds. Read more
As of Friday, July 24, 2020 8:09 AM MDT
The VA has a comprehensive plan in place to protect the health of everyone who receives care or works at one of our facilities. Using an abundance of caution, all VA medical facilities are implementing screening measures for signs of respiratory illness and exposure to COVID-19. This protocol will be in place until further notice. Onsite, we will use standardized screening questions at strategic entry points. As many of you may have experienced, we have largely gone to virtual care. Please use MyHealtheVet for routine matters. Please do not come into any of our sites unless your provider has specifically asked you to do so or if you need emergency care from the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. We are allowing one visitor per day for hospitalized Veterans. We ask that you continue to only bring medically necessary caregivers for your outpatient appointments. We appreciate your cooperation and patience during this time. More information.
The Regional Transportation District has formalized a policy for employees to self-assess and report any COVID-19 symptoms prior to reporting to work. The change came nearly two weeks after a Denver health investigator found no evidence that RTD was following state guidelines at one of its facilities. Read more
On the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, one disability-rights organization is highlighting the importance of an under-discussed mobility assistive device on which countless disabled Americans rely: the humble bicycle. Read more
U.S. car traffic has rebounded up to 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels in urban areas, a new study reveals — but cities with a higher proportion of wealthy residents who work from their living rooms have kept traffic volumes far lower than cities with more poor residents who have been forced to physically return to the workplace. Read more
