City Cast Denver
🚲 Cyclists and pedestrians beware
January 30, 2024
Good morning, Denver! Don’t let this week’s weather fool you. If you’re new to Colorado, allow me to introduce you to “false spring.” Forecasters are predicting snow this weekend. But on the bright side, Ruby Hill’s free ski and snowboarding slope is back for the season 🤙
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⚖️ Lawmakers Push for Racial Remedies and Reparations
Following similar efforts by legislators in California and New York, Colorado’s Black lawmakers are pushing a bill to conduct a two-year study of the state’s history with slavery and racial discrimination that could then help foster remedies and reparations for today’s Black residents. [Axios Denver]
🚔 Former Adams County Deputy Pleads Guilty
A former Adams County undersheriff has surrendered his certification to be a law enforcement officer and has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of forgery and official misconduct. The sentencing follows a two-year investigation into three high-ranking Adams County Sheriff’s Office officials who lied about completing mandatory training hours. Felony charges are still pending against the other two. [CPR]
🚲 Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Peak
Despite the number of car accidents trending downward over the last year, the number of pedestrians killed on Colorado streets has reached an all-time high. Additionally, cyclist deaths increased by 33% from 2022 to 2023. [CO Sun]
- More transit news: NIMBYs push back on the Colfax Ave Bus Rapid Transit plans, and bike lane advocates win the bollard battle on 7th Avenue. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, Jan. 30
- 🕺 Lindy Hop Classes | 6 p.m.-Close | $10+ | Five Points
- 🎞️ Cinema Azteca | 6:30-9 p.m. | $15 | Highland
- ✏️ Writers Blok + Forum | 7-9 p.m. | $12+ | Civic Center
- 🍶 Sake Tasting 101 | 6:30 p.m. | $10+ | Five Points
Wednesday, Jan. 31
- ♟️ Chess Club | 5-9 p.m. | Free | Five Points
- 🎵 K-Pop and V-Pop Workshop | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Westwood
- 🪐 60 Minutes in Space | 7-8 p.m. | Free | City Park
- ☕ National Hot Chocolate Day | All Day | Free
Thursday, Feb. 1
- 🏔️ Avalanche Awareness Class | 7-9:30 p.m. | Free | Berkeley
- 🎤 Open Mic Comedy | 7 p.m. | Free | Sunnyside
- 🐶 Read with a Therapy Dog | 4-5 p.m. | Free | West Colfax
- 🍽️ Itameshi: Italian Japanese Fusion | 5 p.m.-Close | $90 | Cap Hill
Today on City Cast
Transit Battles, Deepfake Election Anxiety, and Pronouncing ‘Buena Vista’
Colfax Avenue is on the verge of a massive transformation with a new bus line, but not everyone in the neighborhood is happy about it. Meanwhile, bicycle advocates have declared victory in the latest battle for the bike lane.
We at the Denver Bicycle Lobby reject the idea that a blood sacrifice must be made to make improvements to a street.
🦅 A fun fact: Bald eagles often prefer to steal their food from other birds, rather than do their own hunting. Benjamin Franklin, so dismayed by the bald eagle’s piracy, wanted the Wild Turkey to be America’s bird. He once wrote: “I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly.”
— Peyton Garcia
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