🏭 Trump taps local fracking fanatic for White House

🚶 Does Civic Center Park Need a Pedestrian Bridge?

Gov. Jared Polis wants to build a 500-yard pedestrian bridge over multiple lanes of traffic (Broadway and Lincoln Street) that would safely connect the State Capitol building to Civic Center Park. Residents can offer input through this online survey. [Denverite]

🛴 If You’re Injured by a Scooter, Who’s Liable?

Electric scooter companies are not responsible if someone riding their equipment injures another person — at least, that’s what the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in a recent case where a local cyclist faced “life-altering injuries” from an accident with a scooter rider. [9News]

🇺🇸 Trump Taps Denver Oil and Gas Exec for White House

Donald Trump has picked Denver oil and gas executive Chris Wright to head the nation’s Energy Department. Wright, a Trump campaign donor and fracking evangelist, will help forward the president-elect’s mission to achieve global “energy dominance.” [Axios Denver]

• The other side: While critics accuse Wright of being a climate change denier with no government experience, supporters praise his “practical, all-of-the-above approach.”
• Remember when: Wright once drank fracking fluid on camera to prove its alleged “safety” 👀

🤔 Restlessness in RiNo

Local business owners in Denver’s RiNo neighborhood had to lobby hard to get a business improvement district in the area. Now 10 years later, why are those same individuals petitioning to get rid of the BID? [City Cast Denver 🎧]