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		<title>Reader: Waymo didn’t get a real winter to test drive</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:19:08 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/waymo-crop-e1772717195162.jpg" alt="a waymo vehicle stops at a red light in downtown denver" /><p>Some readers are seeing skynet, while others worry the driverless cars can't handle snow.</p>
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		<title>$5 Denver parking promotion — but &#8220;the catch is you have to go downtown.&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/downtown-denver-parking-promotion-reader-skeptics-40906775/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:05:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>13-year-old Denver boy killed in Veo e-bike crash</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:15:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Have Wheat Ridge&#8217;s new Wadsworth roadways successfully reduced traffic?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:35:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Commentary: Public roads need public solutions</title>
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					<dc:creator>Erik Clarke</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/bowmar.webp" alt="town with trees and lake" /><p>The Bow Mar dispute should force a larger conversation about how we maintain, manage and design the roads and bridges that we rely on. </p>
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		<title>The rumors of Colfax&#8217;s devastation are greatly exaggerated&#8230;and holding Denver back</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jill Locantore and Frank Locantore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:32:01 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Savageau-bldg-arch.jpg" alt="arch on colfax" /><p>"The choice isn’t between supporting businesses and building better transit."</p>
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		<title>Yup, Another BRT Construction Project Is Coming to Denver</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sage Kelley</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:22:13 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/IMG_6629-e1778765494594.jpg" alt="Residents put sticky notes on a map of Colorado Boulevard at CDOT&#039;s open house for the new Bus Rapid Transit project on May 13, 2026." /><p>Take a deep breath.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;The City Is Woefully Unable to Handle Even the Basics&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-residents-criticize-new-parking-ticket-dispute-process-40882881/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:48:16 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/ticket-e1761072935110.png" alt="car with parking ticket in windshield" /><p>Want to fight a parking ticket? Prepare for multiple trips downtown...and long waits.</p>
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		<title>Denver Drivers Wait Months to Fight Parking Tickets as New Online System is Delayed</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:59:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/ticket-e1761072935110.png" alt="car with parking ticket in windshield" /><p>There were 269 final court hearings for disputed parking tickets in April 2026 — compared to five in April 2025. </p>
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		<title>Colorado May Soon Change Speed Camera Fines for Drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 21:05:35 -0600</pubDate>
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