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Fatal traffic accidents involving pedestrians are increasing statewide 鈥� and they鈥檝e more than doubled over the past decade. But it hasn't happened everywhere. The city of Boulder saw zero fatal crashes involving a pedestrian in seven of the past 11 years. Today on In The NoCo, we look at what鈥檚 working in Boulder, and how leaders in other cities might get similar results.

Colorado roads can be dangerous for bicyclists. Advocates say one way to keep cyclists safer is to require technology be installed in all new motor vehicles that could automatically detect and avoid bicyclists on the road. We explore the promise 鈥� and the limitations 鈥� of this emerging technology, on today鈥檚 In The NoCo.

Alliance to Transform Transportation has a plan to provide 2 million metro Denver residents with buses running every 15 minutes, but where the funding could come from is still a mystery. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun editor David Krause and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

A local-versus-state battle has taken hold over how Colorado will grow. It鈥檚 a fight about local control and who gets to decide what鈥檚 best for Coloradans.

Every day in Colorado, we bike, drive or walk on streets that were designed using outdated research and bad assumptions. That鈥檚 the premise of the provocative book 鈥淜illed by a Traffic Engineer.鈥� Author Wesley Marshall, who teaches at CU Denver, discusses how we should think differently about traffic safety in the third installment of In The NoCo鈥檚 Holiday Book Club.

Some city leaders say Boulder has too many parking spaces. And while that might not line up with your experience trying to park at Pearl Street mall, transportation experts say some Front Range cities have too many empty parking spots that could be used for things like housing or parks. On today鈥檚 In The NoCo, we鈥檒l hear from one Boulder City Council member who says it鈥檚 time to stop requiring builders to create so much parking.

Data shows the roads can be a dangerous place for bicyclists. Advocates say one way to keep cyclists safer is to require features like Automatic Emergency Braking on all new vehicles. We discuss the promise 鈥� and the limitations 鈥� of this new technology, on today鈥檚 In The NoCo.

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Climate change is putting pressure on trails, bridges and roads across the West. The Mountain West News Bureau spoke this week with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about federal efforts to help address the issue.

In the second part of this three-part series, reporter Caroline Llanes takes a look at how bikes can be used as practical forms of transportation for local trips. By encouraging other forms of transit like biking for short, small excursions, officials can reduce traffic on local roads.