🌱 Vision Zero Plan Has Neighbors Fuming + LODO Crime + Burn Scar Flood

Good morning, friends! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Denver Daily. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days.

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Monday's weather: A stray thunderstorm. High: 89 Low: 66.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. Vision Zero program part of making Denver's streets safer. Twenty-one intersections along 13th and 14th Streets are slated for new paint and posts, are designed to shorten pedestrian crossings and slow drivers down. Nearby by residents are upset with both the plan, and its proposed timing. (KDVR)
2. Is Denver doing enough to combat rising crime in LoDo? Denver Police have have been focused on gun violence in LoDo, and have devoted additional officers to the area with some 50 illegal guns having been seized this year, but is it enough to stem the violence? (9News)
3. Weather Balloons impacted by helium shortage. Weather balloons operated by the National Weather Service have been unable to fly because of a national helium shortage. (KUSA)
4. In the wake Of Marshall Fire Colorado considers creating state insurance fund. With the increased risk of wildfires in Colorado, the state's Insurance Commissioner is looking at how Colorado could launch its own insurance fund to protect homeowners. (CBS4)
5. Burn scar flooding a real danger. While we need the rain, with the large number of wildfires across the state, the danger of flash flooding is causing concern. (Out There)

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Today in Denver:

• Redefined Leadership: Presented by Realm Denver. (8:30 a.m.)
• Athena Project: Girls Design Fashion Summer Camp. (9 a.m.)
• Toddler Time: Wheat Ridge Library. (10:15 a.m.)
• World's First Indoor Slide Park: Grand opening week. (Noon)
• Mindful Mondays: Summer wellness series. (5 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Here's what to do if you see a dog locked in a hot car. (FOX31)
• Fossils found during a road construction project. When CDOT was widening Interstate 25 at Castle Rock in 2009, workers noticed big, black leaves falling out of the rock alongside the highway. The Museum of Nature and Science collaborated with CDOT to excavate the incredible fossil beds. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science)
• Get your COVID-19 booster: Protect yourself from dying from COVID-19. Everyone five years and older can get a booster. To learn more about booster eligibility. (CDC)

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