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March 9, 2026

Can Speed Cameras Save Lives? Plus, Wi-Fi-Free Coffee Drama and RockBar Survival Stories

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Can Speed Cameras Save Lives? Plus, Wi-Fi-Free Coffee Drama and RockBar Survival Stories

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Is a speed camera coming to your street? Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure shared preliminary plans to install cameras along parts of Federal Blvd. and Alameda Ave. with more coming soon. So, host Bree Davies and producers Olivia Jewell Love and Paul Karolyi are talking about how these new cameras are supposed to work, the surveillance question, and why these streets are getting them first. Plus, we respond to listener questions and comments about Wi-Fi in coffee shops, bored teenagers, and the lost but not forgotten indie sleaze hotspot that was RockBar. 

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