RTD Sees Small Scale Start To New Low-Income Discount Program
Just under 250 people have qualified for RTD’s new low-income discount, according to figures presented to the agency’s board Tuesday night.
C-470 Rebuild Is Taking Longer Than Expected And CDOT Says It’s The Contractor’s Fault
In its notice of default, CDOT alleges that the contractor provided “false and materially misleading representation” on the progress it was making.
What Should RTD Do With A Prime Piece Of Downtown Denver Real Estate?
RTD is considering what it should do with a 20,000-square-foot parcel just south of Civic Center Station in the heart of Downtown Denver.
This Woman Survived Being Hit By A Truck On A Deadly Denver Bikeway. She’s Done Riding For Now
“I remember every second of it, every millisecond of it. I remember feeling him hit me from my left side, feeling my head hit the top of his car.”
More Riders Or Service Everywhere? RTD May Have To Choose As It Plots Its Future
RTD faces serious headwinds; ridership numbers are falling and it doesn’t have the money needed to finish rail projects promised to voters 15 years ago.
Colorado Could See More Electric Vehicles Under Deal With The Auto Industry
CDOT, the Colorado Energy Office, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers struck a deal on the state’s plan to adopt California’s zero-emission vehicle mandate.
RTD Has A New Discount For Low-Income Riders. Nonprofits Say It Comes At The Expense Of The ‘Most Desperate’
The LiVE program is RTD’s answer to calls for discounted rates for low-income riders. RTD has one of the highest fare structures of any transit agency in a mid-sized U.S. city.
RTD Scores $11M In Grants To Buy More Electric Buses
The Regional Transportation District leveraged an $8.5 million grant it got in April of this year from the Volkswagen settlement program to secure another $2.6 million grant from the Federal […]
What If The Key To Raising More Money For Transportation In Colorado Is To Ask Fewer People?
Colorado’s gasoline tax has been stuck at 22 cents a gallon since 1991 and lawmakers have to balance transportation funding with other priorities.
Lawsuit Challenging TABOR Can Proceed, Federal Appeals Court Rules
A nearly decade-old lawsuit against the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is back on, after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on Monday.
Flaggers On RTD’s G Line Will Finally Be Dismissed
Flaggers will leave their posts as early as next week, though they may be reinstated as needed.
CDOT: US 36 Repairs Will Likely Take A ‘Matter Of Months’
A CDOT executive says that will draw down much of the existing balance in the department’s contingency fund.
TABOR Repeal Supporters Don’t Want To Call It That
How a possible ballot question is presented to voters is just the latest high-stakes skirmish in a long war over TABOR.
CDOT: Repairs Will Start Soon On Saggy Section Of US 36
The agency still needs to figure out who will pay for repairs, among other pressing questions.
That $1.5B Boulder-Longmont Train? Transit Advocates Say Maybe We Should Ask For More Buses Instead
A decade ago, Danny Katz was all about trains.
Denver’s Brick Legacy Is Rooted In A Fire And The ‘Smell Of Burning Bacon In The Air’
The buildings that fared best after a devastating fire in the 1860s had one thing in common: They were built out of brick.
