After failed land use bill, Gov. Polis aims to link climate, housing and transit — and tie state funding to RTD overhaul
Polis wants the state government to spend more money on transit service around Colorado, including investments in bus and rail service within cities.
Feds accept Colorado’s Front Range rail project into key grant program
The program could eventually lead to big federal dollars and clear a path for construction of the planned line.
Free rides reduced driving, RTD report says. But quest to reduce transportation pollution faces a long road
Colorado’s transportation sector is the state’s largest single source of planet-warming emissions.
CDOT says Denver-to-Steamboat train could be years, not decades, away
The train would use existing Union Pacific freight tracks from Denver through the Moffat Tunnel to Winter Park, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Craig.
RTD wanted the G Line to reach downtown Golden, but that didn’t happen. Now a free shuttle is ending
With the shuttle ending and RTD having no current plans to extend the line, commuters are left wondering what’s next.
Why is Colorado off track to miss its first big climate goals? Short answer: cars
The state is making a lot of gains by shifting away from coal and cleaning up drilling, but slow progress on cutting planet-warming emissions from transportation is derailing its climate goals.
From ‘ick’ to ‘slick,’ RTD to change light rail seat covers to vinyl
To help keep trains clean, Colorado’s Regional Transportation District is changing seat covers from wool to vinyl.
RTD plans new safety system where the R Line derailed twice in Aurora
This section of the light rail has seriously injured passengers.
With I-70 under construction, will ski traffic suck this ski season? ‘No,’ CDOT says
It’s the question on the mind of Colorado boarders and skiers who aren’t lucky enough to live west of Idaho Springs.
Bigger vehicles are more dangerous to bicyclists and pedestrians. Should their owners in Colorado pay for new safety projects?
Pedestrian deaths in Colorado reached an all-time high of 115 last year.
Polis wants to land billions for Front Range rail. He’s looking to local leaders for help
The governor and backers are building support for a potential passenger train between Pueblo and Fort Collins, which would face voters and a narrow window for federal funding.
RTD had a $1B FasTracks rail funding problem. Then it didn’t. Here’s what happened.
The Regional Transportation District’s top financial staffers presented a dour budget forecast to their board of directors earlier this month, but the data didn’t add up.
Listen: Whose streets? At one school in Sloan’s Lake, it’s Bike Bus’ streets!
Students and parents of Brown International Academy biked to class together this week.
A lower speed limit could be coming to a Colorado road near you
The state has a new way of determining how fast is too fast to drive on state-controlled roads and highways. It almost always leads to lower speed limits.
Interview: Front Range Rail planners want to start with bare-bones service. Here’s what else you need to know
A bare-bones rail line would share track with freight trains and operate only up to six trips a day.
Gov. Polis pushing for Front Range rail vote in 2024
But planners aren’t certain they’ll be ready by next year.
