Nathaniel Minor is a journalist for CPR News specializing in transportation and growth issues.
Professional background: Nathaniel joined Colorado Public Radio in 2014 and has also published award-winning stories and documentaries on racism and power in a small Colorado town; the birth, victory and gutting of Colorado’s unique taxing law; and the trauma survivors are still feeling decades after the Columbine shooting. Nathaniel came to CPR from Minnesota Public Radio, where he began his career.
Education: Bachelor’s degrees in sociology and journalism, University of St. Thomas.
Awards:
In 2013, Nathaniel won two fellowships to report abroad. He traveled to Nigeria to report on agriculture, development and food for MPR and the Splendid Table. Later that year, he reported from Vienna, Austria on European Union trade issues for local newspapers.
Nathaniel was also part of MPR’s award-winning digital team, which won two prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards for best website in the country for large market radio.
Speeding up the installation of bus rapid transit corridors and building more multimodal projects like bike lanes and sidewalks are on the table to meet emissions goals.
Opponents of the proposal say they hope city leaders learn from those results and now start to trust and respect their constituents who have long opposed it.
The vote over the fate of a development project comes as Glenwood Springs, like many other communities in Colorado, is undergoing rapid change and rising costs.
The Redtail Ridge project would develop a 389-acre site just to the northwest of U.S. 36 and Northwest Parkway. But first, the votes have to be counted.
“Idaho stops” help cyclists limit the amount of time they spend at intersections. Cyclists of color allowing the stops in Colorado would also give police one less reason to harass them.