Transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects could get a boost as Denver region’s climate-minded transportation plan takes shape
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.
CDOT is making plans to hit the gas on its statewide Bustang transit service
CDOT will add two daily round trips to each of its main Bustang routes this summer if the expansion proposal is approved.
To improve air quality, Colorado Democrats are poised to fund a free public transit program. RTD’s past suggests it won’t help much
Colorado leaders hope free transit can clear the state’s dirty air. They tried that 40 years ago, too — and it didn’t work.
In housing-scarce Glenwood Springs, voters reject proposal for 300 apartments, townhomes
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.
Glenwood Springs leaders see growth as a path toward affordability. But will residents let that happen?
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.
Developer concedes vote over contentious ‘Redtail Ridge’ proposal in Louisville
Some opponents, including Louisville Mayor Ashley Stolzmann, had hoped a “no” vote would force Brue Baukol back to the drawing board.
In housing-starved Louisville, voters will decide the fate of a massive development that includes no housing
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.
Black and brown riders say Colorado’s stop sign bill would keep them safer from cars and police
“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.
Wheelchair users and pedestrians showed top transportation brass how bad Denver’s sidewalks can be
Safety advocates are pushing officials to put pedestrians’ needs front and center — and they are finding new ways to get their message out.
Fully electric big rigs are about to hit Colorado roads
The Nikola Tre BEV semi-truck has a range of 350 miles and charges in about 200 minutes.
RTD, short hundreds of workers, will significantly increase pay
The contract includes a 16 percent pay raise this year and two additional 4 percent bumps in 2023 and 2024.
RTD could save $103 million by refinancing debt. Train politics could derail saving millions more
The Regional Transportation District could save up to $120 million over the next 22 years by refinancing some of its billions of dollars in loans.
Colorado’s clean truck strategy favors incentives now, regulations later
Cleaning up buses, tractor-trailers and delivery trucks would go a long way toward improving air quality and lowering climate emissions in Colorado.
Part 4: Waiting On A Train
Is there hope on the horizon for the Boulder train? Or is it time to let go of those plans?
RTD’s dual promise of buses and trains to Boulder ‘was a mistake,’ says a FasTracks architect
The unfinished train line from Denver to Boulder and Longmont has badly damaged RTD’s reputation among state leaders, local officials and taxpayers.
How the Denver Area’s Transit System Took Shape
Today’s episode is a special preview of another CPR News podcast called Ghost Train.