Transportation | Colorado Public Radio

Listen: RTD has a new solution for the ‘last mile’ problem. Scooters and e-bikes

By Kiara DeMare

a blue and silver amtrak train with a desert background

Protections for Amtrak’s Southwest Chief gaining steam

By Briana Heaney

A white and brown puppy stands on its hind legs lookout out from a cage

Government and Politics

Colorado gets a lot of new laws Aug. 6 — Here are some you should know about

By Lucas Brady Woods, KUNC and Kyle McKinnon

Denver Public Schools buses

Drivers! There’s a new rule about what to do near a stopped school bus

By Jenny Brundin

Here’s what the agreement between Palmer Lake and Buc-ee’s looks like, mostly. The annexation still needs approval

By Andrea Chalfin

Passengers head down to the trains, after security at Denver International Airport

Passengers use slide to flee smoking jet at Denver International Airport after landing gear problem

By The Associated Press

Highway 50 crosses Blue Mesa Reservoir

Mediocre: Colorado receives C- grade for state infrastructure

Deer at Little Book Cliffs northwest of De Beque on Colorado’s Western Slope

Chaffee County works to address high instances of wildlife related car crashes

By Briana Heaney

A look down a long tunnel, whose entrance is coated in brick and concrete; a car in the foreground is a blur as it speeds into the distance.

Colorado Wonders

Colorado’s Johnson Tunnel on I-70 isn’t named for LBJ, y’all

A statue of Colorado Springs’ founder on a horse sits smack in the middle of Nevada and Platte Avenues downtown, June 30, 2025. A bus and car pass by.

How one Colorado Springs intersection and a bronze monument became a crossroads for controversy

By Hayley Sanchez

multiple vehicles stopped along a road with flames and smoke coming from a smashed vehicle

I-70 reopens after long closure due to deadly multi-car crash and fire

By Kiara DeMare, Alejandro A. Alonso Galva, and Haylee May

White and black PikeRide Bike parked outside in Colorado Springs

Make way for e-bikes on some Colorado Springs trails this summer

By Olivia Bagan

An electric vehicle at a charging station

Government and Politics

Colorado’s tax credits for EVs, e-bikes and heat pumps will be cut in half next year

By Colorado Sun

An empty dirt parking lot with two buildings on site.

New parking hub opens in Manitou Springs

roadway signs

Rockfall mitigation along US 24 from Cascade to Manitou Springs

By Olivia Bagan

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