CDOT just adopted ambitious new safety, transit and climate goals. Some local leaders are not happy
Some elected officials say CDOT left out what they consider to be the state’s biggest transportation need: bigger roads.
Joel Fitzgerald out as RTD’s chief of police
It’s unclear whether Fitzgerald resigned or was fired.
New RTD study confirms Boulder train’s high costs, points to Front Range rail partnership as path forward
Two commuter rail lines could share track and infrastructure between Denver and Longmont, lowering costs, and increasing opportunities for more federal funding for both projects.
RTD board election season is usually quiet. Not this year
Regardless of who wins, the RTD board is about to have a lot of fresh faces.
After a challenging summer for RTD, transit backers launch campaign to lift TABOR limits
The campaign seeks to permanently allow RTD to keep money that would otherwise be returned to taxpayers.
Rather than widen a busy Gunnison County highway, officials are making it safer for transit riders
A $15.2 million grant was awarded to Gunnison County to make safety improvements to Highway 135.
RTD’s wrapped up downtown light rail construction, but train service is still weeks away
The agency must first do safety tests on the rebuilt tracks.
Feds eye five new long-distance passenger rail routes through Colorado
The new lines would require “substantial dedicated funding.”
This weekend is your last chance to drive up Mt. Blue Sky until 2026
The road will close for much-needed repairs.
RTD is planning to expand its services in 2025 after years of stagnation
RTD slashed routes during the pandemic. But as it staffs up and finishes repairs, officials say they can start bringing some of them back.
Grand Junction just got its first protected bike lanes, and people have feelings about them
Not everyone is happy about the new plastic posts that mark the new traffic pattern.
Colorado wants to expand Winter Park ski train service this year
They are exploring running trains more often and earlier in the ski season.
Colorado’s two big I-70 tunnels just got new fire trucks for the first time in 30 years
“The stakes are very high,” CDOT says of its ongoing efforts to keep the tunnels open.
Colorado motorcyclists can legally pass stopped cars starting today
But passing moving cars between lanes, is still a no-no.
Dozens of new laws take effect today. Here are 11 that might be relevant to you
Ticket prices, concealed carry training, affordable apartment buildings, diseased potatoes and more.
Gov. Jared Polis plans to take a sharper interest in this fall’s RTD board elections
One candidate with close ties to Polis is running in the central Denver RTD race.