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There’s a new alternate route to get from Eastern Plains to Denver International Airport
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There’s a new alternate route to get from Eastern Plains to Denver International Airport

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News There’s a new way to get to and from the Denver International Airport without dealing with the parking lot. Usually, people traveling in and out of DIA either park at the airport or use public buses, trains or ride shares — but now, people heading to and from northeast Colorado have a new option. The Colorado Department of Transportation said the Bustang Outrider Sterling route added a stop at DIA, which started on Friday. CDOT said the stop filled a transportation gap for more than 400,000 residents in rural communities. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Potential gubernatorial candidates suggest new approaches to transportation
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Potential gubernatorial candidates suggest new approaches to transportation

By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance Two of Colorado’s leading potential gubernatorial candidates suggested Wednesday that the state should focus more attention on maintaining and upgrading highway infrastructure, signaling a potential shift could be coming in transportation policy. Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser and Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, who are both rumored to be eying runs to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in 2026, spoke at a Move Colorado event on what’s next for transportation in the state. Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse sent a video to the event because Congress remains in session, while Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a fourth rumored candidate, had to miss the event because of a pressing issue, organizers said. ...
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Drive less, bike more? Polis’ transportation vision faces public backlash in one city
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Drive less, bike more? Polis’ transportation vision faces public backlash in one city

By Jen Schumann | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Gov. Jared Polis' Administration plans to build 3,540 miles of new bicycle lanes, an 81% increase from the current reality. This goal is one of many outlined in his Administration’s “Colorado Transportation Vision 2035.” The plan is aimed to play a role in helping meet the state’s climate goals. An underlying agenda, or one sub-goal, is explicitly stated in the plan: “Doubling Colorado’s non-auto mode share from today’s level of 9.6% to 19.2% by 2035.” But what does this administrative jargon mean exactly? No speculation is needed. The answer is provided in the plan. “This means that the percentage of trips where people choose to take transit, walk, bike or roll (instead of driving alone) would slightly more than doubl...
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Hillman: Poor roadway conditions make for undriveable Colorado
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Hillman: Poor roadway conditions make for undriveable Colorado

By Mark Hillman | The Gazette Colorado highways are among the worst in the nation. That’s hardly news to anyone who travels across our state. Only two states report a larger share of interstate highways in poorer condition than Colorado. Less-traveled highways in our state are even worse. In 2021, the Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a $5.4 billion package of new “fees” — including a yearly increase in fuel taxes and that irritating 29-cent charge Coloradans pay on every Amazon order — supposedly to boost the transportation budget. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the management of the Rocky Mountain Voice, but even so we support the const...
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Why aren’t I-70 mountain express toll lanes always accessible? Here’s the answer
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Why aren’t I-70 mountain express toll lanes always accessible? Here’s the answer

By Greg Nieto | Fox 31 News After another busy weekend on Interstate 70 in the Colorado high country, some drivers are once again asking why the mountain express lanes are not always accessible. The 13-mile stretch of I-70 goes from Idaho Springs to U.S. 40. Tim Hoover, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s deputy director of communications, policy and programs, said by federal agreement, the lanes can only be open so many days and hours a year, adding: READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Coloradans upset as slowdowns and speed restrictions continue on RTD light rail lines
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Coloradans upset as slowdowns and speed restrictions continue on RTD light rail lines

By Ashley Portillo | CBS Colorado It has been a long, frustrating summer for riders on RTD's light rail system, with multiple disruptive repair projects underway. The mass transportation system is undergoing a construction blitz, trying to make up for years of delayed maintenance in one summer. There is still no timeline for when the repairs will be finished. Currently, there are four different areas where the track is in such rough shape that trains have to slow down to just 10 miles per hour. These include slow zones on the D, E, H, and R lines. The delays have had a cascading effect on the light rail system all summer. Those who regularly travel to and from the southern part of the metro area have been heavily impacted. Most of the D line, which provides service to Littleton, i...
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Freight train derails in Boulder, injuring conductors and destroying bridge, BNSF investigating
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Freight train derails in Boulder, injuring conductors and destroying bridge, BNSF investigating

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado A derailment of a mile-long freight train that injured two crew members overnight is under investigation. It happened in the eastern part of Boulder near Foothills Hospital, close to the intersection of Arapahoe Avenue and 48th Street.   The train workers were taken to the hospital and were released on Friday morning. The crash destroyed a rail bridge and some trees were knocked down, but there was no other damage aside from the damage to the train cars. The derailment stretches across a wide area and is expected to take a while to clean up. Several roads were closed overnight near the crash, including Valmont Street and Pearl Parkway. By daybreak on Friday they were back open. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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With 4,000 flight cancellations in a week, Dept. of Transportation launches investigation into Delta
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With 4,000 flight cancellations in a week, Dept. of Transportation launches investigation into Delta

By Daniella Genovese | Fox Business The federal government launched an investigation into Delta Air Lines as it struggles to get its operation back on track, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday. The Department of Transportation opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which has canceled over 4,000 flights since Friday "to ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions," Buttigieg posted on X.  "All airline passengers have the right to be treated fairly, and I will make sure that right is upheld," Buttigieg continued. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
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Douglas County approves $312K senior transportation services grant, but at less than requested
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Douglas County approves $312K senior transportation services grant, but at less than requested

By Noah Festenstein | Denver Gazette Douglas County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $312,728 grant for providing transport services to seniors and people with disabilities. However, the grant is more than $250,000 less than what the county’s Community Development Department requested for six months ago — thus severely limiting the number of one-way trips provided for people who need the service. Back in January, Douglas County requested $453,000 from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, which is a "planning organization where local governments collaborate to establish guidelines, set policy and allocate funding in the areas of transportation, personal mobility, growth and development, and aging and disability resources," according to its website. Douglas County req...
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Gaines: Are your ‘damn roads’ fixed yet?  Have they turned a single shovel?
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Gaines: Are your ‘damn roads’ fixed yet?  Have they turned a single shovel?

By Cory Gaines | Guest Columnist, Colorado Accountability Project Back in 2021, our governor, upon passage of SB 21-260 proclaimed that we'd finally fix our "damn roads". While driving to Denver the other day and having my teeth rattle in my head on a rough section of road (my friend Jerry Sonnenberg has said you better wear your spurs to hang on), I thought back wistfully to those claims.  Far from being a measure that collected money to actually fix the surfaces our cars and commerce move on, the bill itself created numerous enterprises only some of which actually work to fix the roads. I got curious for an update on how much was collected so far and where it's gone, so I asked around.  Today's posts will be the results of that digging.   This first post w...
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