RTD offers free train, bus fares in August to reduce ozone pollution
All Regional Transportation District services will be free this month as the transportation agency joins a statewide initiative to reduce ozone pollution by increasing use of public transit.
The Zero Fare for Better Air program is a partnership with the Colorado Energy Office intended to reduce emissions during the state’s high ozone season.
“RTD is committed to promoting better air through its strategic plan priority of Community Value, in which the agency strives to be a strong community partner, providing value to customers as well as to the broader Denver metro region while sustaining planet Earth,” Debra Johnson, RTD general manager and CEO, said in a news release.
The program aims to save Coloradans money, gas and time, while reducing stress and traffic and improving air quality.
DIA to cut flights until government shutdown ends
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Denver International Airport will reduce its flights by up to 10% while the government shutdown persists. The news comes after the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it would be reducing air traffic across 40 “high-volume” markets, as air traffic...
As bike deaths spike, shop owners opposed to infrastructure changes decry bullying
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
mark.samuelson@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Increasing numbers of fatal accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists in Colorado — up 78% over the past decade according to the State Patrol — are raising the temperature on a public debate over how bike riders can be better protected...
Colorado steps up EV rebates as federal credits vanish
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 1 month ago
With the national electric vehicle incentives having expired on September 30 due to new federal legislation, Colorado is revving up its Vehicle Exchange Colorado program to keep EVs affordable, but only for buyers whose income is below...
Air traffic controllers report to work, as Denver airports brace for impact should federal shutdown linger
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
After Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a plan to keep the U.S. government funded, several federal agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, are preparing to wait out another government shutdown, the first since 2019. The FAA posted a...
Self-Driving CDOT crash truck protects highway workers
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 1 month ago
Highway work zone crashes kill hundreds of people nationwide each year — two Colorado workers last year — but a new driverless, autonomous highway maintenance truck in Colorado aims to shield workers from deadly rear-end collisions by taking the hit...
Colorado faces budget deficit as lawmakers consider $2 billion more in spending
Marianne Goodl
marianne_goodl@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 months ago
Colorado lawmakers this month began reviewing the state’s spending plan for the next fiscal year in the face of tight revenues and a budget deficit – even as policymakers are pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in funding requests. ...
Housing takes center stage anew as lawmakers prepare to convene for new session
Marianne Goodl
marianne_goodl@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 months ago
The quest for affordable housing consumed policymakers’ energy last year, the source of intense animosity between state and local leaders that ultimately handed Gov. Jared Polis a major political defeat. And it looks like the legislative session that is...
Amy Ford nominated as Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 4 months ago
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has appointed a new chief of the city’s transportation department. Johnston nominated Amy Ford as executive director to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. The appointment needs the City Council’s approval. Ford currently heads surface transportation...
Anxiety among businesses soar as 16th Street Mall construction sees delays, higher costs
Noah Festenstein
noah_festenstein@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 months ago
Businesses that are so far surviving the renovation of the 16th Street Mall fear a one-year delay would further hurt them, and some worry they won’t make it. The 1.2 mile long outdoor mall serves as an anchor in downtown...
Boulder school district buys five diesel school buses to meet mountain challenges
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 4 months ago
The Boulder Valley School District faces a conundrum in school bus transportation. Despite its commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, the district board approved spending $715,000 to buy five new diesel-powered school buses Tuesday. Materials provided to the Board...
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For the third straight year, Denver Broncos fans will not have a BroncosRide option if they want to Empower Field at Mile High. The Regional Transportation District will continue its suspension of the BroncosRide bus service to the stadium. RTD’s Board of Directors voted to indefinitely suspend BroncosRide services in April 2020, due to staffing […]
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