Author: Will Toor
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THE PODIUM | Without some rules, self-driving cars will compound congestion
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Imagine a big sporting event – say, the Broncos battle for the AFC championship or the USAF Falcons are playing for their conference title. Now imagine a miles-long parade of self-driving cars endlessly circling around the stadium, clogging up roads, and jamming up nearby residential neighborhoods because their human passengers don’t want to pay for…
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Public transit isn’t just for metro areas; it’s vital to Colorado’s rural reaches, too
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This fall, Colorado voters will make important decisions about transportation funding, but they need the facts to reach the right choice. The hard reality is that just building more highway lanes won’t solve either the urban traffic mess or the economic struggles in rural areas. Instead, Colorado needs a healthy mix of ways to get…
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Only one ballot issue can tackle Colorado’s transportation challenges
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Coloradans can help untangle their transportation woes by supporting a ballot measure, currently called Initiative 153. They shouldn’t be fooled by a go-nowhere alternative that does nothing to solve the complex problem. The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) endorses one measure that appears to have made the ballot. On Aug. 6, organizers from Let’s Go Colorado delivered 198,000…
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Colorado lawmakers should nurture the electric vehicle market, not punish it
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Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) will bring tremendous benefits to Colorado. They help our air quality, are good for consumers, and are good for the economy as a whole. EVs improve our air quality. Vehicles are one of the two largest sources of air pollution, and a majority of Colorado residents live in areas…
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What if we could improve mobility without adding more lanes?
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Anyone who travels on highways in the Front Range knows that congestion is a major problem along the front range and that it is getting worse. The traditional solution, expanding the highway to relieve congestion, is unaffordable and ineffective. The Colorado Department of Transportation has said it needs an additional $1 billion per year to…
