The Regional Transportation District board of directors announced Friday how interested candidates can apply to be the agency’s interim general manager and CEO.
In back-to-back days this week, Polis made public appearances in Denver to extol new multi-modal initiatives that shift the state from fossil fuels.
By 2029, nearly a quarter of Denver city fleet vehicles could be electric, according to Mayor Michael Hancock.
The new service is the “sister” of Bustang, CDOT’s interregional express bus system.
Following an election that “flipped” the Denver school board, giving control to members backed by the teachers union, the board on Wednesday elected a new president: Carrie Olson, who left a decades-long teaching career two years ago to serve on the board.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced Wednesday the first phase in a series of upcoming contracts to expand bridge housing and emergency sheltering opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Time is ticking for the Regional Transportation District to replace General Manager and CEO Dave Genova, and most of its leaders are in no hurry to push him out.
Hundreds of laws and ordinances across the country ban or tax plastic bags — including in 11 Colorado municipalities — and Denver could be next.
Following a unanimous vote by City Council, the second-largest ticket service provider in the country will once again become the exclusive ticket vendor for city-owned venues, including the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre.
The first order of business is to decide how General Manager and CEO Dave Genova's employment should end.
The AXS ticketing system is working for Denver, city officials say.
The Denver auditor's calculations on how to fully fund the Denver Employees Pension Fund received approval from an outside contractor, while another report slammed the operator of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave Gift Shop for failing to implement recommendations.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s office announced this week that the city is seeking applicants for the Citizen Oversight Board.
Ideas are swirling around ways to weave holistic, equitable solutions into Denver’s neighborhood planning process, and city planners are outlining several measures they think might work – if they can get residents and the City Council on board.
Denver is being recognized as one of the country’s 40 largest cities to have adopted policies that improve people’s quality of life, well-being and health, according to a new report by CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.
Between April 2010 through December 2018, B-cycle garnered more than 500,000 memberships, which amounted to about 2.5 million trips.
Denver recently rolled out an updated version of its mapping tool that helps commuters navigate around construction zones in the northern area of the city.
Since Denver passed a citizen-led ballot initiative in November 2018 that increases the sales tax to provide healthier food options for city kids, city taxpayers have funneled about $8 million toward the program.
The vote on nearly $160 million in Denver International Airport renovation contracts came nearly unanimously, but with a wave of wariness.
Organizers in Denver will begin to collect signatures to get a ban on facial recognition software on the 2020 ballot.
When the October announcement was made that Denver Sheriff Patrick Firman would be stepping down, Mayor Michael Hancock’s press release left out the fact that he’d be appointing Firman to a new position the next morning.
"If you give just one thing, you get three things back," "Daddy Bruce" famously said.
A new Denver law will allow patrons to publicly drink alcohol in certain spots across the city.
Polis has made electric vehicles a theme of his campaign.
The city of Denver has agreed to pay $300,000 to a United Airlines pilot who was arrested on an indecent exposure charge that was later dismissed by a judge.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and multiple gender discrimination lawsuits, the city’s fire department decided last year to disallow the use of Fire Station 8’s logo, featuring women in revealing clothing sitting on eight-balls.
The agreement maintains existing land-use restrictions at the golf course and ensures the Denver community and its City Council will have a “defining role” in any proposed changes going forward.
Move aside, No Shave November — Mayor Michael Hancock is launching a new campaign this month focused on men’s health rather than their hair.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is accepting applications from Colorado and Wyoming residents who want to learn more about the country’s chief law enforcement agency.
Michael Song, who earlier this year resigned amid controversy at the Denver District Attorney’s Office, now is up for consideration for appointment as a Denver District Court judge by Gov. Jared Polis.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sat down with local elected officials and activists Saturday in Denver to deliver a clear message: “We can’t wait for the cavalry. We are the cavalry.”
Candi CdeBaca ran for the Denver City Council as an agent of change. Mission accomplished, just four months on the job.
Candi CdeBaca is no longer trying to hire her live-in girlfriend as a member of her staff at taxpayer’s expense.
Gov. Jared Polis and other business and public sector leaders plan to attend the Gaining Ground in the Black Community Summit, a four-day event that started Thursday to celebrate, empower and explore topics pertinent to the African-American community.
With all the buzz around Colorado’s Propositions CC and DD, Denver voters may have missed the news about a few ballot initiatives of their own.
The former Denver mayoral candidate and current chief of staff for City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca, is appealing a case against Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration.
Duran says she believes she can "be more effective in pursuing transformational change through other means."
Bayaud Enterprises introduced the new mobile shower truck to give those in need a fresh start.
As Denver works on a plan to reduce trips by lone commuters and increase biking, walking and taking public transit, planning officials are looking to developers and building owners for help.
Denver's Deputy Director of Public Safety has resigned, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Michael Hancock's office.
Colorado's Public Employee Retirement Association has kept a downtown building vacant for a decade, a Colorado media outlet is reporting.
If you don't agree with the way the city of Denver spends its money, you can give it a shot yourself.
Household composition is changing nationally and Denver is a top example of the trend, a new report says.
"The boom in development and activity in the Art District has outpaced public infrastructure, and demands on the street network are growing quickly."
Court talks to CoPo about her decision to retire after 12 years in the legislature.
Valdez, a Democrat, served in the Colorado House from 1971 to 1978, representing west and southwest Denver.
The 155-acre closed golf course in the heart of an urban neighborhood was acquired in July by Westside Investment Partners for $24 million after sales negotiations with the city broke down.
Denver City Council could get expert advice, without mayoral approval, under proposed charter change
The proposal comes at a time when the council has been asserting more independence from Mayor Michael Hancock, and includes some new members who campaigned in opposition to some of Hancock's policies.
Denver could on join hundreds of other cities and several states that have raised the minimum required age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21.
Seven Denver children under the age of 18 have been shot and killed in the city so far this year, and community members have gathered to discuss solutions.