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Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to retire

Updated 7 days ago

Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington, who oversaw the airport’s rapid growth during the last five years, will retire on Aug. 1, the airport announced...

Polis signs RTD overhaul bill aimed at rebuilding transit ridership

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday approved an overhaul of the Regional Transportation District, signing legislation that sponsors hope would reverse stagnant ridership by, among other...

Colorado’s proposed battery regulations target fire risks, raise enforcement, cost questions

Updated 3 weeks ago

Some worry consumers would face civil or administrative fines under the legislation Lawmakers have passed new regulations mandating sellers of lithium-powered batteries to register with...

As fuel costs rise further, Coloradans may see impacts beyond the pump

Updated 1 month ago

With the price of gas rising with no end in sight, many Coloradans first thought will be about how much more they are spending at...

‘Too many people are dying’: Motorcycle deaths continue to rise in Colorado, state agencies say

Updated 1 month ago

Road-funding amendment divides Colorado over $539M general fund shift

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado legislature enters final 10 days with hundreds of bills still unresolved

Updated 1 month ago

Passenger train service from Denver to Fort Collins? | Cronin and Loevy

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Aeronautical Board greenlights millions in airport funding

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Senate passes bill for voluntary $5 fee to fund wildlife crossings

Updated 2 months ago

RTD lays off two dozen managers in operations ‘realignment’

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado bill reshaping RTD board advances

Updated 2 months ago

CDOT begins installing 66 new highway cameras

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law

Updated 2 months ago

Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado

Updated 2 months ago

New data shows Colorado’s hands-free law is curbing distracted driving on the state’s highways and has helped prevent nearly 600 crashes, more than 400 injuries...

Colorado lawmakers push legislation to shrink RTD board, increase pay as ridership struggles persist

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado lawmakers are advancing a new push to overhaul the Regional Transportation District, proposing to shrink the board, raise member pay and boost ridership back...

Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail

Updated 3 months ago

Funding, local transit focus and how exactly the Front Range Passenger Rail will serve Coloradans are a few topics Denver residents have on their minds...

CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have launched an early push to clear dry vegetation along highways to reduce the chance that sparks or cigarette...

Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado, other states oppose proposal to require EV chargers be made with 100% domestic components

Updated 3 months ago

Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck

Updated 3 months ago

Front Range Passenger Rail pitches to Colorado Springs ahead of possible ballot measure

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado Senate presses transportation director to increase funding for Morgan County roads

Updated 4 months ago

Here’s what to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend

Updated 4 months ago

Denver, other DMVs to close this weekend for statewide tech upgrade

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump energy emergency order

Updated 4 months ago

Denver gas prices surge but diesel mix-up not to blame, expert says

Updated 5 months ago

Vince Bzdek: Coloradans are fed up with the high price of cars

Updated 5 months ago

Centennial Airport announces new snow equipment to keep air ambulances in flight

Updated 5 months ago

It may not be a snowy season in metro Denver — yet — but the Centennial Airport is prepared. The airport, which houses multiple aircraft...

Colorado eyes shift in particulate oversight amid EV push

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division proposed shifting oversight of solid particulates as small as one-seventh the width of a human hair from federal to state-only...

Colorado PUC slates January hearings on natural gas plan, transmission line appeal, railroad rules

Updated 6 months ago

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission announced January public comment opportunities on railroad safety rules, natural gas infrastructure, and a major transmission line siting appeal. The...

Denver selects Veo to replace Bird, Lime as scooter operator

Updated 6 months ago

Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure selected a new scooter and bike operator, Veo, to replace Bird and Lime next spring. The city’s license with...