infrastructure
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Denver City Council to consider transportation, parks proposals
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Denver voters will be asked whether to create a new department of transportation and infrastructure if the city council votes tonight to refer the proposed charter change to the November ballot. The council also will be holding a hearing and taking a final vote on a five-year plan for city parks that calls for locating…
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Denver City Council considers charter change to create transportation department
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Denver voters will be asked to approve a charter change creating a new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure under a bill to be introduced at Monday night’s city council meeting. The measure would create a cabinet-level position to oversee such things as transportation design, infrastructure project management, right-of-way enforcement and the city’s bicycle network. Under…
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Hancock proposes new Denver department of transportation, infrastructure
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday proposed creating a city Department of Transportation and Infrastructure – a move that would require a voter-approved charter change on the November ballot. Hancock’s proposal comes during a re-election campaign in which some of his challengers also have called for a transportation department or more planning around transit issues.…
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Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan receives cautious welcome in Colorado
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President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday brought hope that the Colorado Department of Transportation’s funding shortfall for road-building projects will at least be eased. Trump pledged to seek $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure spending for roads, bridges, highways and waterways. The federal grants would need to be matched by state and local funds.…
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THE PODIUM: With the tax cuts now in place, let’s take some needed next steps
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Like so many Coloradans, Lindsey and Jared hustle every day. Jared owns and runs a welding company that he built from the ground up. Lindsey is a self-employed entrepreneur and real estate agent. Together they do their most important work raising their two daughters; they are expecting their third in April. Their work days begin…
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UPDATE: Opinions mixed among Colorado lawmakers on president’s State of the Union address
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President Trump announced plans during his State of the Union address Tuesday for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending plan that could be good news for Colorado’s ambitious road-building plans. However, he also said he would move forward with a get-tough policy on immigration that is nearly certain to alienate the state’s large Hispanic population. He…
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Trump’s State of the Union could have a message on roads for Colorado
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When President Trump delivers his first State of the Union Tuesday night, many in Colorado hope there’s something to be said about Colorado roads, at least indirectly about how to pay for them. The question is whether Colorado will be giving or receiving in the system that now relies very heavily on federal fuel tax…
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Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm says Denver doesn’t want Amazon HQ2
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Amazon building an “HQ2” – a second headquarters – in Denver would “leave us toothless and blind,” says Former Gov. Richard Lamm. Lamm spoke at a forum hosted by the Denver Press Club Monday and joins the growing chorus of people that don’t think $5 billion in construction and 50,000 employees is the kind of…
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Bond passage means jobs, government transparency, positive growth, says Denver mayor
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Denver voters gave the green light for city officials to allocate nearly a billion dollars for 460 citywide projects as part of the city’s growth plan, so now what? Mayor Michael Hancock says it’s a vote of confidence from the people and a huge responsibility that won’t be taken lightly. “With a yes vote, we…
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Hickenlooper ‘encouraged’ by Trump’s congressional address, wants more specifics
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Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that he was encouraged by what he heard President Donald Trump say in his speech to a joint session of Congress the night before. “This was a very different tone than the Donald Trump we saw on the campaign trail,” Hickenlooper told The Colorado Statesman in a statement. “It was…
