Polis’ new Colorado transportation vision: Fewer car trips and doubling bicycle, transit and walking by 2035
The Polis Administration’s “Colorado Transportation Vision 2035” document is meant to address that shortfall and builds on several climate, housing and transportation policies and laws it’s drafted or supported in recent years.
Industry group sues Colorado over its new car rental fees that will fund passenger rail, buses
The revenue from the $3-a-day “congestion impact fee,” which is set to start being collected on Jan. 1, 2025, is meant to help pay for new transit services.
Telluride gondola will carry on after voters approve tax increases
Measure 3A, which will increase property, sales and lodging taxes enough to raise $8.2 million a year, passed 53 percent to 47 percent.
New RTD board members say they want more accountability, transparency, and riders
Most of the newly elected directors-to-be co-signed a manifesto that calls for improvements to service quality, safety and reliability.
Measure to forever lift TABOR restrictions from RTD appears heading toward victory
With 7A’s apparent success, RTD’s billion-dollar-plus budget will have no checks on it beyond the ups and downs of the sales tax that provides most of its revenue.
RTD’s former chief of police sues agency, alleging racial discrimination
But RTD’s newly released termination letter says the chief was fired for speeding, not wearing a body camera and other misconduct.
Will frustrations over RTD’s unreliable light rail service lead voters to punish or protect it?
Ballot Measure 7A would protect RTD’s budget from the state Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
The Winter Park Ski train will run more often and be cheaper this season
State officials announced price cuts of more than 40 percent and service improvements to the line.
Competitive RTD races are attracting unusually big dollars
After a quiet, mostly uncontested slate of races in 2022, there’s booming interest in political positions in charge of steering Colorado’s largest transportation authority amid growing interest in transit.
Colorado lands $66 million federal grant that officials say will ‘turbocharge’ Front Range rail
The federal government will give Colorado $66 million to upgrade part of a freight rail line between Denver and Longmont that state officials hope will someday soon hold passengers as […]
Leader trying to get passenger trains running along Colorado’s Front Range is leaving his position
Andy Karsian says he won’t seek a new contract to lead the Front Range Passenger Rail district. He hasn’t said why.
Q&A: RTD’s CEO on why she fired her chief of police and ongoing turmoil within the department
Along with the firing of her police chief, Debra Johnson talks about the decision to appoint a controversial acting co-chief and light rail delays.
Liam Stewart was killed on his bicycle last year. His dad is still fighting to make Littleton’s streets safer
A year ago, Josh Stewart didn’t think much about street safety. But following the death of his son, a seventh grader, he’s pushed for local leaders to make the streets safer.
RTD boss promoted acting co-chief over objections of her police force
One of the deputy chiefs named acting co-chief does not have the confidence of at least some in the department.
Denver metro’s Regional Transportation District 2024 board member elections, explained
More than a dozen candidates are vying for eight seats.
