Search Results for "i-70"
Oakland Plans to Tear Down Major Freeway While Denver Keeps Expanding I-70
Why is Denver still expanding I-70? The move to tear down I-980 in Oakland shows that forward-thinking officials elsewhere get it: The problems associated with mega-motorways in urban neighborhoods outweigh the benefits.
April 18, 2019
Report: Expanding I-70, One of Nation’s Worst Urban Freeways, Is out of Step With Polis’ Goals
A new report calls for the removal of America's 10 worst urban highways, including Interstate 70 through Denver’s mostly Latino neighborhoods of Elyria, Swansea, and Globeville. Local activists see the report as a chance to renew their calls to stop the project — especially after electing Gov. Polis, who campaigned on cutting vehicle emissions and increasing mass transit.
April 3, 2019
Judge: CDOT Can Start Digging the I-70 Ditch
Colorado DOT can plow a wider I-70 freeway through north Denver, after a decision Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge William Martinez to deny a request for an injunction.
April 4, 2018
North Denver Neighbors Sound Off on CDOT I-70 Expansion as Federal Court Case Ramps Up
Pollution from the freeway is literally sickening, and Denverites don't want their health to suffer even more.
March 29, 2018
The Public Health Case Against CDOT’s I-70 Expansion Reaches a Federal Judge Tomorrow
North Denver community groups and the Sierra Club are challenging Governor Hickenlooper's bid to build a wider urban freeway.
March 27, 2018
Juez Federal Niega Dictar una Orden Judicial Contra la Ampliación de la Carretera I-70
A pesar de la evidencia indicando que el Departamento de Transporte de Colorado (CDOT) evitó leyes de revisión medioambiental para embestir una carretera sumergida mediante unos vecindarios en el norte de Denver, Juez de Distrito de EE.UU. William J. Martinez dictó que el proyecto puede proceder, por ahora.
February 21, 2018
Hickenlooper Insiste que Ampliar la Carretera I-70 Es Bueno para la Salud y Calidad de Aire en Denver
Gobernador John Hickenlooper no desea admitir que ampliar la carretera I-70 por el vecindario Elyria Swansea es un error que congestionará las calles de Denver con más tráfico y emitirá más contaminación en la forma de partículas en el aire. De hecho, insiste que el proyecto será excelente para la salud pública.
February 20, 2018
Hickenlooper Insists That Widening I-70 Is Good for Denver’s Health and Air Quality
Expanding I-70 requires digging up contaminated soil from a Superfund site in the country's most polluted ZIP code. But Hickenlooper stuck to his claims that adding more car lanes will be good for our air quality and our health.
January 24, 2018
Federal Judge Declines to Issue Injunction Against CDOT’s I-70 Widening
A federal judge yesterday ruled against plaintiffs seeking to halt the Colorado Department of Transportation's project to widen I-70 through mostly low-income, Latino neighborhoods in north Denver.
January 23, 2018
Denver Judge: City Park Flood Plan May Be “Thinly Veiled Subterfuge” to Widen I-70
Some findings in the decision could help a federal lawsuit against the 1950s-era widening through north Denver neighborhoods.
October 27, 2017
