Feds Approve CDOT Plan to Shove Wider I-70 Through Mostly Latino Neighborhoods
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The FHWA approved the project even as it simultaneously investigates possible civil rights violations.
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Tell CDOT to Show Its Math on How Widening I-70 Affects Air Quality
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Somehow, when the Colorado Department of Transportation redid its air quality analysis to justify ramming a wider I-70 through north Denver neighborhoods, it came out much less damning than before. Community advocates want to know how that can be. Emissions of particulate matter — microscopic shards of pollution that get into people’s lungs and can […]
Will Colorado’s Next Transportation Ballot Measure Prioritize Transit?
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The governor framed the ballot measure as a roads and transit package, but lawmakers haven't nailed down specifics.
Lazy Local Pundits See No Problem With CDOT’s I-70 Widening
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The topic was the federal investigation into whether the highway violates the Civil Rights Act, and the panel was decidedly tilted in one direction.
Feds Will Investigate Charge That CDOT’s I-70 Widening Violates Civil Rights
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If FHWA finds that the I-70 widening would have a disparate impact, the agency could take steps to rectify the situation, including revoking federal funds for the project.
Elyria, Swansea Residents Tell CDOT: I-70 Widening Is a Nightmare
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Local residents said the highway widening project "is intent on making us invisible."