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The Federal Highway Administration recently cleared the way for Colorado DOT to widen I-70 through the north Denver. But that doesn't mean it's a done deal.

The FHWA approved the project even as it simultaneously investigates possible civil rights violations.

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 … Continued

The governor framed the ballot measure as a roads and transit package, but lawmakers haven't nailed down specifics.

The topic was the federal investigation into whether the highway violates the Civil Rights Act, and the panel was decidedly tilted in one direction.

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.

Local residents said the highway widening project "is intent on making us invisible."

Governor John Hickenlooper’s transportation department wants to triple the width of a highway that has divided the neighborhoods of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea since the 1960s. If you follow Streetsblog Denver, you know the $1.7 billion widening is shortsighted, physically unhealthy, and fiscally irresponsible. It might also be illegal. The people who live near the … Continued

So far this year, drivers have killed seven people walking and biking on Denver’s wide and fast urban highways, overseen in part by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Now CDOT is asking for help fix the problem with tech. The agency launched a contest Friday that “calls on citizens to concept innovative solutions” to keep pedestrians and … Continued