The Fight to Stop CDOT’s I-70 Widening Is Far From Over
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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.
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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.
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.
CDOT’s “Fred Estrian” Cartoons Won’t Save People From Its Deadly Streets
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https://youtu.be/yEfX-F32lJk From Colorado DOT — the same state roads agency that brought you Hank, the lovable idiot who blamed pedestrians for getting hit by drivers, and then promptly axed the tone-deaf campaign — comes a brand new way to not die while crossing the street: “Fred Estrian.” Get it? Fred Estrian is the face of […]
After I-25 Was Widened, It Filled Back Up With Cars in Less Than 5 Years
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Colorado spent $1.2 billion to widen I-25, and all it got was more traffic and no congestion relief. Why does Governor John Hickenlooper think that widening I-70 will be any different? In this chart, you can see why spending billions to widen highways is a shortsighted, ineffective way to deal with people’s travel needs. About two years after the […]