I-70
CDOT Reps Portray I-70 Widening as Inevitable
Residents barely outnumbered the representatives pitching them on the new I-70 “cover” last night at a public meeting in Elyria Swansea. The speakers painted the project — linked to the expensive, traffic-generating I-70 widening — as a done deal. Advocacy efforts to re-route the highway are still active, but face an intransigent Colorado Department of Transportation, which has deemed the option unviable, and Mayor Michael Hancock, … Continued
June 10, 2015
Tonight: Public Workshop on the I-70 Cover in Elyria Swansea
CDOT’s plan to widen I-70 is an expensive disaster that, as currently designed, is going to generate more traffic and further entrench car dependence. One part of the plan worth keeping, if the highway is not re-routed entirely, is the “cover” proposed for three blocks of the highway in Elyria Swansea. The public can weigh in on … Continued
June 9, 2015
CDOT Relied on Absurd Traffic Projections to Make the Case for Widening I-70
To justify widening I-70, the Colorado Department of Transportation used traffic projections that are completely out of step with the last decade of observed travel patterns in the Denver region. CDOT wants to spend an estimated $1.8 billion widening I-70 from six lanes to 10 lanes between I-25 and Tower Road. In its draft environmental impact statement, CDOT … Continued
June 3, 2015
I-70 Widening Has Already Diverted $50M From Smarter Transpo Projects
Whether it’s the marginalization of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea residents, the stark threat of respiratory illness, or the simple fact that widening roads does not solve traffic congestion, the I-70 expansion planned between Brighton Boulevard and Tower Road is a terrible idea. Still, the highway project with a $1.8 billion starting price tag has a … Continued
May 7, 2015