transit funding

It's clear from the debate at the capitol that any legislative package of transportation funding will be more about pleasing constituencies who live a stone's throw from Utah, Oklahoma, and Kansas than about solving the unique problems of an urban, growing city.

Denver officials should study the transit renaissance in Seattle, where officials have put to new funding for transit to excellent use, providing tangible service improvements that benefit tens of thousands of people each day.

The Metro Mayors Caucus, an influential group of 41 mayors from Denver to Dacono, won’t be supporting a potential ballot measure to raise the statewide sales tax and use the proceeds to subsidize driving while leaving transit in the lurch. The Colorado Contractors Association wants people to pay up to $700 million more for everyday items each year in order to fund … Continued

The Colorado Contractors Association wants Coloradans to pay up to $700 million more in annual sales tax on everyday items in order to subsidize driving. To make that happen, they need voters to approve a tax hike on the November ballot. The CCA just filed 10 different potential versions of their ballot measure, clueing us in … Continued