transportation funding
Federal Bus Grants Are Just Too Damn Low
Federal bus grants of $454.6 million sound like a lot...until you consider that it's for the whole country.
February 2, 2020
Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Has a Lot to Like
If you like your streets livable, your transit funded and your climate change addressed, there's a lot to like in the Democrats' infrastructure plan.
January 30, 2020
Transportation Election Guide: Propositions CC & 2A
In Tuesday’s election, Denver voters will consider two ballot measures that will affect city and state transportation issues: Propositions CC and A2. Here's what you need to know.
October 30, 2019
Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk
But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).
October 28, 2019
EPA’s Catch-22: Bad Air = No Highway Money
September 25, 2019
Mayor Continues Transportation & Climate Investments in Tightened 2020 Budget
Denver will continue investing in its goals around transportation and the climate crisis under the mayor’s 2020 budget proposal. But the $1.49 billion operating budget also braces the city for an economic slowdown.
September 9, 2019
CDOT Head Tells Congress: Get Ready for Fight if Trump Rolls Back Auto Standards
Shoshana Lew, executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, went to Washington recently to warn that Colorado will join other states in a lawsuit if the Trump administration wipes out the ability of states to require more efficient gas-powered cars and a wider range of electric vehicles for sale in the state.
July 3, 2019
Expert: Colorado Should Build High-Speed Rail Along I-25
As Colorado studies rail options along the congested I-25 corridor, experts say few would ride options slower than high-speed rail. But a well-funded anti-rail cabal is likely to defeat any push for bullet trains.
June 3, 2019
After Study of High-Speed Rail Along Front Range, Slower, Cheaper Trains More Likely
As soon as next year, voters could approve a passenger rail line that would extend along the Front Range from Pueblo and Colorado Springs to Boulder and Fort Collins, with other stops along the way.
May 30, 2019
Denver’s Cut of the State Transportation Bill, and How Hancock Should Fund Car Independence
There's no excuse not use the new revenue to jump start what Hancock claims to care about: cutting solo driving commutes from 73 percent to 50 by 2030 and doubling the share of walking, biking, and transit trips in the process.
May 11, 2018
