5 Story Lines to Watch in the 2018 Colorado General Assembly Session
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Funding for sustainable transportation and safety measures are on the table.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transportation policy
Political Ad from 100 Years Ago Mirrors Colorado GOP Approach to Transportation: More Roads, More Traffic
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"Good Roads bring the autos — the more autos, the more money for good roads."
Next Year, It’ll Be a Lot Easier to Watch the RTD Board at Work
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RTD is one of the few transit agencies in the country with a publicly elected Board of Directors making policy decisions, but it doesn't show the public how it operates. That will change in the first half of 2018, when the agency will start broadcasting Board meetings live online and post video, transcripts, and audio recordings.
City Council Approves Hancock’s Budget — Here’s What It Does for Walking, Biking, and Transit
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The Denver City Council voted 10 to 3 Monday to approve Mayor Michael Hancock's 2018 budget. Among the initiatives covered in the spending plan are 29 full-time employees to get a fledgling stand-alone transportation department up and running; $33 million for walking, biking, and transit improvements; and $75 million for standard street maintenance and paving.
Denver Is 1 to 2 Years Out From Having a Department of Transportation. Who Will Lead it?
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It's been nearly four months since Mayor Michael Hancock announced his plan to break transportation out of Denver Public Works. The move could have profound effects on the pace and scope of change to city streets, which is necessary to prioritize walking, biking, and transit and move the needle on car dependence.
Help Shape the Future of Denver’s Streets From Inside City Hall
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This committee is a way to shape transportation policy from the inside and watchdog a process that will create new policies, programs, and funding streams to reach the administration's stated goals.