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More dedicated bus lanes are called for in Denver's new plans for the next 20 years. This Streetsblog rendering envisions how 18th and 19th streets could look. Illustration: David Sachs with Streetmix

Mayor Unveils 20-Year Vision for Denver’s Future

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 19, 2019 | 7 Comments

Today Mayor Michael Hancock gathered with community members at City Hall to share a set of plans that will guide how Denver will change to keep its people housed, healthy and safely getting to the places they need to go over the next 20 years.

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Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 19, 2019

A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.

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Trump White House Still Underfunds Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 19, 2019

About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.

Tuesday’s Headlines

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 19, 2019

After Global Climate Strike, Colorado officials fail to envision a better transportation future. Colorado lawmakers may not find needed money for transportation. Bill would suspend licenses of careless drivers.

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Kids Demand Climate Action While Colorado Politicians Blow off Urgent Need to Transform Urban Transportation

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 18, 2019 | 6 Comments

After the Global Climate Strike, where students in Colorado and around the world demanded climate action, elected officials at all levels of Colorado government appear to be shrugging their shoulders, offering political agendas that fail to envision a better transportation future.

Monday’s Headlines

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 18, 2019 | 2 Comments

Enter Streetsblog's "Parking Madness" competition. Driver kills CDOT worker. Gov. Polis and Democratic legislators fail to address (and fund) state's transportation needs.

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NY: Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived?

By Andy Bosselman | Mar 15, 2019

At long last, the congestion price may finally be right. State legislators, facing pressure after years of inaction on transit issues, are closer to passing congestion pricing than they’ve ever been, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations. Anything can happen, of course, but there is less opposition than ever among the Democrats […]