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Peña Blvd. viewed from the A Line on April 23, 2016. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

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Update: Council Approves Denver Airport Road Widening That Would Make Traffic Worse

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 12, 2019 | 20 Comments

A plan to widen the road to Denver International Airport, which would make traffic worse and wipe out the city’s newly-minted goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, will get a vote from the Denver City Council on Monday.

David Reich, Uber’s head of transit, discusses the company's partnership with RTD at Union Station Tuesday. Also pictured: RTD General Manager Dave Genova and Jonathan Donovan of Masabi, the company that makes RTD's mobile app. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Irony! The Best Way to Buy RTD Tickets Is From Uber

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 9, 2019 | 18 Comments

The ride-hail company recently admitted that it needs to poach huge numbers of transit riders to make a profit. But RTD counts its recent partnership with the ride-hail company a success.

Driver Krista Dalton poses for a photo at the Bustang yard near Golden. After the photo, she started a pre-trip inspection of the motor coach she would drive from Denver to Colorado Springs.

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Bus Driver Shortage, Part 2: Krista Dalton Has What it Takes

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 21, 2019 | 4 Comments

With more than 188 open positions for bus and train operators at RTD & Bustang, we sat down with Bustang driver Krista Dolton to learn what the job is like. “It’s a career. It’s not a job,” she said. “You're transporting precious cargo. You're transporting somebody’s mom, somebody’s dad, somebody’s brother. And that cannot be replaced like a bag of groceries."

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1 Month After IPO, a Big JUMP in Prices at Uber’s Bike Share Service

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 13, 2019 | 14 Comments

One month after banking $8.1 billion from a Wall Street IPO, Uber has raised the price of a simple bike ride on its JUMP e-cycles by 67 percent. A 20 minute JUMP ride in Denver now costs $5, compared to $3 a week ago. The company’s per-minute prices have gone up to 25¢ in Denver, […]

A sign directs people to stay on designated trails in Cheesman Park. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Denver Shouts ‘Get Off My Lawn’ With Obnoxious Signs in Cheesman Park

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 5, 2019 | 11 Comments

Visitors to Cheesman park are doing it all wrong. A few weeks ago, at least a dozen signs popped up right in the middle of informal trails where people run and walk. They direct people to use official paths. But pedestrian advocates say that such paths show where people want to go and that officials should respond by building formal trails in those locations.

A Taiwan High Speed Rail train emerges from a tunnel during a test run on June 24th, 2006. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Expert: Colorado Should Build High-Speed Rail Along I-25

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 3, 2019 | 8 Comments

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.

Ismael Mamdu, a student at DU, attempts to navigate an obstacle course on a tricycle while sending a text message. Photo: Andy Bosselman

“Distraction Games:” These DU Students Can’t Ride a Trike and Text

By Andy Bosselman | May 13, 2019 | 10 Comments

Today students at the University of Denver attempted driving a tricycle around traffic cones while texting. Distractions were added to other games, like corn hole, putt putt and perfection, as a part of the “Distraction Games,” an event state transportation officials organized in hopes of raising awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.

At this neighborhood bikeway (once known as a bicycle boulevard) in Vancouver, bicycles can enter via the cutout, but cars can only exit. Photo: Payton Chung via Flickr

Denver Will Add 17 Miles of New Bike Lanes This Year. Here’s Where.

By Andy Bosselman | May 9, 2019 | 30 Comments

Denver will build 16.8 miles of new bike lanes this summer, kicking off the construction of 125 miles of bikeways the city will add to its network over the next five years. This summer’s work includes nine projects, most in lower-income areas outside of the city center. As the city finally accelerates the expansion of its bike network, advocates expressed support.

Cars zoom past one of two bus stops at Park Avenue West and Delgany, a bus stop that many people cycle to.

Careless Drivers Who Hurt People in Colorado Likely to Be Taken off the Road

By Andy Bosselman | May 2, 2019 | 33 Comments

Careless drivers who seriously injure people will be taken off the roads under a bill passed Thursday by state lawmakers — the first time Colorado has decided to treat them differently from drivers who only damage property.

As RTD invests more in its rail network, service cuts, fare increases and demographic changes appear to drive dropping bus ridership. Image: RTD

Why Is Bus Ridership Plummeting in Denver? New Data Tool Offers Insights.

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 30, 2019 | 18 Comments

Want to know why people are ditching the bus in Denver while ridership is growing in Seattle, Houston and Columbus? Now there’s a way for activists, academics and policymakers to compare what’s not working in one city to what’s driving success in other places. It's a new web tool that makes it easier to map, visualize and crunch data.

I-70 traffic viewed from the Purina plant on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. Image: CDOT.

Oakland Plans to Tear Down Major Freeway While Denver Keeps Expanding I-70

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 18, 2019 | 38 Comments

Why is Denver still expanding I-70? The move to tear down I-980 in Oakland shows that forward-thinking officials elsewhere get it: The problems associated with mega-motorways in urban neighborhoods outweigh the benefits.

A new electricity rate will significantly lower the Free MallRide’s cost per mile. File photo from April 14 by Andy Bosselman

Denver’s Upcoming 16th St Mall Renovation Hits Another Milestone

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 17, 2019 | 9 Comments

The 16th Street Mall will soon get a major renovation that will spruce up an iconic, but increasingly embarrassing part of Denver. The upgrade will make the 1.2-mile thoroughfare a better place to get around and a more enjoyable place to hang out.

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