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Passenger Transportation

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Public Utilities Commission, embroiled in taxi controversies, faces state audit

    ​Folks who have tried to start taxi companies in Denver -- an industry long fraught with controversy -- often butt heads with the Public Utilities Commission, the body charged with regulating cabs. Lately, PUC officials seem to swing back and forth as to whether the city needs more taxis, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Taxi controversy: PUC denies 300 new cabs, but is there data to back up the move?

    ​Yesterday the Colorado Public Utilities Commission reversed PUC Judge Paul Gomez's March ruling to allow 300 more cabs in Denver streets. Gomez's ruling was divisive because he had earlier denied a politically fraught attempt by local drivers to start Mile High Cab, saying Denver didn't need ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Taxicab controversy: PUC allows 300 new cabs after rejecting Mile High Cabs' request for 150

    ​Our November feature "Mean Streets" focused on the lengthy and fruitless attempts of local taxi drivers to start Mile High Cab. Last August, PUC judge Paul Gomez rejected Mile High's application because he deemed the Denver taxi market was at or near capacity. Now, however, he's approved 300 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Taxicab regulations: Senator Ted Harvey introduces bill to deregulate industry

    ​The November cover story "Mean Streets" revealed allegations of discrimination and abuse at Yellow Cab, the city's oldest taxi company, and detailed how attempts to launch alternative companies have been stymied by Colorado's restrictive taxi regulations. That may change, however, since Senat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Metro Taxi's $10,000 for Hick's inauguration payback for opposing Mile High Cab?

    ​November's "Mean Streets" detailed how politicians with ties to existing taxi companies -- Mayor John Hickenlooper among them -- stymied attempts to start new operations such as Mile High Cab. Now, Metro Taxi, which opposed Mile High Cab, has donated $10,000 to Hickenlooper's inauguration.

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Mean Streets

    Some Denver taxi drivers say they've been taken for a ride by their employers

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Frontier scrambles to spin Southwest's AirTran acquisition in airline survival of the fittest

    ​I contacted Frontier spokeswoman Lindsey Purves at 6:17 a.m. yesterday for a comment about Southwest Airlines' acquisition of AirTran and what it might mean for what's still portrayed as Denver's hometown airline. But the statement Purves came up with nearly nine hours later doesn't even ment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Frontier Airlines' name to remain the same: Sorry, Midwest

    Photo by Ken OdeyBet these folks are happy.​ The suspense is finally over regarding Frontier Airlines. Frontier's owner, Republic Airways Holdings, has announced that the new name of the carrier, which is being combined with sister airline Midwest, will be... Frontier. Oh yeah: The airline wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Southwest lets Frontier know it's not flying away

    ​When Southwest Airlines made its run at purchasing Frontier Airlines this past month, a number of industry observers speculated that it was doing so because Frontier was kicking its ass in Denver. But just because Southwest eventually lost out to underdog Republic Airways Holdings in the Fron ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Southwest post-game remarks about losing Frontier

    ​Moments ago, Southwest Airlines released a statement about what everyone else had already figured out -- that Southwest's massive bid for Frontier Airlines had fallen apart at the last minute over an inability to get Frontier pilots to concede on seniority-oriented contract issues. In the do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Southwest CEO Gary Kelly on the bid for Frontier

    Gary Kelly.​With yesterday's promise of a $170 million bid for Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines made it clear it really, really wants the Denver-based carrier. After all, the total was nearly $60 million more than its previously announced offer of $113 million, which was already higher th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Beers and Brewhahas: Union Station vs. government agencies, developers and civic groups

    ​If the president can do it, so can everyone else. What Colorado needs now are more sudsy sit-downs. Here's an example (see our previous pairings here and here): Dispute: Union Station vs. government agencies, developers and civic groups Beer: Wynkoop Brewing Company's Light Rail Ale C'mon, ... More >>

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Denver's latest traffic plan depends on getting you out of your car

    ​If the president can do it, so can everyone else. What Colorado needs now are more sudsy sit-downs. Here's an example (see our previous pairings here and here): Dispute: Union Station vs. government agencies, developers and civic groups Beer: Wynkoop Brewing Company's Light Rail Ale C'mon, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: Welcome to Denver. Ignore the wreck on your right

    Flying back into Denver Sunday, I looked for the wreckage of the Continental Airlines flight that had veered off a runway, careened down a hill and landed in a ravine, where it caught fire. That was back on December 20 -- and the plane is still there, clearly visible to passengers as some flights c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Continental keeps crash passengers away from the booze

    Continental Airlines probably should have known better. After all, the airlines have long understood that pacification of terrified passengers in a time of crisis keeps a bad situation from getting worse. The purpose behind those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling of the plane? Oxygen gets yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Shmuck Redux: Christina Szele's bumpy ride

    Continental Airlines probably should have known better. After all, the airlines have long understood that pacification of terrified passengers in a time of crisis keeps a bad situation from getting worse. The purpose behind those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling of the plane? Oxygen gets yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Union Station progress – and protest – continues

    Continental Airlines probably should have known better. After all, the airlines have long understood that pacification of terrified passengers in a time of crisis keeps a bad situation from getting worse. The purpose behind those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling of the plane? Oxygen gets yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    Traveling Turns South by Southwest

    Continental Airlines probably should have known better. After all, the airlines have long understood that pacification of terrified passengers in a time of crisis keeps a bad situation from getting worse. The purpose behind those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling of the plane? Oxygen gets yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Cool People Do Like Denver. Take That, Seattle!

    Continental Airlines probably should have known better. After all, the airlines have long understood that pacification of terrified passengers in a time of crisis keeps a bad situation from getting worse. The purpose behind those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling of the plane? Oxygen gets yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    United: When Turkeys Fly

    Continental Airlines probably should have known better. After all, the airlines have long understood that pacification of terrified passengers in a time of crisis keeps a bad situation from getting worse. The purpose behind those oxygen masks that drop from the ceiling of the plane? Oxygen gets yo ... More >>

  • News

    November 23, 2006

    Light Up

    Making tracks to suburbia.

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    Will trolleys return to Colfax?

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of October 28, 2004

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    I Fathered a Terror Suspect

    Losing the name game at our country's airports.

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    The Long Drive

    ProTAXI could spell relief for Denver cabbies.

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    The High Cost of Free Speech

    RTD pays a six-figure settlement for muzzling its own directors.

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Wheels of Misfortune

    Cultures clash -- and crash -- in Curtis Park. Is this a terminal situation?

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind

    Union Station's past will have a major impact on its future.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    One-Track Minds

    Rail-happy RTD candidates want to solve Denver's traffic nightmare. Are they just spinning their wheels?

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Lots of Bad Luck

    Can't find your car? You may be an RTD commuter.

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    Divide the Ride

    Pushing a $6 billion transit plan, RTD has met the enemy-- the RTD board.

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    Spinning Their Wheels

    A guide to surviving the light-rail info war

  • News

    July 31, 1997

    Letters

    A guide to surviving the light-rail info war

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Beating the Train

    Light-rail opponents plot ways to jump the tracks--with an RTD boardmember leading the charge.

  • News

    March 13, 1997

    It's the Rail Thing

    For some Lakewood homeowners, RTD's proposed light-rail line looms too close for comfort.

  • News

    September 19, 1996

    Continental Drift

    As prospects dim, Denver aviation officials still chase after an air link to Britain.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Letters

    As prospects dim, Denver aviation officials still chase after an air link to Britain.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Wheels of Fortune

    RTD has lovely parting gifts for stressed-out employees.

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Off Limits

    RTD has lovely parting gifts for stressed-out employees.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Mystery Train

    Squabbles and spin control at RTD's light-rail lovefest.

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    I Think I Can, I Think I Can

    Take a ride on a personal-transportation project fueled by Landmark rhetoric.

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Flights of Fancy

    Denver pays a consultant big money to get overseas flights for DIA--and goes nowhere.

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    LETTERS

    Denver pays a consultant big money to get overseas flights for DIA--and goes nowhere.

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    LETTERS

    Denver pays a consultant big money to get overseas flights for DIA--and goes nowhere.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    RUNAWAY TRAIN

    Denver pays a consultant big money to get overseas flights for DIA--and goes nowhere.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    RUNAWAY TRAINCONGRESS SPURNED IT, STATE LAWMAKERS SCORN IT, BUT CAN ANYBODY PUT THE BRAKES ON LIGHT RAIL?

    Denver pays a consultant big money to get overseas flights for DIA--and goes nowhere.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    I'M ED! FLY ME!

    COLORADO SPRINGS BOOSTERS GO UP, UP AND AWAY WITH ED BEAUVAIS.HIGH FLYER HOW MUCH OF A FLIGHT RISK IS WESTERN PACIFIC'S ED BEAUVAIS? JUST ASK THE INVESTORS IN HIS LAST AIRLINE.

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    NORTH OF THE BORDER

    A MEXICAN AIRLINE PURSUES ITS EX-CHAIRMAN TO A VAIL CONDO.

  • News

    December 21, 1994

    STOP THAT TRAIN!

    A GROUP OF LIGHT-RAIL SKEPTICS GETS READY TO COME ON BOARD AT RTD.

  • News

    March 23, 1994

    OFF TRACK

    THE AIR TRAIN TO DIA GETS STUCK IN POLITICAL TRAFFIC.

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