Transportation

Photos: Ten worst domestic-travel cities for summer 2013 -- and why Denver was the best

CardHub.com has come up with its summer 2013 list of the best and worst travel cities, and Denver finished first in the domestic category when it comes to the combo of inexpensive flights, short travel times to popular destinations and accessibility, both logistically and financially. The methodolog ... More >>

Tyler Perry causes unscheduled stop by United flight from Denver? Sort of

The recent Tyler Perry movie Alex Cross was savaged by critics (it received a 30 percent score on Metacritic, while Rotten Tomatoes hit it with an ugly 12 percent ranking) and Box Office Mojo puts its worldwide receipts at just over $30 million -- ultra-mediocre by Perry's standards. But unlike the ... More >>

RTD board members should ride the No. 15 bus route for a week to get perspective

Riding RTD buses, on certain routes, is an awful lot like using my old roommate's microwave oven: It's steamy, filled with food splatter and spittle, smells like armpits, and you just never know what fresh hell you are going to find in there. But the Regional Transportation District's board of direc ... More >>

Claudia Folska doesn't need to see to have vision

RTD pick of Northwest options today follows board trip to Washington, D.C.

The RTD Board FasTracks monitoring committee will announce its pick of the three options for the Northwest Rail Line at 5:30 p.m. today, with a final board vote on March 27. You can watch the announcement live -- as well as public comment that promises to be lively, since all the options would requi ... More >>

Reader: Hit-and-run laws haven't stopped cowardly drivers from taking the easy way out

Tim Albo.​Family members of hit-and-run victim Tim Albo believe current laws reward drunk drivers for leaving the scene of an accident -- and they'd like to change that equation. In the meantime, asks one reader, where's that leave victims?

Frontier pilot booting quadriplegic John Morris (& choice colleagues) earn Shmuck dishonors

​Denver's homegrown airline, Frontier, was once a local darling. Its local ties, funny animals and scrappy attitude gave people the alternative they needed a decade ago to United Airlines, which dominated the gates at Denver International Airport for a long time and pissed off just about ever ... More >>

RTD: Building Gold Line station on Federal's east side right decision, says Kim Gillan

Near rejected site.​Update: Yesterday, we filled you in about RTD's decision to build a Gold Line station in Adams County on the originally approved east-side-of-Federal location rather than a west side plot favored by a Louisiana developer. After the publication of that item, we heard from Co ... More >>

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 >>

Sarah Trujillo formally charged with vehicular homicide in death of scooter-rider Brian Hoyle

Sarah Trujillo.​Yesterday, we told you about the Facebook tribute to Brian Hoyle, the scooter rider killed in a hit-and-run accident late Friday. Now, the woman who was allegedly behind the wheel in the crash -- Sarah Trujillo, 23 -- has been formally charged with vehicular homicide and leavin ... More >>

Frontier Airlines uncancels its canceled Denver-to-Aspen flights

​In late July, Frontier Airlines announced it was discontinuing Denver to Aspen service. Well, never mind. The carrier is continuing the flights -- good news to local skiers on a tight schedule, not to mention Frontier's Colorado staffers, who'll see this decision, along with the extension of ... More >>

Frontier extends its DIA lease -- and the airline's relationship with Denver, its "hometown"

​Since last November, when Frontier Airlines jobs began moving to Milwaukee and Indianapolis, locals have feared that the new acquisition of Indy's Republic Airways Holdings would slowly sever its ties to Denver. It's good news, then, that Frontier has extended its lease at DIA until 2020. Loo ... More >>

John Hickenlooper: Republicans use part of Democratic guv ad in latest jobs slap

John Hickenlooper the way Republicans see him.​Update, 7:48 a.m., May 28: The Hickenlooper campaign has responded to this post. See how after the original item, published at 3:27 p.m. on May 27. The latest assault on Democratic guv candidate John Hickenlooper from the Republican Governors Ass ... More >>

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 >>

Union Station: What comes next in Denver's ambitious rail plans, part 2

​Friday, February 6, was a very big day in Denver transit. The feds announced $304 million in loans for Union Station, completing the funding necessary for the new transit hub, as well as essentially committing to a $1 billion injection over several years for several future FasTracks rail lin ... More >>

Mile High Murder, No. 53: Thomas William Boyle booked on vehicular homicide for Harlan Street hit and run that killed Raymond Rivera

Thomas William Boyle should have taken a cab.​Late Monday evening, Raymond Rivera, 48, tried to cross Harlan Street at Alameda Avenue. Unfortunately, he didn't make it -- and the vehicle that struck him didn't stop. According to the Lakewood Police Department, Rivera was struck by a van drive ... More >>

Three possible futures for Denver International Airport

​Republic Airways Holdings' victory over Dallas-based Southwest Airlines in the Frontier sweepstakes raises more questions than it answers, as Dallas Morning News airline blogger Eric Torbenson makes clear in "What Will Denver Look Like in Two Years?," an analysis published earlier today. In T ... More >>

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 >>

Wanna get away, Denver? Southwest makes bid to buy Frontier Airlines

​ Several outlets are reporting that Southwest Airlines is trying to outbid Republic Airways and swoop up Denver's bankrupt hometown airline, Frontier. From the Associated Press: A court had already approved the sale of Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. to the parent of Republic Airways for $ ... More >>

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

Union Station may become Denver's gateway again -- if it stays on track

Frontier gives thanks for loan, loyalty

Shmuck of the Week

A Cure for the Common Code

A Streetcar Named Desire

Will trolleys return to Colfax?

Letters to the Editor

From the week of October 28, 2004

File Not Found

Do you know what's in your luggage?

Wheels of Misfortune

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

Howdy, Neighbor

Denver rolls out the blueprints for how it will handle future growth.

Screen and Screen Again

Forget Victoria's Secret. Argenbright Security has a few secrets of its own.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of April 19, 2001

Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind

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

The Big Squeeze

Denver needs to make room for 100,000 more people. So where will they go?

United We Strand

You may not have a flight, but you could be a winner!

One-Track Minds

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

Lots of Bad Luck

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

Letters

Divide the Ride

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

Spinning Their Wheels

A guide to surviving the light-rail info war

Letters

Beating the Train

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

It's the Rail Thing

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

Unfinished Business

Keeping track of the political--and personal--agendas at stake in RTD board races.

Continental Drift

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

Off Limits

Mystery Train

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

Flights of Fancy

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

A PRIVATE AFFAIR

SEEKING TO CUT COSTS, RTD CONSULTS A LEADING CRITIC OF TRANSIT UNIONS, PUBLIC SUBSIDIES--AND EXPENSIVE RAIL PROJECTS.

LETTERS

LETTERS