Transportation

Denver police have issued only nine citations for improper scooter usage since they hit the city in 2018.

Only kids can ride RTD for free this summer, but using the bus or light rail nowadays is getting bumpy.

The city is increasing red light time, speed warnings and enforcement on two major roads, and other streets could be next.

The popular voucher program runs out of stipends within minutes.

“It’s not just riders that are really feeling this. It’s operators.”

Denver has had over 24,600 reported motor-vehicle accidents since the beginning of 2023.

“It’s not going to help my father, but it could help other folks.”

The Denver metro agency’s budget has more than doubled in ten years as public transit lacks riders.

Need something to read next time you’re on the W Line? Lakewood now has a self-guided historical tour for RTD riders.

Five Denver intersections will be closed through the course of the summer as the L Line shuts down.

The legislation proposes a fee on rental car use to generate matching funds for $66 billion available in federal funding.

“In some instances, we actually had people saying, ‘They just weren’t going fast enough so I was forced into the express lane.’ That’s not how that works.”

The transit agency is shutting down the L Line and tearing up five downtown intersections this summer – but the Free MetroRide is returning to compensate.

Council members were divided over the study, with objectors pushing for more research into alternative transportation because of environmental concerns.

“I can’t tell you how important I think it is for West Colfax and the people who live there, the people who are vulnerable who live along the street,

“It’s an accident waiting to happen,” says one resident of the Windsor Condominiums. “Somebody better do something about it.”

Bills to show how much customers pay for Uber and Lyft trips and drivers make (just 14 percent!) are back at the Capitol.

“I love biking as transportation. I love riding my bike around the city, because you’re always discovering new neighborhoods, new pockets or new parks.”

While Denver was dealing with canceled flights, postponed school days and burst pipes, Berthoud Pass presented another challenge.

Denver Health registered 1,449 “patient encounters” with scooter injuries in 2023 – nearly four per day.

The agency reduced prices across the board (even to the airport) and simplified its zones in hopes that more people will ride public transit.

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