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RTD Board Not Ready to Cut Popular Disability Program Despite Impending Budget Crisis

RTD Board Not Ready to Cut Popular Disability Program Despite Impending Budget Crisis

By Catie CheshireJuly 31, 2025

The transit agency is facing cash flow problems, but the board of directors decided now isn’t the time to cut the ride service subsidy program.

A flex post on 13th Avenue.

No Flex Zone: Denver Urban Policy Advocates Want Bike Lane Dividers Back

By Bennito L. KeltyJuly 25, 2025

Flex posts kept bike lanes clear of parked cars, according to Strong Denver, which is still upset over the city’s sudden swap.

RTD transit bus in Denver

On Eve of ADA’s 35-Year Anniversary, RTD Could Reduce Key Accessibility Program

By Catie CheshireJuly 24, 2025

Disability advocates say community members could lose essential services to fix a budget that isn’t even broken.

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A bike rally in 1971.

Pedal Backwards: Here’s What Denver Bike Lanes Looked Like in 1975

By Bennito L. KeltyJuly 23, 2025

A map of Denver’s biking infrastructure from 1975 shows how far the city has come, but some problems still linger.

Hate Driving in Downtown Denver? Sick of Uber? Try These Alternative Transportation Options.

Hate Driving in Downtown Denver? Sick of Uber? Try These Alternative Transportation Options.

By Hannah MetzgerJuly 17, 2025

From e-scooters to pedicabs and tuk-tuks: A breakdown of the city’s best alternative transportation methods.

Person holds cellphone while driving

Driver-Owned Ridershare App Relaunches With Improved Service, Same Benefits for Drivers

By Catie CheshireJuly 16, 2025

Driver’s Cooperative Colorado is officially back today with an app that really works.

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Heat Map: Tracing Brighton Boulevard Back Through Denver’s Dusty Past

By Karl Christian KrumpholzJuly 9, 2025

Cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz is on the move. Again.

A cyclist goes down 11th Avenue in Denver

Denver Named One of Most Bike-Friendly Big Cities in the U.S.

By Hannah MetzgerJune 23, 2025

It seems like the city’s hundreds of miles of new bike lanes are paying off.

Frontier airlines plane on runway

Frontier Airlines Leads Country in Air Travel Complaints

By Catie CheshireMay 27, 2025

The Denver-based air carrier had the most traveler complaints for the third year in a row, according to Department of Transportation data.

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A bike lane.

Denver Replacing Bike Lane Flex Posts with Zippers, Cushions

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 24, 2025

The city is replacing the short, column-like dividers with speed cushions and dividers in some neighborhoods.

A bus stop.

Denver Bus Riders, Advocates Call for Cleaner, Safer RTD Stops

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 23, 2025

Denver has a “pretty darn good” transit system for the disabled, according to Jaime Lewis. The bus stops, however, are “very abysmal.”

The design concept for a recreation center.

New Bike Trail, Major Rec Center Coming to Westwood Neighborhood

By Bennito L. KeltyMay 19, 2025

The $56 million facility will open in 2027, and a $3 million bike trail is coming before that.

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Denver DMVs Rated Among Worst in the U.S.

By Brendan Joel KelleyMay 13, 2025

A new “study” of Google reviews reveals Denver drivers really detest their DMVs.

Car exhaust pipe with smoke coming out

Colorado Bill Will Likely Double Vehicle Emissions Testing Fees

By Hannah MetzgerMay 13, 2025

The state is expected to increase fees for vehicle titling and registration, as well.

Uber app warning

Colorado Lawmakers “Beg” Governor to Sign Rideshare Safety Bill Despite Threats From Uber

By Hannah MetzgerMay 9, 2025

Uber says it will leave Colorado if the governor doesn’t veto a bill intended to help prevent sexual assaults in rideshares.

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Lime scooters parked on curb

Denver May Overhaul E-Scooter Laws: Parking Zones, Sidewalk Detection and Rider Tests

By Hannah MetzgerApril 30, 2025

Council members will hold their first vote on the proposal next week.

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Meet RTD’s Finalists for Chief of Transit Police

By Catie CheshireApril 18, 2025

RTD is close to hiring a new chief of police after the dismissal of former police chief Joel Fitzgerald last summer.

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Denver Airport Among the Busiest in the World

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 14, 2025

DIA came out ahead of Chicago, Istanbul, New Delhi and Shanghai in the new ranking.

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A group of four adults riding standing e-scooters in downtown Denver.

Denver Has the Largest Free Lime Ride Program in the World. It Will Soon Be Scaled Back.

By Hannah MetzgerApril 11, 2025

Users will be limited to three free daily rides as the company shifts resources to improve tidiness of bikes and e-scooters.

Parking sign in Denver

Map: Where to Park Near Colfax During BRT Construction

By Catie CheshireApril 9, 2025

As the iconic Denver street is updated to improve public transit, businesses believe a lack of parking has deterred customers.

man in sweatshirt on bike

Reports of Blocked Bike Lanes “Exploding” in Denver

By Bennito L. KeltyApril 8, 2025

Cars, bins and other obstacles in bike lanes are a risky annoyance, often forcing cyclists to veer into car lanes.

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People in front of Union Station

Homeless, Low-Income People Can Ride Lime Bikes for Free in Denver. It Changed One Man’s Life.

By Hannah MetzgerApril 8, 2025

Denver’s Max Cortel rode more early-morning miles on Lime bikes than anyone in the world in 2024 – and he’s not slowing down.

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