Transportation

Residents complain that some bike lanes across Denver simply disappear, while others are life-threateningly narrow.

Denver officials don’t know what changes are coming, or when.

“I think everybody is on board with a reduction in speed. Where we are right now is, is it 20 or 25?”

Denver transportation officials are well aware of “those one-off bikeways to nowhere all over town,” and say they want to improve the city’s bike system.

From October to January, Botanic Gardens events will force nearby condo residents to park elsewhere for a combined two months.

The Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit is expected to increase traffic on nearby roads, and residents want a solution.

RTD is performing well financially compared to transit systems in similar cities, but lacks accounting of major Denver light rail reconstruction.

Motorcycle riders can now legally pass stopped traffic…in certain cases.

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.