As the daughter of a single mother without access to a vehicle, riding public transportation was not only a part of Representative Ayanna Pressley’s daily life growing up in Chicago, it shaped her perspective of the world. “Using trains to get to school, to access fresh and healthy foods — which was always a challenge because where there are transit deserts, there are food deserts as well,” she says. “My own experiences have informed my understanding of how important transit is.” Read more
A billionaire-backed agricultural outfit in southeast Colorado and a fledgling oil railroad project in Utah want to run trains on Union Pacific’s long dormant tracks between Cañon City and Dotsero. Read more
Micromobility giant Lime is launching a program that the company says will turn its riders into activists for comprehensive street safety in their unique places — an unconventional move that some are greeting with optimism, but some are greeting with questions about the influence of corporations on the movement for street safety. Read more
Colorado COVID-19 cases are rising at a rate so concerning to Governor Jared Polis that at a press conference yesterday, June 30, he announced the statewide closure of bars and nightclubs — settings that have fueled spikes in other states. As he did so, Polis warned that failing to act could trigger an even greater toll across the state — including in Denver. Read more
After having two work sessions earlier this month, the TAC came to a consensus on the project solicitation and evaluation process for the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (2050 MVRTP). The Policy Framework and Desired Outcomes, “dual track” process, and qualitative evaluation approach for looking at projects will be pushed forward to the RTC. A presentation was given on the status of Regional Data Acquisition Projects. Discussion was also initiated regarding the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program COVID-10 Impacts and the possibility of using toll credits to assist projects with costs. Updates were also provided about Urban Arterials and the AMP Working Group. For more information visit DRCOG’s website.
Just a few weeks after he announced that Coloradan’s responsible choices had made it possible to reopen bars, Gov. Jared Polis will reverse course. He said it’s too hard to social distance and prevent transmission of COVID-19 so bars will have to close again to in-person service. Read more
