The Regional Transportation District selected Debra Johnson as its next general manager and CEO on Tuesday night, choosing the first woman to lead the Denver metro area’s transit agency in its 51-year history. Read more
DENVER (CBS4) – Shortly after COVID-19 hit Colorado, Denver’s city officials made changes to streets across town to allow those walking and biking more space to social distance.
Those using those streets, like Denver Health Dr. David Mintzer who bikes to work on 11th Avenue say it made all the difference. Read more
Battery-powered electric vehicles make up the lion’s share of U.S. fleets. Could hydrogen-powered vehicles play a role? Read more
Assembly Bill 1286 would functionally ban scooters, e-bikes and other electric-assist modes from the road — if advocates don’t speak up.
California is on the brink of passing a bill that would kill bike and scooter share in the Golden State — and if other states follow its lead, it could change our national crash-liability laws for the worse.
Assembly Bill 1286 would make it illegal for motorized scooter, e-skateboard and e-bike rental companies to require users to sign liability waivers as part of their terms of service agreements — a ban that would not affect car-rental or taxi companies, which also require them. Read more
Only 73 percent of pedestrian master plans even acknowledge the importance of equity considerations in how we build our walking infrastructure — and just 40 percent of plans commit to concrete goals to actually reduce those disparities, a new study finds. Read more
DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met virtually on Monday, August 24th. Following a public comment period, the committee took action on amendments to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the FY20-FY21 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). There was discussion of project funding for January 2021-June 2022 Human Service Transportation (HST) Set Aside Program of the TIP and FTA Section 5310. The committee voted to move forward the projects recommended by the review panel. There was also discussion of projects recommended for funding through the Regional Transportation Operations and Technology (RTO&T) Set-Aside of the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The committee voted to move forward these project recommendations as well.
There were informational briefings on the 2050 small-area household and employment forecast for the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (MVRTP) and the public engagement activities for the 2050 MVRTP. There were also updates from AMP re: regional technology priorities and from DRCOG staff about the county transportation forums conducted re: project solicitation for 2050 MVRTP. Additionally, an update about applications received for Safer Main Streets was provided by DRCOG and CDOT staff. Note the next meeting of the TAC will be October 5th. Visit DRCOG’s website for more information about the meeting.
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