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‘Mobility Hubs’ Become Community Anchors in Minneapolis

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Front Range Rail Project Gets A Rough $2B Price Tag As RTD Looks To Jump On Board

The first incarnation of passenger rail service along the Front Range could be a modest one: two to six round trips a day between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs on trains traveling an average of 45 miles per hour mostly on existing freight…
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‘We’re Almost There’: Polis Expects 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Doses As Soon As Next Week

At-risk Coloradans might get the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next week.
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The Pandemic Gives Us a Chance to Change How We Get Around

City transportation ecosystems are suddenly getting more diverse, creating an opportunity to (finally) rethink the car.
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Public Transportation in Crisis

Their ridership slashed in the pandemic, urban and rural systems need funding, which Congress has refused to provide. Here’s how some systems are coping—and some aren’t.
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The Coronavirus Vaccine Is Coming. That Means Planning For The Largest Vaccination Effort In Modern Times

When the first planeload of COVID-19 vaccine arrives soon at Denver International Airport, it will be tightly packed in dry ice. It will be carefully unloaded and placed with delivery drivers, and they will be charged with taking it into what…
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Public spaces are essential – but not yet equal

Recognizing that not everyone experiences public space in the same way, this environmental neuroscientist is working to create more equitable urban environments.
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Dogs are the only service animals allowed to fly on passenger planes, DOT rules

Emotional support animals are no longer considered service animals, which the Department of Transportation now defines solely as trained dogs.