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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.
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You Can Now Buy RTD Tickets On Your Lyft App (And A Handful Of Others Too)

Riders of the Regional Transportation District's buses and trains are now the first in the country to be able to buy tickets through the Lyft app.
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“Transit Is the Future” Forums: Coming Soon to a City Near You

This week and next, public transit riders groups, transit agencies, and transit unions are holding “Transit Is the Future” forums across the country. These forums will highlight public transit’s crucial role in creating a just recovery…
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How Denver Got Its Climate Sales Tax — And What Happens Next

Over the last few weeks, Majok Ater has started his workdays by scaling a 30-foot ladder. The climb gets the 29-year-old to the top of Hamilton Middle School in southeast Denver. The rooftop will soon support a massive new solar array. Grid…
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Transit Agencies Fight to Survive While Addressing Transit Equity Issues

The work-from-home crowd may not represent the bulk of the American workforce, but that cohort and the many other workers who have had their hours cut back or eliminated have put the nation’s mass transit agencies in a world of hurt.