Denver Residents Push To Make Shared Streets Permanent

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…

Op-Ed: Do Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses Make Sense for Cities?

Battery-powered electric vehicles make up the lion's share of U.S. fleets. Could hydrogen-powered vehicles play a role?

The Law That Could Kill Bike and Scooter Share in California — and Set a Dangerous Precedent For Your State

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…

Why Every City Needs to Learn the Three A’s of Equitable Pedestrian Planning

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,…

Commute Choice Is Key To Bringing Essential Workers To The Front Lines

One rainy April night during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, I had an intense craving for Thai food. Fifteen minutes later, a delivery man on an e-bike showed up with that meal (and, yes, he was tipped generously). Ironically,…

TX: Trinity Metro is patrolling this Fort Worth train station with … a robot?

Trinity Metro has deployed an autonomous robot to help with security at Fort Worth Central Station downtown. The cyber security machine is named after the city's famous Sundance Square.

First Things First: The Bad News

As wildfire smoke hangs over Colorado, state’s air quality board inches toward plan to reduce haze

A 90-degree haze of wildfire smoke and other pollutants hung over Colorado’s mountain valleys and cities Thursday, increasingly beyond the control of state government officials, who inched forward in their efforts to make improvements to future…

Does affordable housing end at the sidewalk? A west Denver project is figuring that out.

A west Denver community group has been navigating the challenges of building granny flats, add-ons to homes that add density and an additional housing option.
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Introducing the Division of Disability Rights’ new ADA Project Manager!

As many of you are aware, the Division of Disability Rights has been growing to fulfill the City’s obligations related to accessibility. It is my pleasure to introduce our newest team member, ADA Project Manager, Marcus Appleby! Marcus…