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.

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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…
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RTD GM/CEO finalists present their visions for agency (feedback survey link included)

Public can review video presentations, provide feedback today through Sunday Take the 2020 RTD GM/CEO Finalist Survey DENVER (Aug. 19, 2020) – Video presentations from all three finalists being considered for the Regional Transportation…

Denver Regional Air Quality Council is supporting Bike to Wherever Week

The Denver Regional Air Quality Council is supporting Bike to Wherever Week (September 21-25!) by encouraging people and organizations to nominate someone who regularly bikes rather than drives to be a part of a social media story series. If…

Bus Exportable Power Supply (BEPS) System Use Strategy: Investigating the Use of Transit Buses as Emergency Generators

This report summarizes how hybrid electric buses can be used as on-demand, mobile electric-power generators during emergency response and recovery. The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) partnered with the University of Texas…

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Prioritize the Third Lane

"By eliminating car parking and narrowing automobile lanes we can create the space necessary to accommodate lightweight, human sized micromobility vehicles such as electric scooters."