Tailoring Transit Service for Essential Workers Is a Matter of Racial Justice

The toll of COVID-19 is exposing America’s longstanding public health inequities. In virtually every major city that’s released demographic data, black and brown people are more likely to die from the disease — in some places, more than…

Why Denver changed compliance checks for long-term care facilities after coronavirus cases grew

The city’s public health department last month abandoned virtual meetings and instead started doing in-person compliance checks at long-term care facilities as COVID-19 cases rose in places like nursing homes.

Lime Just Became the Biggest Micromobility Company in the World

Uber is ceding operational control of its micromobility arm, Jump, to Lime — and giving it a commanding control of the entire market.

Masks in Denver: How the latest rules will work

You’ll have to wear face coverings while visiting businesses but won’t be required to use them while doing things like running or walking.
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Denver Sets Criteria and Requirements for Business Reopening and Shares Information on Testing and Contact Tracing

*PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release May 5, 2020 DENVER – Mayor Michael B. Hancock today announced the city’s plan for re-opening on Saturday, May 9, following the expiration of Denver’s Stay at Home Order. The Mayor also announced…
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Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) wants to hear from you!

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) is working on an update to its Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan or "coordinated transit plan" for short, and they want to hear from you! Your input is vital to…

“I’m Putting My Life on the Line Every Day”

Chris Morales has been a bus driver for the Regional Transportation District for 16 years. The 50-year-old runs route 43 from the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus east to Stapleton. He’s committed to his work and wants to do…

A Post-Pandemic Reality Check for Transit Boosters

After lockdowns ease, public transportation ridership in the U.S. is likely to remain low for years. But some see a way forward for a new understanding of transit’s role.

Even During a Lockdown, Public Transport Can Be a Lifeline

Rare sightings of Mount Kenya from Nairobi and the Himalayas from areas of northern India which have not been seen in decades owing to pollution are a wonderful spectacle. They are the result of a near-global lockdown to prevent the further…

Denver’s stay-at-home order won’t be extended past May 8

Mayor Michael Hancock won’t be extending the city’s stay-at-home order, which is set to expire after Friday.