Shoshana Lew isn’t walking into an easy job. Lew, who became the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation in February, has a long list of issues to face: congestion up and down the Front Range, crumbling infrastructure, I-70 being … I-70, to name a few. All while ride-hailing apps like Uber and e-scooters are […]
DEN has partnered with Aira to offer a free new service to blind and low-vision passengers and guests. Aira connects users to trained professionals who can see their surroundings through their phone’s camera. These professionals are then able to provide rich audio descriptions that empowers users to navigate the airport with enhanced efficiency and independence. […]
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) wants to keep the community informed about current projects, provide updates for the region and answer questions from participants. To do that, the agency is hosting a series of hour-long telephone town halls in October for each of the 15 districts in its service area. These interactive calls allow RTD […]
Car2Go, the popular car-sharing and rental company, will be leaving Denver at the end of the October, the company announced Friday. In a news release, Car2Go said it will also exit Austin, Calgary, Portland and Chicago by the of the year. The company cited a volatile and changing transportation market, saying it will refocus on […]
RTD’s 16th Street Mall shuttle is free. It’s also the district’s most cost-effective bus, simply because it carries so many dang people. As we reported earlier this week, the Regional Transportation District is thinking a lot about how cost-effective its bus routes are. An impending budget crisis is making that conversation all the more relevant. This […]
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) wants to keep the community informed about current projects, provide updates for the region and answer questions from participants. To do that, the agency is hosting a series of hourlong telephone town halls in October for each of the 15 districts in its service area. These interactive calls allow RTD […]
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion, the groundbreaking documentary about the history of disability inclusion in media starring Marlee Matlin, Jamie Foxx, Geena Davis, Danny Woodburn, Jane Seymour, and Daryl Mitchell, among others, is making its television debut this Monday, September 23rd at 8pm ET as part of TCM’s “Disability in the Movies” Showcase. The award-winning […]
The Colorado Department of Transportation says it’s close to purchasing a 61-acre plot of land just south of downtown that leaders say would be “transformative” for the city. Union Pacific’s historic Burnham Yard, sandwiched between Interstate 25 and the Lincoln Park neighborhood, has sat empty since it closed in 2016. CDOT chief engineer Josh Laipply […]
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