Tag: transportation
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GUEST OPINION: CoCo would provide diversified transportation options
Colorado needs the Front Range Passenger Rail, or CoCo, and we need it sooner rather than later. When I first championed the I-25 Gap Project in 2018, many naysayers said it couldn’t be done. The stretch of highway hadn’t seen a major upgrade since its initial construction in 1962. In fact, one prominent city leader said in a speech that, at best,…
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Backers of Colorado road-funding initiative reject withdrawal deadline
The standoff over a road‑funding initiative in Colorado persisted after supporters declined state lawmakers’ request to withdraw the measure, while both sides signaled they are willing to pursue a broader agreement ahead of the fall deadline. Initiative No. 175, backed by the coalition Restore Our Roads, would require that all transportation-related revenue be used exclusively…
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Perspective: Front Range railroaded
The proposed Colorado Front Range Rail will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars yet produce no real benefits. According to the service plan negotiated with BNSF, the state expects to spend $333 million to start it plus $25 million to $35 million a year operating trains between Denver and Fort Collins. For that the state plans just three…
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PikeRide expanding to southeast Colorado Springs this summer
A new area of Colorado Springs will soon be able to access the city’s electric bicycle network. The nonprofit PikeRide has 97 pickup stations around downtown Colorado Springs, Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs for its fleet of e-bikes. While those three areas are connected, the service has not stretched further east than Union Boulevard.…
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Colorado legislature enters final 10 days with hundreds of bills still unresolved
With less than two weeks left in the 2026 session, Colorado lawmakers are staring down the final stretch of a crowded agenda, with 228 bills still unresolved as of Monday and several major measures that have yet to even be introduced. There are 228 bills still awaiting final resolution, including 78 House bills and 53…
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Colorado plans to slash interim committee work amid budget woes
In a tight-budget year, the work of interim committees — those off-session groups that look at transportation, agriculture, water, healthcare, wildfires, pensions, and anything else lawmakers want to look at — is on the chopping block. And this year, no committee is considered sacrosanct. A bill introduced Thursday by the legislative leadership from both parties…
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Why Colorado picked these 4 names for its Front Range train, and how you can vote
The Front Range Passenger Rail initiative opened a contest Monday to name the train that could someday traverse between Pueblo and Fort Collins. For the next two weeks, voters will be able to choose from one of four options: Front Range Express Destinations (FRED), Colorado Connector (CoCo), Colorado Ranger and RangeLink. Two people will be…
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Sinclair to pay fine, change verification process after contaminated gasoline incident
HF Sinclair will pay a fine and implement a two-person verification system after a human error caused more than 300,000 gallons of contaminated gasoline to be distributed throughout the Front Range in January. The gasoline company will pay a fine of $365,694 — one dollar for every gallon of contaminated gasoline sold — and agreed…
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New Colorado Springs interchange to partially open on Powers Boulevard
Road officials are advising caution as drivers get used to navigating a new diverging diamond interchange at Powers Boulevard and Airport Road. “They’re a little bit more different, a little bit more challenging,” said Randy Johnson, Colorado Department of Transportation project engineer. Starting Wednesday morning, the new interchange will be partially open, taking traffic for…
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Roundabout planned on U.S. 24 near Falcon
Some nearby residents are skeptical about how the state is addressing traffic and safety issues at the busy intersection of U.S. 24 and Judge Orr Road. The planned solution? A roundabout. “It’s got all of us really concerned,” said Rod Nelson of his neighbors along nearby Blue Gill Drive. The Colorado Department of Transportation plans…