Tag: transportation
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As crime in Denver soars, RTD finds itself in the frontlines
The Lakewood Police Department described a disturbing scene that unfolded on Feb. 13 at a Regional Transportation District light rail station. Two teenage girls allegedly assaulted a man at the Wadsworth Boulevard light rail station, the police said. The teens seemingly attacked the man at random, holding him down, kicking him and calling him racial slurs,…
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver. Little else is known about the details of the operation, which tallied one of the biggest seizures of the drug so far this year. Authorities told…
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New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons
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Aurora well underway on transportation master plan to connect the city
A transportation project in the works for Aurora looks to do exactly what its new name “Connecting Aurora” says: create a master plan for all types of mobility around the city. That includes bicycles, pedestrians, public transportation, freight and cars. Aurora city staff presented updates on the project at last week’s Transportation, Airports and Public…
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Power outages hit Boston transit system during morning rush hour, stranding thousands
Thousands of commuters have been left stranded around Boston after power outages hit several lines of the beleaguered transit service
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London’s iconic underground map is getting an update, with 6 new names and colors
London’s iconic underground train map is getting a major update
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More than 1,000 flights already cancelled due to storm, was one of them yours? Here’s what to do
A nasty storm with 60 mph winds is raking parts of the Northeast creating dangerous conditions on the road and it’s leading to a lot of cancelled flights
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Colorado lawmakers begin to tackle major housing bills, including occupancy limitations
Major measures on housing are starting to move at the state Capitol this week, which saw the first hearings on some of the roughly 260 bills introduced in this session so far. Colorado faces an acute housing shortage. One study puts the deficit in metro Denver region alone at 45,025 to 115,012 housing units. As…
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El Paso County residents invited to comment on South Powers extension
El Paso County residents can now share their feedback on a plan to extend South Powers Boulevard to Interstate 25. In the spring of 2022 the county teamed up with the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to initiate a study that plans for extending South Powers Boulevard (Colorado 21) from Mesa…