Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Colorado

What the Results of 8 Governors’ Races Mean for Cities and Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 5, 2014 | 8 Comments

Yesterday’s elections returned some of the nation’s most anti-urban, anti-transit governors to power in races where they were supposed to be vulnerable. Pro-transit candidates were unexpectedly routed in some states, though a few did manage to hang on. For more background on these races, check out yesterday’s election preview. Here’s what to expect going forward. […]

How Colorado DOT’s Dubious Traffic Projections Could Soak the Public

By Phineas Baxandall and Jeff Inglis | Sep 29, 2014 | 2 Comments

A recent report by U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group, “Highway Boondoggles: Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future,” examines 11 of the most wasteful, least justifiable road projects underway in America right now. Here’s the latest installment in our series profiling the various bad decisions that funnel so much money to infrastructure that does no good. Local and state officials are eagerly […]

Denver’s Big Opportunity for World-Class Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 11, 2014 | No Comments

Just a few months ago, Denver opened its first protected bike lane on 15th Street. But was that a one-off project or will the Mile High City change the way it designs streets citywide? The city’s approach to the redesign of Broadway will give a pretty strong indication of how serious Denver leaders are about […]

UPDATED: Last Night’s Quiet Transit Victories

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 6, 2013 | 5 Comments

Yesterday was a relatively quiet election day for transportation-related ballot measures, but of the six transit initiatives that came before voters yesterday, five six passed, with a sixth seventh too close to call. That’s in line with last year’s 79 percent success rate — 71 percent since 2000. When asked, voters overwhelmingly choose to raise […]

Housing Market Study: Idahoans Demanding Walkable Urbanism

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 26, 2013 | No Comments

People in Idaho, Montana, and Colorado want to live in walkable places. That’s the finding of a recent housing market study by Sonoran Institute, a group that supports conservation and community development in the American West. The institute examined thousands of home sales around six cities in those three states since 2009. Only about 16 […]

Washington, Colorado, and Oregon Win Top Bike-Friendly State Honors

By Angie Schmitt | May 1, 2013 | 1 Comment

Congratulations are due to Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Minnesota; those four states took home top rankings this year in the League of American Bicyclists’ annual Bicycle Friendly States appraisal. The winners were announced this morning. Washington has held the top position for six years running. But there were a few shake-ups further down the list. […]

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