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Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Winter Park ski train won’t run this season because of coronavirus, set to return in 2022

The train’s hiatus this season is another blow to Colorado’s ski industry, which is trying to figure out how to safely reopen resorts this winter amid the pandemic

Passengers on Amtrak's Winter Park Ski Train soak in a sunrise in March 2019. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

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$5.6 million grant awarded to help pay for work along Southwest Chief route

By The Associated Press Transportation Primary category in which blog post is published

With winter travel to Colorado resort communities very unclear, airlines are showing “unprecedented” flexibility

By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Travel within Gunnison has been restricted to residents only during the COVID-19 pandemic. People traveling from out of county or the state of Colroado must inform the Health Department of the number of people arriving, where they will be staying if they are a 2nd home owner and must have their own supplies and be self quarantined for 7-10 days. Gunnison County has 108 positive COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths and is one of the most highly infected areas per capita in Colorado.

Is Colorado leading or lagging on climate policy? It depends on which states you’re comparing us to.

By Mark Jaffe Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Officials predict Front Range passenger rail in Colorado would have 3 million riders annually

By The Associated Press Transportation Primary category in which blog post is published

I-70 reopens through Glenwood Canyon after two week closure; fires continue to burn across Colorado

By The Colorado Sun News Primary category in which blog post is published

So you need to get to Colorado’s Western Slope? Here are your options.

By The Colorado Sun Transportation Primary category in which blog post is published
Transportation Primary category in which blog post is published

RTD board soundly rejects resolution to replace security with social workers

The resolution lost in a 14-1 vote in the Regional Transportation District's publicly elected board of directors.

News Primary category in which blog post is published

I-70 closed through Glenwood Canyon because of large wildfire, reopening unclear

Hot and dry conditions have resulted in high fire danger across Colorado

Health Primary category in which blog post is published

30 years after passage of Americans with Disabilities Act, key inequities remain in Colorado

The biggest remaining hurdles for people living with disabilities continue to be accessible housing and fair employment opportunities

Opinion: To recreate a great Colorado, we first need to reimagine the social compact, business and government

Opinion
Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes pair of bills dealing with license plates, regulating private investigators

Colorado's governor vetoed Senate Bill 51 and House Bill 1207

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado may have missed a deadline to plan for reducing greenhouse gasses. Now the state faces a lawsuit.

Some critics say what is lacking is a lead from Gov. Jared Polis

Transportation Primary category in which blog post is published

Trains could return to Colorado’s Tennessee Pass, rumble through Leadville under pair of proposals

A billionaire-backed agricultural outfit in southeast Colorado and a fledgling oil railroad project in Utah want to run trains on Union Pacific’s long dormant tracks between Cañon City and Dotsero.

Culture Primary category in which blog post is published

Why a global fight over airplane manufacturing is affecting wine lists in Colorado restaurants

A 25% tariff on wines from France, Germany and Spain was supposed to make Boeing more competitive against Airbus. But it has mostly caused havoc for wholesale wine businesses and their restaurant customers.

Transportation Primary category in which blog post is published

Storm damage to delay Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s service for months

The railroad's line from Durango to Silverton is expected to be out of service for the next eight to 16 weeks.