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Transportation

Posted inTransportation

Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday

by The Associated Press 8:41 AM MST on Dec 29, 20229:06 AM MST on Dec 30, 2022

Denver International Airport continues to lead the country in cancellations and delays

Posted inTransportation

Southwest Airlines cancellations continue to snowball, with nearly 300 flights canceled on each Wednesday and Thursday in Denver

by The Associated Press 12:38 PM MST on Dec 28, 20228:44 AM MST on Dec 29, 2022

Exhausted Southwest travelers tried finding seats on other airlines or renting cars to get to their destination, but many remained stranded. The airline’s CEO said it could be next week before the flight schedule returns to normal.

Posted inTransportation

Southwest Airlines under scrutiny after wave of storm cancellations in Denver, across U.S.

by The Associated Press 1:20 PM MST on Dec 27, 202212:40 PM MST on Dec 28, 2022

Denver International Airport led the country in backups Tuesday, with more than 300 flights canceled and hundreds more delayed

Posted inHealth

A lot of people ride e-scooters in Denver — and a new study shows a lot of them are getting seriously hurt

by William Allstetter 4:19 AM MST on Dec 13, 202212:54 PM MST on Dec 14, 2022

Touted as a last-mile solution to improve city public transit systems, at least 3 people a day show up at Denver Health’s emergency room with scooter-related injuries, new study shows

Posted inTransportation

Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.

by Olivia Prentzel 4:02 AM MST on Dec 1, 202211:29 AM MST on Dec 1, 2022

Ridership numbers from most of the transit agencies that participated in the Zero Fare for Better Air program were higher in September than before the program began.

Posted inHousing

RTD hires its first homeless outreach coordinator to visit stations, offer services to those illegally camped

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MST on Nov 29, 202210:36 AM MST on Nov 29, 2022

RTD has one worker who visits light-rail and bus stations in eight counties, offering housing and other services to those in need.

Posted inTransportation

Price for San Luis Valley rail line doubles to $10.7M when billionaire steps up bid

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Nov 18, 20225:53 PM MST on Nov 17, 2022

Trails advocates hope the new owner, Stefan Soloviev, will allow recreational access near tracks in San Luis Valley

Posted inTransportation

Late bidder, recreation groups look to derail Denver-based company’s bid for San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Nov 16, 20227:15 PM MST on Nov 15, 2022

San Luis Valley Great Outdoors objects to Omnitrax plan to buy the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad

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10 big promises Colorado Gov. Jared Polis kept in his first term — and some he hasn’t (so far)

by Jesse Paul, Sandra Fish and Elliott Wenzler 3:35 AM MDT on Nov 1, 20227:32 AM MDT on Nov 1, 2022

The Colorado Sun kept track of more than 100 of the Democrats’ 2018 campaign promises. We evaluated about 20 as he runs for reelection in November.

Posted inBusiness

Denver’s Omnitrax buys San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad, driving hope for economic spark in Colorado’s San Luis Valley

by Jason Blevins 3:10 AM MDT on Oct 12, 20222:46 AM MDT on Oct 12, 2022

The transportation and railroad company Omnitrax acquired the historic 155-mile San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad in a bankruptcy auction with plans for commodity, passenger traffic

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