Tag: Denver Regional Council Of Governments
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Arvada rolls affordable housing bond into 2026
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Arvada City Council voted to roll the city’s nearly $8 million bond into 2026 to potentially help create large-scale affordable housing amidst shortages throughout the region. The council met with the city’s Housing Manager Carrie Espinosa on Tuesday to discuss how the city should…
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Front Range counties celebrate air quality wins on Earth Day
The reduction is a downward trend for the county
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Denver City Council committee delays proposed sales tax measure to fund affordable housing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than an hour of questions, a sales tax measure proposed by Mayor Mike Johnston has been tabled for more discussion by the Denver City Council. Councilmembers unanimously voted on Wednesday in the Safety, Housing, Education and Homeless Committee to delay sending the proposal…
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Metro Denver cyclists show pedal power for Bike to Work Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of commuters in metro Denver used two wheels instead of four Wednesday as they embraced Bike To Work Day 2024. As of Wednesday morning, more than 10,800 cyclists registered to participate, according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG). Riders enjoyed 255 aid…
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Get ready to ride: Bike to Work Day returns Wednesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of Coloradans will hit the pavement on June 26, part of a campaign that supporters say would help improve the region’s air quality. Bike to Work Day — organized by Way to Go, a program of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) — returns…
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Jefferson County’s $273 million project — part of Peaks to Plains Trail — sparks excitement, push back
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An ambitious trail that seeks to connect the Continental Divide to the Denver metro is sharply dividing the residents of Jefferson County, with some balking at the $273 million cost to the county alone and others excited at the prospect of better access to the “truly quintessential Colorado experience.” When completed, the 65-mile Peaks to…
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Aurora well underway on transportation master plan to connect the city
An ambitious 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 — of course — cars. Aurora city staff presented updates on the project at last…
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Colfax may see radical redesign with bus rapid transit line
Colfax Avenue is the longest commercial road in America. At just over 50 miles in total length, Denver’s original main street stretches from the base of the Rocky Mountains in Golden to the Great Plains of Strasburg. It is an arterial road in every sense of the word. Denver, Aurora, the Regional Transportation District (RTD)…
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Santa Fe and C-470 construction begins Wednesday
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Douglas County begins its largest transportation construction project to date Wednesday with the widening of South Santa Fe Drive (U.S. 85) at C-470 from four to six lanes. It will close eastbound C-470 access from South Santa Fe Drive through 2023, but the flyover to eastbound lanes will remain open. Drivers going southbound on Santa…
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Transportation plan shifts focus away from solving highway congestion
More than $206 million in transportation funding in metro Denver is being allocated for “multimodal” projects – and away from highway widening and improvements. The Denver Regional Council of Governments approved a suite of amendments to the region’s long range transportation plan on Thursday to comply with new state rules on reducing greenhouse gas emissions…