Tag: Lyft
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Veo e-scooter contract hits a bump with Denver City Council
Veo, a Santa Monica-based e-scooter and bike operator hoping to enter the Denver market, hit a bump as members of a Denver City Council committee balked at advancing its deal without first reviewing the contract. The proposed three-year contract would replace the current operators, Lime and Bird, with a single company, Veoride Inc. The decision…
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Blue Canyon Technologies’ new satellite might have a role in Golden Dome and other space applications
A small satellite company is going (just a little) big. Blue Canyon Technologies, a Lafayette-based small satellite manufacturer, unveiled its Saturn-400 last week. The craft can fill a variety of roles and may be part of the ongoing Golden Dome effort, a new missile defense shield planned for the nation. Golden Dome, which lacks an…
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Denver police announce weekend rideshare spots in LoDo to reduce crime
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department and Mayor Mike Johnston look to lower crime in the Lower Downtown (LoDo) neighborhood and Ballpark District through the implementation of designated rideshare drop-off and pickup locations on weekend nights. Beginning Friday, the Denver Police Department is partnering with rideshare companies…
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Denver awards grants to 27 art projects and events to boost downtown
A struggling downtown looks to be a place to live, work and play. Art and events are a part of that.
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Uber, Lyft drivers go on strike across country on Valentine’s Day
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Those planning on heading to the airport for a Valentine’s Day movie moment — chasing a loved one through the terminal with a bouquet of flowers, hoping for a chance at happy ever after — may be in for a bit of delay. Those less romantic may also experience delays to and from the airport if they…
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Colorado officials offer Lyft credits for Super Bowl weekend: ‘Fans don’t let fans drive impaired’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Fans don’t let fans drive impaired.” That’s the message from the Colorado Department of Transportation, as the country prepares for the upcoming Super Bowl between Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. As the biggest game in football quickly approaches, Colorado’s transportation…
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Colorado legislature passes protections for ride-sharing passengers in hit-and-runs
In September 2020, Brian Fritts was riding in the back of a Lyft in Denver when another car crashed into the vehicle carrying him, running Fritts and his driver off the road and flipping the vehicle. Fritts woke up in a hospital with a broken jaw and multiple broken vertebrae in his neck. He had two…
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Increased DUI enforcement for Christmas to begin Wednesday
Law enforcement agencies across the state will begin increased DUI enforcement Wednesday in an effort to prevent impaired driving over the Christmas holiday. Additional street patrols and DUI checkpoints will be in place from Wednesday through Dec. 29 by the Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and 80 police and sheriff’s agencies, according to law…
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Jefferson County Open Spaces, Lyft team up to offer discounted fares to some trailheads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pilot program that offers hiking enthusiasts discounted rates to 10 popular trailheads in Jefferson County has officially launched. Jefferson County Open Spaces announced a partnership with Lyft on Wednesday. The pilot program aims to alleviate parking congestion at some of the county’s most popular…