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1 month ago | 
kunc.org | Bente Birkeland |Nathaniel Minor
Cities of a certain size in Colorado have to allow more density, because of a suite of new state development mandates. But several cities, like Westminster, Colorado Springs and Arvada, are pushing back. In some cases, they have said, flat out, that they do not intend to comply. Historically, local governments in Colorado and across the nation have had domain over the rules that shape their growth, so at the heart of this conflict are objections over the loss of local control.
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1 month ago | 
denverite.com | Paolo Zialcita |Nathaniel Minor
A Denver City Council committee on Wednesday postponed a crucial vote on a proposed overhaul of the main highway to Denver International Airport: Peña Boulevard. Airport officials had asked the council’s Business, Arts, Workforce, Climate & Aviation Services Committee to send a $15 million contract with Peak Consulting Group to the full council.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
denverite.com | Andrew Kenney |Nathaniel Minor
The Colorado Department of Transportation will buy rights for a little-used rail line south of downtown Denver,allowing it to tear out a section of track and eliminate three freight rail crossings. The deal is related to, but separate from, the state’s $50 million purchase of Burnham Yard from Union Pacific in 2021. Officials had hoped the 60-acre parcel could host parts of big transportation projects like the planned Front Range Passenger Rail line.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
durangotelegraph.com | Molly Cruse |Allen Best |Nathaniel Minor
Motorists of Southwest Colorado know the white-knuckled stretch between Ouray and Montrose as one the busiest gauntlets for wildlife in the region. But now, we can loosen that steering wheel grip, just a little.
This November, CDOT finished a $40M project along the stretch of Highway 550 which included additional passing lanes, widened shoulders, wildlife fencing and underpass, and emergency “off ramps” for wayward ungulates.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
denverite.com | Nathaniel Minor
Remember when Regional Transportation District A Line trains blew their horns for years as they sped between downtown and the airport? Well, as many Denverites in Cole, Clayton and other nearby neighborhoods have probably noticed in recent weeks, the horns came back. “The community has been pretty quiet, fairly patient, I think,” RTD board member Michael Guzman, who represents the area, said at a board meeting Tuesday night.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
durangotelegraph.com | Molly Cruse |Allen Best |Nathaniel Minor
With the darkest days of winter upon us, our most vulnerable community members won’t have to worry about being left out in the cold. This winter, the good folks at the Community Compassion Outreach Center will be hosting an emergency warming center on the most brutal nights when the temperature is forecast to drop to 15°F degrees or below.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
denverite.com | Nathaniel Minor
West 29th Avenue has been a ribbon of mostly blank, black asphalt since city crews repaved it months ago. Now, the city says it will finally get new painted lines, starting this week. The initial layout of the striping plan will start at night later this week, according to Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Nancy Kuhn. “Upon confirmation of the layout, long lines will go in Friday [Dec. 6] and the installation of intersection-specific striping will start Monday [Dec.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
durangotelegraph.com | Allen Best |Nathaniel Minor |Missy Votel
Feel like you want to take a risk or stir up a little trouble on the big stage in front of thousands of your possibly inebriated neighbors? Then don’t forget to checker out the 2025 Snowdown Follies auditions.
Skit auditions take place 6 p.m., Wed., Dec. 4, at the Doubletree Hotel. Folks are asked to arrive half an hour early to fill out paperwork. Chorus line auditions will be held from 12 noon – 4 p.m. Sat., Dec. 7, at The Dance Studio at the Smiley Building.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
durangotelegraph.com | Allen Best |Nathaniel Minor |Missy Votel
Colorado seems to be winning the fight against the zebra mussel – for now. Recent water sampling shows no signs of the highly invasive species as of Nov. 1. The mussels and offspring (known as “veligers”) were first found in Highline Lake at Highline State Park Lake near Fruita in September 2022. They later were found to have migrated to the nearby Colorado River and Government Highline Canal.
Native to Russia, zebra mussels can cause severe economic and ecological damage to bodies of fresh water.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
denverite.com | Nathaniel Minor
When the state of Colorado bought Burnham Yard in 2021, it had big plans for the old railyard south of downtown Denver. The state expected the roughly 60-acre site could accommodate the expansion of Interstate 25, new RTD light rail tracks, and even the planned Front Range passenger rail line. "This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities,” a high-ranking state transportation official said then.
