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Colorado wants to spark move to electric vehicles in a big way — with buses, trucks, fleets dpo.st/2HL2qQi When the engine in one of Via Mobility’s buses blew up last summer, the Boulder-based transportation service weighed whether to ditch the vehicle or replace the …

Uber will soon ban passengers with low ratings dpo.st/2EHlME1 Uber passengers who habitually leave their trash behind and disrespect their drivers may soon get the boot. The ride-hailing company announced Tuesday that riders with ratings that are “significantly below…

Report: This Denver suburb is one of the 'coolest' in the U.S. bit.ly/2JLmlAR Hop on RTD's new G Line train and after a short ride you'll be in one of the "24 coolest suburbs in America" for 2019, according to lifestyle website Apartment Therapy. Arvada's rich history,…

Denver architecture office tapped for Antarctic mission dpo.st/2We4zg4 When it’s time to rebuild a research installation in one of the most punishing climates on Earth, where do you turn? To the Mile High City, of course. This week, the Denver office of international…

One seriously injured after being struck by train in Denver dpo.st/2HH0OqE A person was hospitalized with serious injuries early Tuesday morning when they were struck by a train, authorities say. The collision happened in the 3700 block of Globeville Road, according …

One Boulder County osprey chick dies due to snow exposure after another hatches dpo.st/30zZHjV Fans of the Boulder County ospreys celebrated this weekend with the hatching of a third chick, but are in mourning today as another died this morning due to exposure. The t…

RTD train derailment will cause long delays on Tuesday’s commute dpo.st/2wc3oyo A train derailment near the Lincoln Station will delay light rail departure times by up to 45 minutes on the E, F and R lines Tuesday morning, authorities say. Trains are reaching all sta…

CDOT is tearing up its $9 billion to-do list — and the rewrite may include more transit dpo.st/2WTpPUM Light-rail train horns interrupted a news conference announcing Colorado’s new push for public input on its transportation priorities. State officials couldn’t have …

Post Premium: Our best stories for the week of May 13-19 dpo.st/2HPhmvF Rockies fans have been in awe of the idea of Brendan Rodgers for years. Ever since he threw on a Hartford Yard Goats uniform for the first time in 2017, it was clear this kid was going to be spec…

Pueblo company worker dies after getting trapped between two train cars dpo.st/2Vxk79o A 27-year-old man died Friday after becoming trapped between two train cars at Rocla Concrete Tie Inc. in Pueblo, according to a news release from police. Yard workers were moving …

Colorado jobless rate ticks down, and that’s “boring” news. But it’s better than a recession. dpo.st/2Vsky4Y Colorado’s unemployment rate dipped from 3.5 percent in March to 3.4 percent last month, as fewer people joined the labor force and employers kept hiring, acco…

Will job growth follow transit rail? RTD, Lone Tree and Coventry Development Corp. are about to find out bit.ly/2Q8wYhk The RTD Southeast Rail Extension opens Friday, sending trains to where developers and city planners expect people will be.

RTD’s newest line in southeast Denver metro will power development for years to come dpo.st/30v51Fo How much do the developers behind Lone Tree’s RidgeGate neighborhood believe in the potential locked in the four square miles of mostly virgin land they own on the east…

Ore-hauling Colorado trucker dead after crash at gold mine in Nevada dpo.st/2W7dQ8M EUREKA, Nev. — Authorities say an ore-hauling truck driver died after the vehicle he was driving overturned at an open-pit mine in northern Nevada. Eureka County Undersheriff James Cl…

RTD’s electric 16th Street Mall buses cost nearly twice as much to operate as diesel coaches dpo.st/2W9r70U RTD pays nearly twice as much per mile to power its electric buses along Denver’s 16th Street Mall as it does its conventional diesel fleet. It’s a price dispa…

3 dead, 3 missing after small tour planes collide in Alaska dpo.st/2WFwj9L ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said. Three o…

Living, breathing smart communities in Colorado? They exist in Douglas County and near DIA dpo.st/2Hdj3Ud Smart city infrastructure isn’t just some buzzy phrase used to spice up chamber of commerce breakfasts. It’s not some theoretical idea being tested out in clandes…

Pedestrian hit by RTD train at I-25 and Broadway light-rail station; trains delayed dpo.st/2YhSWBp A pedestrian was hit by an RTD train Thursday afternoon at the Broadway and Interstate 25 station. #TRAFFIC #DPD Officers are on-scene at the I-25 / Broadway Light Rail…

Strike by Uber and Lyft drivers Wednesday has potential to disrupt travel for thousands dpo.st/2Yh8kOx WASHINGTON — Getting an Uber or a Lyft may be impossible — or take longer and cost more — Wednesday when drivers for both companies plan to strike in major U.S. citi…

Election Day in Denver: What’s at stake in crowded races dpo.st/2JnnUUE Tuesday’s city elections are shaping up to bring out more voters than four years ago, with almost a quarter of Denver’s 418,000 active voters returning their ballots as of Monday. That’s up from …