Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Warmer weather means motorcycles are hitting the road. With the heavy increase in traffic in…
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Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
The weather is warming up, and that means road construction season is underway. Road and…
Colfax: Metro Denver’s Most Famous (or Infamous!) Street
The Colorado State Library is located on Colfax Avenue, as is the State Capitol. It’s…
Chain/Traction Laws and Winter Driving
Drivers should be aware that the Legislature recently updated Colorado’s chain laws. The new law…
Distracted Driving in Colorado
In 2018, distracted drivers caused 15,673 vehicle crashes in Colorado, resulting in 53 deaths. In…
Safe Crossings for Wildlife
Colorado’s rapid population growth affects wildlife by reducing habitat and bringing them in closer contact…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Transportation Through the Years
New to our library’s digital collection are two historical publications that tell the story of…
Time Machine Tuesday: Learning to Drive in 1936
Learning to drive has long been one of the milestones that teenagers most look forward…
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver’s Freeways That Were Never Built
It was the automobile age…postwar prosperity, new technologies, mass production, and innovations in design meant…
Colorado Bicycling Map
What are the best — and most scenic — roads for bicycling in Colorado? To…
Colorado Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical charts are tools used by pilots and air traffic controllers to map a geographic…
Time Machine Tuesday: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Sheer cliffs, deep chasms, and dark shadows make the 2,000-foot-deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison…
Tips for Avoiding Road Construction Delays
With the warmer weather, road construction season has arrived. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highways Bulletin
One hundred years ago, the automobile was changing life across Colorado. When the popularization of…
Colorado Downtown Streets
Safety, walkability, transportation, and aesthetic design are all important components of planning a downtown commercial…
Time Machine Tuesday: The WPA in Colorado
During the height of the Great Depression, as banks failed, unemployment soared, and farm prices…
Auto Theft Prevention Resources
Motor vehicle theft is on the rise, according to statistics from the Colorado Bureau of…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck
110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15,…
Transportation Network Companies
How does the State of Colorado regulate digitally-networked transportation companies like Uber and Lyft? The…
Time Machine Tuesday: Constructing Vail Pass
Colorado’s ski industry depends on transportation along I-70. What would your drive to the slopes…