Safe Crossings for Wildlife
Colorado’s rapid population growth affects wildlife by reducing habitat and bringing them in closer contact with humans. Vehicle collisions are …
transportation
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Transportation Through the Years
New to our library’s digital collection are two historical publications that tell the story of the development of Colorado transportation …
Time Machine Tuesday: Learning to Drive in 1936
Learning to drive has long been one of the milestones that teenagers most look forward to during their high school …
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 that cars were selling at …
Colorado Bicycling Map
What are the best — and most scenic — roads for bicycling in Colorado? To find out, view the Colorado …
Colorado Aeronautical Chart
Aeronautical charts are tools used by pilots and air traffic controllers to map a geographic area’s flying conditions. They include …
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 one of Colorado’s most spectacular …
Tips for Avoiding Road Construction Delays
With the warmer weather, road construction season has arrived. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has some useful tools to …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highways Bulletin
One hundred years ago, the automobile was changing life across Colorado. When the popularization of the automobile coincided with the …
Colorado Downtown Streets
Safety, walkability, transportation, and aesthetic design are all important components of planning a downtown commercial area, whether in a large …
Time Machine Tuesday: The WPA in Colorado
During the height of the Great Depression, as banks failed, unemployment soared, and farm prices dropped, the Works Progress Administration …
Auto Theft Prevention Resources
Motor vehicle theft is on the rise, according to statistics from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. There were 22,206 cases …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck
110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15, 1909 at 9:47p.m., a westbound …
Transportation Network Companies
How does the State of Colorado regulate digitally-networked transportation companies like Uber and Lyft? The Colorado Legislative Council has just …
Time Machine Tuesday: Constructing Vail Pass
Colorado’s ski industry depends on transportation along I-70. What would your drive to the slopes be like if it weren’t …
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Whether from drinks, drugs, or distractions, impaired driving is a serious hazard that puts lives in danger. Here are some …
Colorado Motor Vehicle Law Resource Book
Colorado Legislative Council, the nonpartisan research branch of the General Assembly, has just updated their Colorado Motor Vehicle Law Resource …
Tips for Flying Drones in Colorado
Whether for fun or for business, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, are a hot new tool that’s …
Time Machine Tuesday: Traffic Data
As more and more people move to Colorado, we all spend a lot more of our time sitting in traffic. …
How Geology Helped Build the Moffat Road
Our library recently received a fascinating new document for our collection that will be of interest to historians researching Colorado’s …