Highway Work Zone Safety
Did you know that since 1929, sixty Colorado highway workers have lost their lives in the line of duty? The most recent fatality, that of …
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Time Machine Tuesday: The History of Colorado’s Highways
Today we take for granted the fact that highways can take us pretty much anywhere we want to go. But in the first half of …
Public Transit in Colorado
With so many people moving to Colorado, and with so much development, transit has become an important issue. Transit, or public transit, refers to multi-modal …
Statistics on Seat Belt Use
One of the easiest things you can do to protect yourself when you get in the car is to fasten your seat belt. Yet each year …
How to Use Express Lanes
With more and more people living — and driving — in the metro area, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been adding express lanes …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado License Plates
Did you know that before the introduction of license plate validation stickers in 1976, you were required to get a new set of plates each …
The Future of Transportation
Travel between Denver and Boulder in just 8 minutes? It could become a reality. Yesterday the Colorado Department of Transportation released plans to study the …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Aviation
In honor of National Aviation History Month, this week’s post takes a look at the state of aviation in Colorado fifty years ago. In 1968, …
Keeping Kids Safe on the Road
This week is both National Teen Driver Safety Week and National School Bus Safety Week. Our library has many resources that can help you learn …
Dial 511 for Road Conditions
Winter driving season has arrived! The Colorado Department of Transportation offers several services to help you be prepared and aware of road closures and weather …
Time Machine Tuesday: Highway Safety
Certainly a lot has changed in the last fifty years regarding vehicle safety! Consider this excerpt from Highway Safety in Colorado, a 1966 legislative research …
Safe Routes to School
This month kids are heading back to school, but the weather is still nice — so why not let them walk or bike to school …
Alcohol and Impaired Driving
According to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), more than 26,000 people are arrested for a DUI each year. This includes both drunk driving and …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Moffat Tunnel
Getting trains through the Rocky Mountains has always been a challenge — steep grades, rocky cliffs, and tall snowdrifts are among the many obstacles that …
Colorado’s Left Lane Law
It’s a frustrating situation: you’re driving down the highway and come upon a slow-moving vehicle in front of you, so you wish to pass. But …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Railroads
In 1885, there were 2,840.51 miles of railroad track in Colorado. That year, W.B. Felker, the State Railroad Commissioner, issued his first annual report to …
Department of Revenue Annual Report
The Colorado Department of Revenue has just released its 2016 Annual Report. This annual report is one of the most useful and robust statistical reports …
Vehicle Remote Starter Systems
You may have seen road signs around Denver asking you to refrain from “puffing” your vehicle — that is, letting it idle unattended, which people …
Time Machine Tuesday: Highway Beautification Act of 1965
The Highway Beautification Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 22, 1965, charged states with controlling outdoor advertising — particularly billboards — along …
Ride Sharing, Taxi, and Limo Driver Regulations
A growing number of drivers are making extra money through transportation network companies (TNCs), also commonly known as ride sharing (Uber, Lyft, etc.) TNCs use …