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Tag: Interstate 70
‘Greenport’ plan would connect workforce housing with mountain rails
Some backers of intercity passenger rail in Colorado think that instead of a $21 billion high-speed system along the I-70 and I-25 corridors a slower-speed test rail line using existing tracks should first be built in the mountains.
Schwartz, Curry crafting ‘Roadkill Bill’ to slow drivers in wildlife-crossing zones
A pair of Western Slope lawmakers wants drivers to slow down dramatically on roads and highways bisecting critical wildlife habitat, promising to introduce a...
European-style Ski Trains Eyed as Option for Easing I-70 Gridlock
Ludwig Kurz, former Vail mayor and current director of community relations for nearby Beaver Creek resort, would like to see people in ski boots...
I-70 Toll Tanks, Rail Resuscitated, but is There Political Will?
Even as an Interstate 70 toll proposal came to a screeching halt and simultaneously the concept of a mountain rail corridor got a big...
I-70 Toll Debate Brings Mountain Rail Concept to the Forefront
The battle lines drawn over a proposed toll on Interstate 70 into Colorado's high country are much more than mere Western-Slope-versus-Front-Range wrangling. The debate...