Buckle up: I-70 is set to close completely Friday night

Oddly, the detour is basically what anti-expansion advocates said would be a better I-70 route.

I-70 opponents win health concessions in a settlement with the state’s transportation commission

Advocates have been fighting for a broad health study of north Denver neighborhoods, and they got it.

46th Avenue, York Street onramp permanently closed to make way for I-70 construction

The stretch of street beneath I-70 is the first to close as highway work begins.

Controversial I-70 nighttime work hits a delay — but the conversation isn’t over

A request for a variance that would allow construction to happen at any hour through the end of 2023 has been delayed.

Colorado Supreme Court upholds taxes for Denver special districts

A taxpayer advocacy group sued RTD and SCFD for allegedly violating TABOR.

Colorado’s legislators will go back into session Oct. 2 to fix pot tax problem

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order Thursday calling for a special session to fix a problem with SB 267.

When you write legislation really quickly, sometimes you accidentally cut funding for buses and museums

This goes back to Senate Bill 267, which neglected to mention Colorado's special districts like RTD and SCFD when it tinkered with the marijuana tax rate.

Denver assembles City Park Golf Course redesign team

Despite pending lawsuits, contracts for the City Park Golf Course redesign team were advanced by City Council committee members this week.

Last ditch lawsuit aims to stop I-70 expansion on environmental grounds

A prominent Denver developer and four other plaintiffs are suing the Federal Highway Administration over its decision to approve a major expansion of I-70 through north Denver.

CDOT pledges to hire 350 from neighborhoods adjacent to I-70 to work on expansion project

The Colorado Department of Transportation unveiled a new career center Thursday aimed at getting residents in and around north Denver ready to work on Interstate 70.

CDOT will build a $5 million sprinkler system under the I-70 cap

The system includes heat sensors and video detection that would trigger the sprinklers if there are signs of a fire.

Denver needs someone new to coordinate National Western Stock Show, Brighton Boulevard and other major projects

Anna Jones, the head of the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative, is leaving her position after a little more than a year on the job.

Issue 4B: SCFD’s sales tax will bring in more than $80 million by 2030. Is that enough to support smaller arts organizations?

The Science and Cultural Facilities District's arts funding pie is getting larger, but so are the number of organizations clamoring for a slice.

Colorado ballot got you stumped? Judge retention, RTD directors and CU regent info to the rescue

We've got your guide to all those ballot measures and how to make decisions about less prominent races like judges, regents and RTD board.

Amendment T, Amendment U have Colorado voters looking for answers

Denverite can help you understand these and all your Colorado and Denver ballot measures if you haven't cast your ballot yet.

Ballot Issue 4B in Denver: What you need to know about the Science and Cultural Facilities District tax extension

Ballot Issue 4B is the one with the cute polar bear.

Neighborhood plans describe the places Globeville and Elyria-Swansea could be, if there were enough money.

Swansea is kind of "like Mayberry." If Mayberry had to deal with marijuana grow operations and 18-wheelers on residential streets.

What you need to know about the I-70 expansion everybody’s fighting about

CDOT and city officials want a new I-70 through north Denver, 10 lanes wide, dug into the earth between Brighton and Colorado boulevards, with new 46th Street frontage roads on the north and south sides of the highway. Naturally, it's complicated.