/tags/front-range Front Range en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-10/cities-like-boulder-may-have-too-many-parking-spaces-heres-why-thats-a-problem Some city leaders say Boulder has too many parking spaces. And while that might not line up with your experience trying to park at Pearl Street mall, transportation experts say some Front Range cities have too many empty parking spots that could be used for things like housing or parks. On today’s In The NoCo, we’ll hear from one Boulder City Council member who says it’s time to stop requiring builders to create so much parking. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-10/cities-like-boulder-may-have-too-many-parking-spaces-heres-why-thats-a-problem In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-28/miller-moths-fascinate-and-frighten-us-each-spring-we-asked-an-expert-why Each spring, the Front Range endures miller moth season. Even in relatively mild years like this one, the tiny winged visitors annoy us … frighten us… and fascinate us. So we asked an insect expert to help us unpack the mysteries of the miller moths. Tue, 28 May 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-28/miller-moths-fascinate-and-frighten-us-each-spring-we-asked-an-expert-why In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-15/ticket-to-ride-front-range-passenger-train-could-finally-be-on-the-right-track A lot of us might be on board with the idea of a passenger train along the Front Range — and that plan could finally be moving ahead. We learn more today on In The NoCo. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-15/ticket-to-ride-front-range-passenger-train-could-finally-be-on-the-right-track In The NoCo /environment/2021-07-16/a-massive-plumbing-system-moves-water-across-colorados-mountains-but-this-year-theres-less-to-go-around About 80% of Colorado’s water falls on the western side of the state. But about 80% of Colorado’s people live on the east side of the mountains. Because of gravity, that water doesn’t flow to them naturally. Instead, Colorado’s heavily-populated Front Range relies on a massive plumbing system to keep drinking water flowing to its taps. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:46:47 GMT /environment/2021-07-16/a-massive-plumbing-system-moves-water-across-colorados-mountains-but-this-year-theres-less-to-go-around Alex Hager | Aspen Public Radio /news/2021-06-30/colorado-is-creating-a-special-tax-district-to-fund-front-range-rail-dreams SB21-238, which Gov. Jared Polis signed Wednesday, establishes the Front Range Passenger Rail District, an independent entity with the herculean task of “planning, designing, developing, financing, constructing, operating and maintaining” a passenger rail system through the region. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:04:29 GMT /news/2021-06-30/colorado-is-creating-a-special-tax-district-to-fund-front-range-rail-dreams Matt Bloom /environment/2021-04-27/fort-collins-preps-residents-for-possible-water-shortage-this-year The city of Fort Collins is asking residents to use less water this spring and summer, as the city’s utilities department prepares for incoming ash and debris flows from the Cameron Peak burn scar. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:35:16 GMT /environment/2021-04-27/fort-collins-preps-residents-for-possible-water-shortage-this-year Luke Runyon /environment/2021-04-21/environmental-groups-agree-to-drop-lawsuit-challenging-windy-gap-project Environmental groups suing to halt construction of the Windy Gap Firming Project in Northern Colorado have agreed to drop their case in exchange for $15 million to address concerns about the proposed project’s water quality and ecological effects. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:26:08 GMT /environment/2021-04-21/environmental-groups-agree-to-drop-lawsuit-challenging-windy-gap-project Luke Runyon /2021-03-15/with-weekend-snowstorm-significant-drought-relief-arrives-for-front-range-and-plains This weekend’s snowstorm will likely translate to significant drought relief for portions of Colorado, while others remain mired in drier than average conditions. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:36:32 GMT /2021-03-15/with-weekend-snowstorm-significant-drought-relief-arrives-for-front-range-and-plains Luke Runyon /news/2019-05-24/a-booming-urban-housing-market-reaches-a-small-town-on-the-eastern-plains Out on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, the sound of hammers and saw blades cuts through the steady silence. A construction site hums next to a solitary cluster… Fri, 24 May 2019 11:30:00 GMT /news/2019-05-24/a-booming-urban-housing-market-reaches-a-small-town-on-the-eastern-plains /science/2019-04-22/bent-out-of-shape-part-1-a-mysterious-animal-epidemic Heather Swanson and Ryan Prioreschi monitor wildlife with the City of Boulder. They're standing in knee-high golden grass on a slope where the Rocky… Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:47:42 GMT /science/2019-04-22/bent-out-of-shape-part-1-a-mysterious-animal-epidemic Rae Ellen Bichell