/transportation Transportation en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 23:24:49 GMT /news/2023-02-02/crash-course-a-new-bill-wants-to-increase-driver-education-to-lessen-traffic-deaths-in-colorado A bill at the State Capitol would require first-time drivers under 18 years old to complete hours of drivers education courses. It also adds new requirements for driving with an instructor. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 23:24:49 GMT /news/2023-02-02/crash-course-a-new-bill-wants-to-increase-driver-education-to-lessen-traffic-deaths-in-colorado Lucas Brady Woods /news/2022-07-08/spirit-airlines-again-postpones-vote-on-frontier-merger Spirit Airlines said Thursday it was again postponing a shareholder vote on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines to continue talks with Frontier and rival bidder JetBlue Airways. The vote was delayed from Friday until at least July 15. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:31:00 GMT /news/2022-07-08/spirit-airlines-again-postpones-vote-on-frontier-merger Associated Press /news/2022-01-25/why-are-state-traffic-deaths-on-the-rise-cdot-says-poor-driver-decisions-are-to-blame 2021 was among the deadliest years on record for Colorado drivers. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, 672 people were killed on state roadways last year, the most since 2002. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:49:15 GMT /news/2022-01-25/why-are-state-traffic-deaths-on-the-rise-cdot-says-poor-driver-decisions-are-to-blame Beau Baker /transportation/2020-07-08/an-engineer-from-colorado-shares-what-its-like-building-nasas-next-mars-rover The first time Jesse Austin paid attention to a Mars rover launch was in 2012, while studying electrical engineering at the University of Colorado… Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:45:07 GMT /transportation/2020-07-08/an-engineer-from-colorado-shares-what-its-like-building-nasas-next-mars-rover Matt Bloom /transportation/2020-05-12/heads-up-lovelands-u-s-34-exit-will-close-for-2-nights-to-prep-for-bridge-expansion Northern Colorado’s busiest highway interchange, the U.S. 34 exit in Loveland, will be closed for two nights starting Wednesday. Construction crews are… Tue, 12 May 2020 21:16:12 GMT /transportation/2020-05-12/heads-up-lovelands-u-s-34-exit-will-close-for-2-nights-to-prep-for-bridge-expansion Matt Bloom /transportation/2020-01-02/commuters-are-clogging-northern-colorados-roads-can-a-new-bus-route-help Starbucks in hand, Nicole Towne sat on the bus hoping to get to work on time. The recent Colorado State University grad had recently started an internship… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:44:57 GMT /transportation/2020-01-02/commuters-are-clogging-northern-colorados-roads-can-a-new-bus-route-help Matt Bloom /transportation/2020-01-02/new-bus-route-connecting-greeley-fort-collins-launches-today-and-its-free-to-try Drivers tired of navigating traffic across Northern Colorado finally have a new option. A first-of-its-kind public bus route opens its doors to riders… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT /transportation/2020-01-02/new-bus-route-connecting-greeley-fort-collins-launches-today-and-its-free-to-try Matt Bloom /transportation/2019-12-20/rtd-officials-propose-service-reductions-amid-operator-shortage Officials with the Regional Transportation District have announced a plan for service reductions to offer more consistent route operations.Scheduled route… Fri, 20 Dec 2019 20:59:37 GMT /transportation/2019-12-20/rtd-officials-propose-service-reductions-amid-operator-shortage Amanda Andrews /transportation/2019-10-24/colorados-new-traction-law-isnt-sticking-for-some-drivers-yet A tougher set of winter traction rules passed by state lawmakers this year didn’t stop some drivers from getting stuck and snarling traffic on Interstate… Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:21:16 GMT /transportation/2019-10-24/colorados-new-traction-law-isnt-sticking-for-some-drivers-yet Scott Franz /transportation/2019-10-21/allegiant-wont-return-service-to-northern-colorado-citing-air-traffic-tower-delays Budget carrier Allegiant says it won’t begin commercial flights out of the Northern Colorado Regional Airport next month as planned.After a long absence… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:28:31 GMT /transportation/2019-10-21/allegiant-wont-return-service-to-northern-colorado-citing-air-traffic-tower-delays Matt Bloom