This City Actually Requires Scooters to Ride on the Sidewalk
“Please yield to pedestrians when riding on sidewalks," Lyft instructs Denver scooter users.
Report Shows Cities That Have Gained the Most Workers
The findings from the jobs website Linkedin also look at the "skills gap" that exists in various U.S. metro areas.
Transit Agency Seeks to End Its Use of an Especially Lonely Job Post
Since Denver’s airport commuter rail line opened two years ago, problems with wireless technology prompted the use of human backups.
Building Upon a Decade of Deploying Small-Cell Solutions to Improve Connectivity
After successes in Colorado ski towns and canyon dead zones, there’s a new push in Denver as the metro area moves toward 5G.
How Colorado Is Trying to Stay Ahead of Evolving Transportation Technology
The state understands it can’t hope to outpace Silicon Valley, but it can outpace other states in adopting autonomous vehicles and hyperloop.
Movement to Make Broadband a Public Utility Gains Momentum in Colorado
Front Range communities like Longmont and Fort Collins have been on the front lines of an ongoing battle over improving internet speeds, access and reliability.
Reducing Isolation Among Denver’s Growing Senior Population
Instead of more services, our seniors needed better access to the services the city already provides.
Reducing Barriers to Shelter and Services in Denver
A cross-sector team sees a new way forward after being told by homeless that the current model was “fundamentally broken.”
Searching for Solutions After 14 Overdoses and One Death in a Library
A team in Colorado is leveraging cross-sector collaboration to connect members of the community to services that could save their lives.
An App for Citizens (or Health Inspectors) Frustrated With Finding Food Trucks
In an effort to resolve a government health code problem, they also found a way to empower businesses and citizens.
In Government, ‘Failure Is Just an Opportunity to Learn’
Public policy makers in Colorado consider a second round of pathbreaking entrepreneurial-style problem-solving pitches.
Denver Mayor: ‘Development Can Serve Our Needs, Not Victimize Us’
In his State of the City Address, Mayor Michael Hancock outlined plans for $2 billion in transportation investment in Colorado’s booming capital.
Data USA Relaunches With More State and Local Visualizations
Cities from Cincinnati to Phoenix have incorporated the information into their own platforms.
What 3 U.S. Mayors Think Cities Will Be Like in 2030
The mayors of Baltimore, Boston and Denver weighed in on major issues their cities are facing at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 85th annual meeting.
How Denver Is Preparing to Battle a Catastrophic Tree-Killing Pest
“I’m beautiful, I’m nasty, and I’m coming to kill your ash tree,” according to the “Smart Ash” campaign.
State and Local Evidence-Based Data-Driven Policy Movement Plows Forward
Highlights from the Denver kickoff event for Route Fifty’s Roadshow series.
Behavioral Insights: A New Tool for Performance Management
Knowledge of the situational factors that may push people to make adverse choices has helped cities uncover new approaches to tackle longstanding challenges.
Route Fifty’s 1st Roadshow Stop Is in Denver
Join us on April 18, where we’ll explore the DNA of good governance with Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.
Denver’s Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing Traffic Fatalities
The city’s Vision Zero Action Plan involves a map-based survey, data analysis and rapid response to identify “communities of concern” within a broader “high injury network.”
What Is Denver Learning From Its Public Restroom Pilot Program?
Some preliminary observations and trends already have surfaced in the year since the project’s launch.
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