The Colorado Department of Transporation warns drivers: steer clear of big rigs! podcast Thursday November 10, 2011 Read More →
Aspen News Center Report Wednesday May 18, 2011: Ancient Camel Found In Snowmass, Tipton Squeezes...
ASPEN NEWS CENTER PODCAST Wednesday May 18, 2011 Read More →
RFTA gets on board with the bar-code craze
ASPEN – With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is asking bus riders to “Share the Love,” but the campaign could be called “Try the Technology.”At bus stops wher Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Airport Goes Long In Master Plan
Citizen meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. With an extension of the Aspen airport runway approved and poised for construction this spring, airport managers are now turning their attention to updating the 2004 airport master plan, which addresses long-term capacity needs. read more Click here to read the whole... Read more →
Eagle County airport moves toward international flights
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. – Direct international flights into the Eagle County Regional Airport could happen as early as next winter. Talks of building an international terminal at the airport have been going on since 2006, and the Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material... Read more →
Holiday Safety In Aspen Post-Aldrich
The Aldrich accident could have been prevented. How many times has it been said not to let your friends leave alone after a night of excessive drinking – too many! The problem is, if your friends are as plowed as you are, there is nobody there to think for the group. So, I have a simple suggestion.... Read more →
Oh No, Not Again! Airport On the Fritz
After a third unsuccessful start-up, a navigational aid atop Aspen Mountain used to guide planes landing at the airport shut off on Wednesday, prompting a federal aviation director to meet with frustrated and uneasy local officials at City Hall on Thursday. read more Click here to read the whole story Read More →
Riding The Rails On I-70
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – With just a week left for the public to submit comments on a revised proposal for the improvement project on the Interstate-70 mountain corridor, the plan is getting mixed reviews in Summit County. The proposal for a $20 billion project that would include widening I-70... Read more →
Federal Accountability – the pursuit continues…
Last year, as one part of the mission of Common Sense Alliance, I prepared a report to the Colorado Transportation Legislation Review Committee, a group made up of state legislators charged with overseeing state transportation projects. The general perspective of the report was that the state... Read more →
Comment on High Speed Rail by Michael Conniff
“Trains are some of the coolest things on the planet, and very American, especially those that blow through small towns late at night and let loose with that primal, lonesome, familiar cry. I went to bed by the 11 pm train until I turned 16, and I have missed it ever since. It’s nostalgic. It’s... Read more →