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Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado
1+ week, 6+ day ago (442+ words) New data shows Colorado's hands-free law is curbing distracted driving on the state's highways and has helped prevent nearly 600 crashes, more than 400 injuries and six fatalities statewide. A one-year analysis by Cambridge Mobile Telematics found that distracted driving declined 4. 7% from…...
CDOT denies request for GMF camera
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (435+ words) The Colorado Department of Transportation denied a request by Green Mountain Falls Marshal Sean Goings to place a speed camera on U. S. Hwy. 24 at the eastbound entrance to the town. "In a study of 60 intersections in El Paso County considered dangerous…...
DMV hits Colorado Springs driving school with suspension for alleged fraud
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (186+ words) A Colorado Springs driving school will be forced to hit the brakes on its ongoing courses after the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles issued a suspension on Friday for alleged fraud. The DMV's investigation found, at least since March 2025, the…...
Real progress has been made | Mayor's report
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (499+ words) As I approach convening my final council meeting as Woodland Park's Mayor, I want to reflect briefly on why I first chose to run and what we set out to accomplish together. What matters most to me is not any…...
EDITORIAL: "Co Co" can"t repair Colorado"s crumbling roads
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (518+ words) Woo-hoo! The ballyhooed Front Range passenger rail service now has a name " "Colorado Connector," or "Co Co" for short " and its small circle of enthusiasts is superexcited." If only they could muster even a fraction as much interest in fixing…...
EDITORIAL: "Co Co" can"t repair Colorado"s roads
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (556+ words) Woo-hoo! The ballyhooed Front Range passenger rail service now has a name " "Colorado Connector," or "Co Co" for short " and its small circle of enthusiasts is superexcited." If only they could muster even a fraction as much interest in fixing…...
Northbound I-25 blocked from crash near Fontanero exit
1+ week, 1+ day ago (119+ words) Colorado Springs Gazette Northbound I-25 blocked from crash near Fontanero exit A crash on Interstate 25 Tuesday morning has backed up commuter traffic from Fontanero Street to Tejon Street, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The collision occurred at around 7: 30 a. m. , and…...
Winning name for future Front Range passenger rail train announced
1+ week, 1+ day ago (570+ words) Coloradans picked "Colorado Connector," or "Co Co," as the name for the future Front Range passenger rail train that is planned to link communities from Fort Collins to Pueblo. Plans call for the service to start in 2029, though deals with…...
E-bikes could be allowed on 200-plus miles of trail in western Colorado under proposal
1+ week, 6+ day ago (653+ words) With a proposal to expand access in a major way, the e-bike debate has intensified around a cycling hub of western Colorado." The Bureau of Land Management's Colorado River Valley Field Office is looking to allow Class 1 e-bikes on 200-plus…...
EDITORIAL: Keep Springs car traffic flowing
2+ week, 6+ day ago (569+ words) Colorado Springs City Hall is right to troubleshoot crash-prone segments of our local roadways as part of its street-safety agenda, profiled in The Gazette the other day. Hazards abound along the city's transportation grid " for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists alike....