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New Mexico State University announced Tuesday that it will hire an external, third-party investigator to review the events surrounding last month's fatal shooting of a student from a rival school.

Regional Transportation District (RTD) customers didnt have to pay to ride buses and trains for the month of August as part of the Zero Fare for

Colorado's paid family leave program starts in January but you can't apply for 12 weeks of leave until 2024. Plus: Readers share their job worries, Colorado jobs, and more!

Railroad industry news about: RTD, Regional Transportation District of Denver, Zero Fare for Better Air, clean air initiative, Colorado Energy Office, climate change, Ozone Season Free Transit Grant Program, Debra Johnson. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

Many local transit agencies that took advantage of a state program that funded free fares throughout August have seen increased ridership even beyond the program’s end.

Ridership increased 58 percent for Pueblo Transit and 48 percent for Mountain Metro transit in August thanks to the Zero Fare for Better Air pilot program that waived bus fare for the month.

Coloradans began paying for public transportation again on Thursday after transit agencies throughout the state suspended fares in August to promote low-emission methods of travel.

A comprehensive review of some of the main events north of the 104th, Boulder County, and the surrounding area all within the past month.

RTD is waiving its fares this month to combat pollution, so we’ve rounded up six outdoor outings reachable by bus and rail routes.

The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, operators of the valleywide bus system, was supportive of state legislation that is providing free bus fare for the month of August but in the end decided not to participate...