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New bus lanes on Colorado Avenue

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5 months ago

August 13, 2024

The city of Boulder has implemented changes to the lanes on Colorado Avenue that may affect your daily commute. These improvements are part of a broader effort to create a safer and more efficient transportation system for our entire community, and they are expected to strengthen the connection between Main Campus and East Campus.

What’s happening?

In June, the city converted the outside vehicle lanes on Colorado Avenue to bus and right-turn lanes between Folsom Street and 30th Street. This change, which includes the use of signage and red street markings to designate the bus lanes, aligns with the recommendations of the 2019 30th Street and Colorado Avenue Corridors Study.

How will this affect you?

For bus riders: If you ride the bus, these changes are designed to shorten your travel times by reducing delays due to traffic congestion. This improvement benefits nearly 12,000 daily bus riders who use Buff Bus service along the Colorado Avenue corridor.
For drivers: Please use the inside lanes for through traffic on Colorado Avenue, as the outside lanes are now designated for buses only. Right turns at side streets and driveways are still permitted from the bus lanes.
During events: Please follow instructions provided by those directing traffic at large events on campus, including concerts, football games and conferences.

Future plans and ongoing efforts

CU Boulder remains committed to collaborating on further improvements in the future, including potential changes between 30th Street and Discovery Drive. The city’s 30th Street Multimodal Improvements Project, expected to be completed in early 2025, will enhance the area between Colorado Avenue and Arapahoe Avenue with protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks and new landscaping. In summer 2025, Boulder’s Pavement Management Program will repave Colorado Avenue between Folsom Street and 30th Street.

For more information, visit the city of Boulder’s 28th Street and Colorado Avenue Protected Intersection Improvements Project page and the 30th Street and Colorado Avenue Corridors Study page.

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Gov. Polis welcomes federal agents’ help deporting undocumented criminals

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4 hours ago

January 9, 2025

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Gov. Polis welcomes federal agents’ help deporting undocumented criminals

DENVER, Colo. (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis said in his State of the State address that undocumented criminals in Colorado should be deported.

After his speech, FOX31 sat with the governor and asked how far Colorado would go to work with federal immigration agencies. The governor said local law enforcement agencies and state law enforcement agencies already work with ICE on a number of criminal investigations.

However, in 2024, a lawsuit determined Colorado law prevents deputies or officers from arresting or detaining anyone for federal civil immigration purposes, or for delaying release to help facilitate an ICE pickup. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in 2024 after it was decided in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, and against the Teller County Sheriff’s Office.

ICE agents were alongside Aurora police recently when they arrested undocumented migrants at an apartment complex where gangs were said to be a problem. The governor acknowledged the presence and problems with undocumented criminals.

“Yeah. There’s been gang problems in Denver and Aurora for decades. We have gangs like the Bloods and Crips. Mexican gangs and now the risk of Venezuelan gangs,” Polis said.

FOX31 asked Polis if he would support an increased use of local and state law enforcement agencies for immigration-related cases.

“We make no distinction in apprehending criminals. If they are undocumented, ultimately the federal government would detain and deport that person,” Polis said.

FOX31 also asked the governor if he was worried about the threats the Trump Administration has made about starting “Operation Aurora” in Colorado.

“We don’t know what Operation Aurora is or would be. But the general principles I’ve laid out are that we appreciate and welcome more help from the federal government to go after criminals,” Polis said.

Operation Aurora was announced by President-elect Trump at a rally held in October in Aurora. The plan would remove migrants who entered the country illegally and may be involved in gangs through invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to “target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil.”

“We will send elite squads of ICE, Border Patrol and federal law enforcement officers to hunt down, arrest and deport every last illegal alien gang member until there is not a single one left in this country,” Trump said at the October rally.

The governor also said he is hoping the incoming Trump administration and lawmakers create pathways for citizenship for Dreamers and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, which was designed to prevent deportation of foreign children brought into the country not of their own will, but illegally.

Trump has previously opposed DACA and tried to end the program during his first term in office. But in December he said that he thinks the so-called “Dreamers” should be allowed to stay. On “Meet the Press,” Trump said many DACA recipients become successful and have a positive economic impact.

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Colorado firefighters deploy to battle large wildfires in southern California

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12 hours ago

January 9, 2025

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Colorado firefighters deploy to battle large wildfires in southern California

Three Castle Rock Fire Department members deployed to southern California on Wednesday to support firefighters battling massive wildfires around Los Angeles.

Castle Rock Fire Department

At least five fires have destroyed over 45 square miles and left five people dead in Los Angeles. High winds caused the wildfires to quickly spread, destroying more than 1,300 structures.

As of Thursday morning the two largest fires, the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, remain completely uncontained. Weary firefighters continue to battle against erratic winds, quickly spreading flames, and fire hydrants running dry in some areas due to extreme demand.

Castle Rock said they were requested through the federal ordering system and left for California Wednesday afternoon in Brush Truck 155. Brush trucks, also known as wildland fire engines, are specifically designed to fight wildfires with better maneuverability and stability than other fire trucks.

After the crew members arrive, they will receive assignments to specific locations. Authorities said they expect the team to be deployed there for the next two weeks.

Christa Swanson

Christa Swanson is a Digital Media Producer at CBS Colorado in Denver.

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