A tussle over gridlocked traffic along Interstate 270 north of Denver in Commerce City offers a telling snapshot of the statewide debate over the future of transportation. It’s a potent reminder of the phony pretexts and ulterior motives driving the war on cars in Colorado.
An in-depth report by The Gazette this week looks at pending proposals to clear the bottleneck along the perpetually congested stretch of highway. Any practical solution clearly must involve expanding capacity with additional lanes.
Colorado has grown, after all, and so have the state’s transportation needs. Whether it’s commuters driving to distant workplaces; youth soccer teams trying to get to the game on time; seniors heading to medical appointments, or semis hauling tomorrow’s groceries, all have to get from Point A to Point B. And they sure won’t get there by bus or train…