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Immigrants in Colorado's mountain communities supply much of the service industry work that keeps these resort towns humming. Lack of transportation, lack of affordable housing, and language barriers are just some of the challenges immigrants face here. On today's episode of In The NoCo, we talk with Mountain Dreamers, a group that advocates for immigrants in Summit County.
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A study from the Pew Research Center shows since the COVID-19 pandemic, about a third of workers in the U.S. with jobs that can be done remotely are, in fact, working from home. It's a familiar trend in Boulder, with recent data from the city's Modal Shift Report showing nearly 23% of residents said they worked from home daily. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter John Herrick joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to discuss those findings.
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The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company is planning a massive new intermodal facility and logistics park in Weld County. The project could generate thousands of jobs but has the communities of Hudson and Lochbuie locking horns over annexations. BizWest Editor Chris Wood joined KUNC’s All Things Considered with details on the story.
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Transportation and housing advocates are calling for Boulder to eliminate old rules about off-street parking. Opponents to the regulations say they change the streetscape in the area and make housing even more expensive.
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A lot of us might be on board with the idea of a passenger train along the Front Range — and that plan could finally be moving ahead. We learn more today on In The NoCo.
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The federal government is providing funds for a rail service that would stretch from Fort Collins to Pueblo.
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Wildlife crossings could save a lot of money and many lives. The idea hasn't always been attractive to state governments, but with new data and federal money up for grabs, those projects are seeming much more enticing.
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Big game herds can travel hundreds of miles between their summer and winter ranges. That means they often cross neighborhoods, highways and fences – hazards that could increase as the Mountain West faces further development pressures.
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Federal officials say their investigation into a Colorado coal train derailment that killed a truck driver and shut down a major highway is focused on whether inspection and maintenance practices at BNSF Railway contributed to the accident.
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Interstate 25 in southern Colorado is expected to reopen Thursday, four days after the main north-south route through the state was shut down when a train derailment collapsed a railroad bridge onto the highway and killed a truck driver.