Shelley Cook
@shelleycook.bsky.social
Non-profit manager, former local elected official.
Suddenly I'm seeing EVs all over the place! Are we at an inflection point that survives the end of federal subsidies? Colorado is 1st in sales of BEVs (blue dots) and PHEVs (orange) combined, at 31%. Charging infra has kept up: 84% of our 9K road miles have fast charging capability w/in 30 miles.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Suddenly I'm seeing EVs all over the place! Are we at an inflection point that survives the end of federal subsidies? Colorado is 1st in sales of BEVs (blue dots) and PHEVs (orange) combined, at 31%. Charging infra has kept up: 84% of our 9K road miles have fast charging capability w/in 30 miles.
On Lakewood Gulch Trail, near RTD’s 14th & Decatur Station. 😍
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
On Lakewood Gulch Trail, near RTD’s 14th & Decatur Station. 😍
Fascinating--teasing out how political leanings are influenced (actually, attenuated) by the event's economic benefits but also and more potently the attention and respect lent by being on the route. This seems important stuff. Via @derekvanvliet
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The Tour de France slows rise of far right: "It looked like our town was actually important" | BikeRadar
Voting in towns and villages on the route of the Tour found to shift less to the right than nearby areas, according to new research
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October 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Fascinating--teasing out how political leanings are influenced (actually, attenuated) by the event's economic benefits but also and more potently the attention and respect lent by being on the route. This seems important stuff. Via @derekvanvliet
www.bikeradar.com/news/tour-de...
www.bikeradar.com/news/tour-de...
Rode the California Zephyr from Denver to Glenwood Springs this week. And just as they say, the scenery was breathtaking
October 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Rode the California Zephyr from Denver to Glenwood Springs this week. And just as they say, the scenery was breathtaking
Know someone who wants to expand their car-free travel throughout Colorado? I'm hosting a 'dry run' on Oct 11 to show how easy it is. We'll take the G Line from Olde Town to Union Station, make an easy transfer to Bustang and then head to Idaho Springs. Let me know interest and I'll send details.
October 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Know someone who wants to expand their car-free travel throughout Colorado? I'm hosting a 'dry run' on Oct 11 to show how easy it is. We'll take the G Line from Olde Town to Union Station, make an easy transfer to Bustang and then head to Idaho Springs. Let me know interest and I'll send details.
Great presentation at RTC this morning on @DRCOGorg’s draft Active Transportation Plan, a guide to ‘extending walking, bicycling and rolling to everyone’ in the Denver region. Please review & provide feedback, as the plan will help inform funding decisions, by 9/1. engage.drcog.org/active-trans...
Active Transportation Plan
Envisioning a safe, comfortable, and connected walking and bicycling network throughout the Denver Region, and promoting strategies to advance active transportation.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Great presentation at RTC this morning on @DRCOGorg’s draft Active Transportation Plan, a guide to ‘extending walking, bicycling and rolling to everyone’ in the Denver region. Please review & provide feedback, as the plan will help inform funding decisions, by 9/1. engage.drcog.org/active-trans...
Colorado’s mobility hubs do key things: shave significant minutes from travel time (esp. when center-loaded) and serve as connection points for other routes and modes to get you to or from your final destination. The I-25 express lanes, free for transit, likewise help. And it shows in ridership!
Easy-on, easy-off mobility hubs serve as Bustang’s ‘center of gravity’ as CDOT works to open more
“When I board the bus, it’s going to be a straight shot,” one Bustang rider said, “with no twisting and turning.” The Loveland mobility hub that opened last year has m…
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July 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Colorado’s mobility hubs do key things: shave significant minutes from travel time (esp. when center-loaded) and serve as connection points for other routes and modes to get you to or from your final destination. The I-25 express lanes, free for transit, likewise help. And it shows in ridership!
Great piece about the increasing number of wildlife collisions on Colorado roads. CDOT is building one of the largest wildlife overpasses ever on I-25 at the far south edge of DougCo. It’s extra wide to accommodate the large animals in this area—w/ 54 sq miles of open space. youtu.be/4lNDO4C-r_Q
CDOT concerned over crashes involving wildlife
YouTube video by 9NEWS
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July 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Great piece about the increasing number of wildlife collisions on Colorado roads. CDOT is building one of the largest wildlife overpasses ever on I-25 at the far south edge of DougCo. It’s extra wide to accommodate the large animals in this area—w/ 54 sq miles of open space. youtu.be/4lNDO4C-r_Q
@ucame2cashow.bsky.social The good folks at CDOT carried out 2 observations bet 4-6pm of the turn movement at 64th. The construction north of there at 68th m/b influencing motorist behavior. They’ve reallocated 5 seconds of time from southbound left to northbound left, & think that will alleviate it
July 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
@ucame2cashow.bsky.social The good folks at CDOT carried out 2 observations bet 4-6pm of the turn movement at 64th. The construction north of there at 68th m/b influencing motorist behavior. They’ve reallocated 5 seconds of time from southbound left to northbound left, & think that will alleviate it
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CDOT is asking Coloradans how it can make streets safer for bikers, walkers, and rollers
The Colorado Department of Transportation is asking people what it can do to make it safer to travel across the state. The plan is aimed at bikers, walkers, and rollers like skaters and those in wheel...
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July 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Please weigh in by July 17!
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In Leadville!
For @shelleycook.bsky.social Leadville Little Free Libraries: The Donkey has added under tail anatomy! I tightened all the screws on the wooden one. Took a book from the Donkey.
July 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In Leadville!
I believe it's 4 miles in each direction (I-70 Pecos to Wads), still a big help for residents who abut the highway. A $27M project made possible in part by pandemic funding. Also: not just sound impacts; there are pollutants & dust that are better blocked by concrete. denverite.com/2025/06/22/n...
What’s 8 miles long, has 800 posts and costs $20 million? The new I-70 sound wall
The new wall is meant to block out more sound, dust and pollutants for the nearby neighborhoods.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I believe it's 4 miles in each direction (I-70 Pecos to Wads), still a big help for residents who abut the highway. A $27M project made possible in part by pandemic funding. Also: not just sound impacts; there are pollutants & dust that are better blocked by concrete. denverite.com/2025/06/22/n...
Yes! “RTD led the recovery of commuter rail ridership following the COVID-19 pandemic…” Commuter rail in Denver speaks to vehicle crash worthiness rather than scheduling. Day-long 15 min headways (A Line to DIA) & 30 min for others (planned to increase) are key.
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Transit Briefs: Denver RTD, TransLink, Trinity Metro
Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) leads commuter rail ridership recovery nationally from pre-pandemic levels. Also, TransLink launches a transit-themed beer; and Trinity Metro approves a 1...
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June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Yes! “RTD led the recovery of commuter rail ridership following the COVID-19 pandemic…” Commuter rail in Denver speaks to vehicle crash worthiness rather than scheduling. Day-long 15 min headways (A Line to DIA) & 30 min for others (planned to increase) are key.
www.railwayage.com/passenger/tr...
www.railwayage.com/passenger/tr...
Colorado’s network of fast chargers now covers 83% of its highways. Now “…visitors headed to Mesa Verde or the Four Corners or driving the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway will know they can quickly recharge their electric vehicles..." :)
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June 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Colorado’s network of fast chargers now covers 83% of its highways. Now “…visitors headed to Mesa Verde or the Four Corners or driving the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway will know they can quickly recharge their electric vehicles..." :)
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In honor of my mother’s birthday (she would have been 93 this week), a snippet of a letter from my grandfather in 1990. Right out of Grapes of Wrath.
May 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
In honor of my mother’s birthday (she would have been 93 this week), a snippet of a letter from my grandfather in 1990. Right out of Grapes of Wrath.
A most moving commemoration. Always the plea: Slow down, move over, *protect* the folks maintaining your roadways. 64 people have lost their lives working in CDOT’s regions.
April 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A most moving commemoration. Always the plea: Slow down, move over, *protect* the folks maintaining your roadways. 64 people have lost their lives working in CDOT’s regions.
How good is this?? The Arvada (CO) Gardeners (a 58 year-old community garden), a certified Bike Friendly Business in Arvada, has partnered with Bike Friendly Arvada to host bike valet parking at last weekend's Kite Festival. Here’s how it went. 📸: Bill Orchard
April 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
How good is this?? The Arvada (CO) Gardeners (a 58 year-old community garden), a certified Bike Friendly Business in Arvada, has partnered with Bike Friendly Arvada to host bike valet parking at last weekend's Kite Festival. Here’s how it went. 📸: Bill Orchard
Reposted by Shelley Cook
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
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April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
Very proud to be a Harvard (Kennedy School) alum today. May this be a bulwark for others.
April 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Very proud to be a Harvard (Kennedy School) alum today. May this be a bulwark for others.
Lakewood has reduced pedestrian injury crashes to ‘05 levels via silo-breaking information sharing. PD folks relate accident interview particulars to the traffic engineers, expanding their understanding beyond the crash data - so that needed infrastructure changes can be identified and implemented.
Unsung Heroes - Traffic Operations Engineer
YouTube video by Lakewood Colorado
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April 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Lakewood has reduced pedestrian injury crashes to ‘05 levels via silo-breaking information sharing. PD folks relate accident interview particulars to the traffic engineers, expanding their understanding beyond the crash data - so that needed infrastructure changes can be identified and implemented.
Wow! This is at the Arvada Gold Strike station on the G Line.
Gold Strike Little Free Library has 250 Free COVID tests and a lot of Free Wilderflowers seeds! Thank you hhs.gov and @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Wow! This is at the Arvada Gold Strike station on the G Line.
Better so far for 2025. www.codot.gov/safety/shift...
March 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Better so far for 2025. www.codot.gov/safety/shift...
Significant for not just for mountain rail, but also Front Range Passenger Rail! The info derived by knowing the amount of change in ridership seen with decreases in fare can help in price setting toward ridership and revenue aims in both corridors. www.cpr.org/2025/03/20/t...
The state lowered prices on the Winter Park ski train. Bookings jumped by 25,000
State officials say their investment and boosted service has been “a real success” and they hope to build on it.
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March 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Significant for not just for mountain rail, but also Front Range Passenger Rail! The info derived by knowing the amount of change in ridership seen with decreases in fare can help in price setting toward ridership and revenue aims in both corridors. www.cpr.org/2025/03/20/t...
Reposted by Shelley Cook
The Canadian flag flies out front of the Colorado State Capitol today alongside the American and Colorado flag as ordered by the Governor of Colorado @govofco.bsky.social for Colorado/Canada Friendship Day.
Colorado loves our neighbors in Canada!
Colorado loves our neighbors in Canada!
March 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Canadian flag flies out front of the Colorado State Capitol today alongside the American and Colorado flag as ordered by the Governor of Colorado @govofco.bsky.social for Colorado/Canada Friendship Day.
Colorado loves our neighbors in Canada!
Colorado loves our neighbors in Canada!
U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/b...
U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USA
Now U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes!
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March 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/b...