With Governor’s signature, 2024 became the year of transit
Three Colorado bills make historic investments in buses and trains, put state on path to significantly expand travel options
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., University of Virginia
Danny has been the director of CoPIRG for over a decade. Danny co-authored a groundbreaking report on the state’s transit, walking and biking needs and is a co-author of the annual “State of Recycling” report. He also helped write a 2016 Denver initiative to create a public matching campaign finance program and led the early effort to eliminate predatory payday loans in Colorado. Danny serves on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Efficiency and Accountability Committee, CDOT’s Transit and Rail Advisory Committee, RTD’s Reimagine Advisory Committee, the Denver Moves Everyone Think Tank, and the I-70 Collaborative Effort. Danny lobbies federal, state and local elected officials on transportation electrification, multimodal transportation, zero waste, consumer protection and public health issues. He appears frequently in local media outlets and is active in a number of coalitions. He resides in Denver with his family, where he enjoys biking and skiing, the neighborhood food scene and raising chickens.
Three Colorado bills make historic investments in buses and trains, put state on path to significantly expand travel options
Governor Polis signed into law three bills that will significantly increase support for trains and buses in Colorado. Our Executive Director explains what the bills will do.
The Colorado legislature passed three bills that will significantly increase investments in buses and trains across Colorado, expanding travel options and putting us on a path for more people to ride transit.
CoPIRG applauds legislation protecting consumers, public health and the environment
The 2024 legislative session is done and the legislature passed some big bills that protect consumers, our health and our quality of life. As we wait for the Governor's signature on many of them, we look back on the success we had.