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| |  | New walkways at the Denver Airport could reduce congestion and delays for travelers moving between concourses. (Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images) |
| ✈️ New Walkways Want to Fix DIA’s Train Woes | City officials have announced a plan to build pedestrian walkways between concourses at DIA. Currently, passengers traveling between A gates and Jeppesen Terminal — home to baggage claim and ground transportation — have the option of walking via a pedestrian bridge. However, anyone traveling between B and C gates must take the train. This design has been criticized because if the train breaks down, or the airport is particularly crowded, travelers can be left stranded. The new walkways are still in the design phase, but construction is expected to begin in 2027. The walkways will create more options for all travelers who are arriving, departing, or connecting through the Denver airport, which is the third busiest airport in the United States and the sixth busiest in the world. [KDVR] | - New life for old tunnels: Next to the airport’s train tunnels is an empty tunnel that was once used to transport baggage between concourses. But the costly and complex “baggage system from hell” was abandoned because it proved to be nearly inoperable from the start. Airport leaders say they’ll repurpose these tunnels into well-lit pedestrian walkways complete with artwork and, potentially, moving sidewalks.
- Wait, those tunnels? Yes, these are the tunnels — the subject of one of many DIA conspiracy theories. According to Mayor Mike Johnston, this update could finally put conspiracies about the airport’s underground bunkers to rest, because now, “the whole world will get to see it.” We also took a tour of DIA’s famed underground tunnels with friend of the podcast, YouTuber Dave Chung, so you can get a peek at what it actually looks like down there 👽 [9News; Denver Post🔒]
- Trains get an upgrade, too: The airport has also invested millions of dollars into modernizing and improving the existing train system to minimize disruptions and account for the increasing number of travelers moving through the airport annually. [Denver7]
- When will the walkways open to the public? No firm date has been released, but construction is anticipated to last until 2028 or 2029. Today on the podcast, we discuss why it feels like access to concourses by foot should have happened a long time ago and why we’re excited to finally have an option that doesn’t involve bum-rushing a train car to make your flight. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
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| | | Denver's favorite choose-your-own-adventure arts extravaganza is back for the seventh year June 3-7, 2026 with over 80 original shows at 20 creative venues around the city! You can choose from comedy, clown, theatre, dance, aerial, cabaret, immersive and more! Plus free shows for kids at the KidsFringe. Follow @denfringe on Instagram for all the details and grab tickets and passes now at denverfringe.org. |
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| What Denver's Talking About |
|  | Denverites hoping for a reprieve from high grocery prices won’t get them anytime soon. (Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post via Getty Images) |
| 💵 Expensive Gas = Expensive Groceries | A new report reveals that grocery and gas prices have continued to increase across the United States this year. Colorado is particularly susceptible to inflation in the grocery aisle because much of our produce is transported in from other states and countries. Higher gas prices directly raise the cost of fruit and vegetables — though products like dairy and eggs have also increased in price. Experts say Coloradans should prepare for further price surges this summer. [Denver7] | - Looking for an alternative? We spoke with a farmers market expert on why buying produce locally offers fresher fruit and veggie options that don’t have to travel thousands of miles to make it into your shopping basket. [City Cast Denver 🎧]
| | 📉 Statewide Gun Sales in Decline | Colorado residents are requesting fewer background checks to buy firearms this year, a metric experts use to gauge overall demand for guns. Requests in 2026 have shrunk to levels not seen across the state since 2014. This dip follows the major surge in gun sales sparked by the pandemic, in which people purchased guns at an unprecedented rate. [Colorado Public Radio] | | 🏛️ More Transparency on the Table for Denver Lobbyists | Political lobbyists who earn money in exchange for influencing Denver officials have long been allowed to keep mum about their activities. Now, Denver City Council is considering a proposal that would require more transparency from lobbyists, who would have to report details of their work multiple times throughout the year. Failure to comply could lead to fines and legal consequences. [Denver Post 🔒] |
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That's all for today! If you’ve ever wanted to dabble in writing yourself, check out the schedule for Lit Fest, which is happening June 12-19 at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. |
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