The $333M Front Range Passenger Rail won approval from RTD + four state boards this week, clearing the way for a train from Denver to Boulder, Louisville and Longmont.

General manager Sal Pace talks FasTracks, sales tax and why this train will actually run.

Basic details: coloradoan.com/story/news/local/colorado/2026/04/29/colorado-front-range-passenger-rail-gets-green-light-starting-in-2029/89855809007/

Longmont station plans: https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/04/09/longmont-front-range-passenger-rail/

District boundary changes: coloradosun.com/2026/04/22/front-range-rail-district-boundary-change/

Listen to the full interview with Sal Pace at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

April 29, 2026

This year’s market will run from May 10 through October 18. The Nederland farmers market is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The opening day theme is “Gold Day" for the market’s golden birthday, because they’re turning 10 on May 10. Wear your best gold, bring your friends and family, and help start the season strong.

Headlines - sources:

Save the Merc campaign launches to preserve Jamestown biz

savethemerc.org

Tipped wage cuts survey

bouldercolorado.gov/news/city-boulder-invites-community-feedback-potential-changes-tip-offset

Erie mineral rights sale/lease

yellowscene.com/2026/04/24/erie-mineral-rights-hearing-divides-council-over-control-transparency-and-who-decides/

yellowscene.com/2026/04/18/eries-mineral-rights-whats-at-stake/

reddit.com/r/ErieCO/comments/1sp9d4e/mayor_andrew_moores_post_on_draco_pad_mineral/

Airport news:

Boulder airport to stay open indefinitely

dailycamera.com/2026/04/24/boulder-city-council-airport-future/

May 7 meeting in Longmont to discuss noise: https://longmontcolorado.gov/news/city-invites-community-to-provide-input-as-part-of-airport-noise-improvement-project/

Louisville backs out of buying 101 S Taylor Ave

engagelouisvilleco.org/101taylor?tool=qanda

louisvilleco.gov/Home/Components/News/News/7468/831

Next week

Travel to Ward, Boulder County’s last bastion of true grit, and meet the mountain woman who brought the 125-year-old Hotel Columbia back to life.

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How Into the Wild led a Florida school librarian to leave her job and move to Colorado

The Librarians is a 2025 American documentary by Kim A. Snyder that chronicles the nationwide book banning movement and the forces behind it.

The Town of Superior’s Cultural Arts & Public Spaces (CAPS) advisory committee hosted a January 23 screening of The Librarians, followed by a discussion of the film with producer Janique L. Robillard and Michelle White, a public school librarian who left Florida for Colorado after her school district began removing hundreds of books from library shelves.

Learn more about the film: thelibrariansfilm.com