Your water questions, answered; Denver Drivers Coop takes on Uber and Lyft
From Colorado Today by Colorado Public Radio
May 4, 2026 · 13 min
About this episode
This episode addresses water policy questions amid a potential drought and discusses a new app created by Denver rideshare drivers dissatisfied with Uber and Lyft.
In what could become a record-breaking drought year, Coloradans are asking the tough questions about water policies across the state — and we have some answers. Then, fed up with low pay from Uber and Lyft, some rideshare drivers in Denver created their own app. We hear how it’s going for the drivers cooperative. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Tegan Wendland answers questions about water policies in Colorado . For Denverite, Zachary Shell reports on the new Drivers Cooperative app . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
People in this episode
Hosts: Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Bazi Kanani
Topics covered
- water policies
- drought
- rideshare
- drivers cooperative
- Uber
- Lyft
Keywords
- water questions
- drought year
- Denver Drivers Coop
- Uber
- Lyft
- rideshare drivers
- app
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Uber, Lyft, Denver Drivers Coop, Colorado Public Radio
Places: Colorado, Denver
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