The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) has released its draft 2040 Transportation Plan (RTP). The region is required to update its plan every four years because it’s a non-attainment area for ozone and Fort Collins and Greeley have moderate levels of carbon monoxide. The RTP is essentially a bureaucratic requirement but it doesContinue reading “Draft 2040 Transportation Plan Available for Comment”
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CDOT Unveils Transportation Plan
CDOT’s new transportation plan is big on ideas but low on cash. It has four goals for the State’s roadways: Safety, mobility, economic vitality and maintenance. The plan focuses on operational efficiencies and the use of alternative funding such as toll revenues. CDOT admits that it needs $46 million but has less than half ofContinue reading “CDOT Unveils Transportation Plan”
Statewide Transportation Plan – More Funding Needed
The Colorado Department of Transportation published its latest transportation plan, which provides a vision of CDOT’s goals through 2040. Reading the plan doesn’t provide a glowing view of our transportation future. It notes that Colorado’s population is projected to grow by 47 percent in the next 25 years, which creates a corresponding level of additionalContinue reading “Statewide Transportation Plan – More Funding Needed”
