Documents such as these are usually boring and most of us tend to not bother reading them much less adding our input; however, it is vital that we do so that they can plan with public needs and desires in mind. Please take a few minutes and add your opinions. Don't like something about your county roads? Let them know. Travel to the high country often to go skiing and know where they need to make improvements? Point it out. Wish they'd make it safer for biking in some places in the mountains? Speak up! Thanks!
December 5, 2014 - Statewide Transportation Plan - DENVER – The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) blueprint for improving the state’s transportation system over the next 10 to 25 years now is available for public review and comment.
Known as the Statewide Transportation Plan (SWP), it includes the goals and objectives to enhance safety, mobility, maintenance and economic vitality. It also presents:
Public and stakeholder input
Identifies Colorado’s multi-modal transportation system
Transportation needs, revenue and funding gap
Overall investment strategies
Top strategic actions to meet the plan’s goals
The Plan is a fully integrated document, not only about improving the highway system but also about combining strategies to enhance transit, rail, aviation, freight, bicycling and pedestrian travel,” said CDOT Executive Director Don Hunt. “It identifies the required strategic steps to achieve our goals and the priority corridors we need to focus on over the next decade.”
Interested parties are encouraged to view and provide comment on the SWP at
www.coloradotransportationmatters.com
through January 4, 2015. The site also divides the state regionally, allowing citizens to view interactive maps and transportation plans for their area.
“Public participation was crucial while we were developing the plan and is just as vital now during the comment period so it reflects the priorities and needs of our citizens,” added Hunt. “As we implement the Plan, we’ll continue to engage the public on our progress so that we can all work together to deliver the transportation system Colorado deserves.”
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
