Date: 07/07/2015
Final
Presentation on Transportation Infrastructure Planning
TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE
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10:24 AM -- Presentation on Transportation Infrastructure Planning
A panel came to the table to address the subject of transportation infrastructure planning. Mr. Ed Peterson, representing Transportation Commission District 2, distributed a printed version of his PowerPoint presentation (Attachment D) and discussed the history of the Transportation Commission and its current makeup. He discussed the process through which the Transportation Commission sets its policy direction and budgets and allocates funds. He highlighted a slide on FY 2015-16 asset management projects and discussed project selection. He stated that the transportation commission does not generally choose projects, rather it sets policy goals and performance objectives for the state transportation system. He discussed commission meetings and the commitment of transportation commissioners. Mr. Peterson responded to questions from the committee about local input and project justification, and about CDOT's facility improvement plans in Pueblo.
0707TransportAttachD.pdf
10:45 AM
Ms. Jill Ryan, Eagle County Commissioner and Intermountain Transportation Planning Region Vice-Chair, and Ms. Eva Wilson, Eagle County Engineer, came to the table to present on the work of the Intermountain Transportation Planning Region (IMTPR). Ms. Ryan distributed a printed version of her PowerPoint presentation (Attachment E). Ms. Ryan discussed the destination-oriented nature of the I-70 corridor and how population is not the only indicator of road use or vehicle miles traveled. Ms. Wilson discussed the topography challenges and other unique attributes of rural mountain communities. Ms. Ryan discussed funding challenges faced by the IMTPR, and the public-public partnership strategies being employed in the area. Ms. Ryan wrapped up her presentation with a discussion of recommendations as outlined in the PowerPoint presentation. Ms. Wilson responded to a question about how the IMTPR functions and about how TPRs interact with the Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC).
0707TransportAttachE.pdf
11:11 AM
Steve Cook, Transportation Planning Manager with the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), came to the table to present on transportation planning at DRCOG. He distributed a printed version of his PowerPoint to committee members (Attachment F). He discussed transportation challenges in the Denver metropolitan area, primarily growth and revenue constraints. He discussed DRCOG's Transportation Improvement Program. He responded to questions about how DRCOG functions.
0707TransportAttachF.pdf
11:36 AM
Vince Rogalski, Chair of the STAC, came to the table to present on the work of the STAC. He distributed a printed version of his PowerPoint presentation to committee members (Attachment G). He provided an overview of the STAC and briefly discussed the STAC's roles and responsibilities, which include providing review and/or comment on statewide transportation plan development, conflicts between Transportation Planning Regions (TPR) and CDOT, the integration of regional plans into the statewide plan, and more. He responded to questions from the committee. Discussion ensued on potential changes to boundaries of various transportation planning groups so that these boundaries overlap.
0707TransportAttachG.pdf