This report documents the information required for the I-25 and Arapahoe Road Interchange System Feasibility Study, in compliance with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Policy Directive 1601 Interchange Approval Process. This document will be used by CDOT to evaluate the interchange improvements request. Arapahoe Road (SH 88) is located in the southern portion of the Denver Tech Center and serves as a key east-west regional roadway connection. I-25 runs north-south through the study area, extending north through Denver and Fort Collins and south through Colorado Springs. The need for interchange improvements at Arapahoe Road and I-25 has grown substantially since the 1980's.
The Child Mental Health Treatment Act (CMHTA) was enacted through H.B. 99-1116 to address the nationwide issue of families struggling to access mental health services for their children. In many cases, families were subjected to unnecessary legal and system involvement solely to obtain necessary mental health services for their children. Contributing factors to this issue included public and private health insurance limitations, inadequate supplies of mental health services, limited availability of services through mental health agencies and schools, attitudes about families of children with serious mental health needs, and difficulties meeting eligibility rules.
As part of its overall process to revise the State's Model Content Standards, the Colorado Department of Education asked WestEd to expand its review to include summaries of the pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) and early learning standards of innovative states or states considered leaders in the field.
