The objective of this study is to provide a summary of the best practices of state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) throughout the country regarding the linkage between mobility performance measures and resource allocation.
"This Handbook is designed to provide practical answers to questions regarding how to best plan for pessenger rail in Colorado. It is based on extensive research into the land use/rail tansit relationhip, and on an evaluation of existing rail transit systems and their urban environments in North America. The Handbook is not meant to advocate rail transit, per se, but rather to describe the land development patterns that would be required to support rail transit in Colorado."--Liner notes.
Public involvement is a key component to developing an effective Statewide Transportation Plan for Colorado. The information gained from partnering with stakeholders and meeting with interested parties and the general public is used by CDOT to craft informed solutions to transportation issues.
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is a critical element in developing a well-rounded transportation strategy. TDM encompasses a wide range of programs and services that make the most efficient use of existing transportation facilities by managing the "actual demand" placed on those facilities. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has developed tools to assist local governments and businesses with TDM implementation.
Transit is important for both local and regional services as a means of providing not only an alternative means of transportation, but in some cases, the only solution to the personal automobile.
Since the early days of the United States of America, the economy of the country has been built upon, and has heavily relied upon, the transportation system.
Public involvement is a key component to developing an effective Statewide Transportation Plan for Colorado. The information gained from partnering with stakeholders and meeting with interested parties and the general public is used by CDOT to craft informed solutions to transportation issues.
CDOT conducted an assessment of local road and bridge needs over the planning period and the revenues anticipated to be available to fund those needs. The local needs are comprised of three sets of dollar estimates: construction costs, maintenance costs and revenues.
Strategies to identify what can be done to address difficult tradeoffs that are necessary to manage the transportation system over the next ten years, knowing there are limited funds and increasing costs.
This report discusses CDOT's approach to investing the public resources. Simply put, the department establishes goals and objectives for each investment category. The investment category goals are aspirational, department wide, long term and can not be achieved with forecast resources.
This technical report includes the Transportation Commission Resolutions and other policies pertinent to the Regional and Statewide Planning process, giving overall guidance to the development of the plans.
The environmental discussion has been developed to assist internal and external users who want an overview of the transportation decision-making process and a better understanding of the environmental considerations contained in that process.
Colorado has wide ranging socioeconomic characteristics that vary from one geographic region to the next. In order to understand the projected transportation system for 2035, it is important to have an understanding of the socioeconomic trends and their potential impacts. An overview of key demographic characteristics in Colorado related to population, employment, and income is presented in this report.
