During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Tim Kirby discussed the Colorado DOT's partnerships with local and regional entities through its Transportation Planning Regions and local participation in the Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee.

1. Regional Transportation Planning in Colorado
June 28, 2017

2. • Regional Planning Philosophy
• Transportation Planning Regions
• Regional Planning in Colorado
• Statewide Advisory Committee
• Transportation Planning Toolkit
Agenda
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3. Regional Planning Philosophy
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4. • Transportation Planning Regions
–10 rural and 5 Urban
–Composed of municipal and county
representatives
–Elect Statewide Transportation Advisory
Committee Representatives
–Meet quarterly
–Knowledge exchanges
Educate
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5. Transportation Planning
Regions

6. • Statewide Transportation Advisory
Committee (STAC)
–Convenes Colorado’s 15 TPRs
–Meets monthly
–Advises CDOT and the Transportation
Commission on:
• Current Transportation related issues;
• The needs of the transportation system in Colorado;
• Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) and the
Statewide Transportation Plan.
Engage
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7. Empower
• Transportation Planning Toolkit
–Statewide Plan Lessons Learned
–Targeted informational topics
–GOAL: Create a baseline of knowledge
–The curriculum will be delivered
through various mediums
–These materials also will be made
available through CDOT’s website

8. Questions & Answers
Tim Kirby
MPO & Regional Planning Section Manager
timothy.Kirby@state.co.us
(303) 757-9619