HomeMy WebLinkAbout945 - SUPPORTING a resolution that provides input to the Colorado Tolling Enterprise regarding theirResolution 945
Resolution Providing Input to the Colorado
Tolling Enterprise Regarding Its Tolling Stndy
WHEREAS, The Denver Regional Council of Govemments (DRCOG) ~s a tegional plannmg
commission under the laws of the state of Colorado, representmg 50 member governments m the
Denver area, and
WHEREAS, The Colorado Tollmg Enterpnse (CTE) has requested public comment on a draft list
of uutial toll pro~ects for first-her screenmg and a draft set of screerung criteria, and
WHEREAS, DRCOG member governments desire to be mvolved m the development of the toll
way proposals, and
WI-IEI2EAS, Boulder, as one of those member governments, supports DRCOG's position on the
CTE, particularly on those issues and corridors affectmg the City of Boulder and Boulder County.
WHEREAS, Nearly two-thirds (24) of the 38 corridors identified are wrthm the DRCOG area, and
WHEREAS, The 24 tdentified corridors mclude both fieeways and arterials, and
WHEREAS, Three of the carndors, US 36 and State Highways 93 and 119, are in Boulder County
and would sigmfica~ltly impact flie City of Boulder; and
WHEREAS, Three of the comdors (C-470 north of Morrison, I-225 north of Colfax and Parker
Road I-225 to Hampden) are ident~fied for poss~ble purchase of currently existmg capacity (tollmg
for capacrty that has already been built wrth taxpayer dollars) by the CTE from the Colorado
Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, Many of the corridors overlap with the Regtonal Transportation Districts FasTracks
transit corridars and the US 36 Mayors and Commissioner's Coalrtion supports Bus Rapid Transit
as part of the improvements bemg planned for the US 36 corridor.
Now iherefore let rt be resolved on this 16t~' day of March 2004 that Boulder Crty Council offers
the followmg comments to the CTE for their consideration.
• Denver area principal arterial roadways that are withm currently urbanized areas and lack
access control should be excluded from further analysis or Selection, (mcludmg State
Highway 93 and State Highway 119)
• Purchasmg of equity of widened sections that would remove free transportation lanes and
force exishng users to pay tolls should be dropped from considerarion
• The relationship of the toll road proposals to the FasTracks rapid transit corridars should be
defined through the Metropolrtan Plannmg Orgamzation (MPO) process mcludmg the
Regional Transportation Commrttee.
• RTD buses should be allowed free access to the CTE toll roads
• Tolling revenues should invest m multimodal transportation solutions for corridors, rather
than~ust roadway investments, mcludmg transit capital and operations and pedestrian and
bicycle connections and maintenance for all modes
• A criterion concerning consistency with regional transportation goals and plans should be
added.
• A cnterron concerning consistency with outcomes from corridor consensus-burldmg
efforts, such as the US 36 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), should be added.
Furthermore, the Boulder City Council would like to support past concerns expressed by the
DRCOG Board and presented to the CTE m 2003 mcludmg.
• Toll revenue generated by a toll highway should remain wrt(rm the toll corridor
• Capacity improvements still will be needed m corridors whore the traffic levels, lack of
nght-of--way, or other factors preclude tolling
• A transportation planning region that generates toll revenue should be `held harmless' in
resource allocatron.
• The CTE should formally request comments from the MPOs at each mayor plannrg step rn
developing a toll proposal and mclusron m the Regronal Transportatron Plan (RTP).
RESOLVED, thrs 16`x' day of March, 2004
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Wrlham R, Toor
Mayor
Attest•
Crty Clerk on behalf of the
Drrector of Ftnance and Record