§ 29-35-306 — Applicable transit service areas map

Colorado § 29-35-306

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 29: Government
• Art.: State Land Use Criteria for Strategic Growth

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(1) On or before
September 30, 2024, the department of local affairs, in consultation with the
department of transportation, Colorado energy office, metropolitan planning
organizations, and transit agencies that operate within metropolitan planning
organizations, shall publish a map that designates applicable transit service areas
to be used by local governments in complying with this part 3.

(2) In publishing the map described in subsection (1) of this section, the
department of local affairs shall designate applicable transit service areas as areas
that are within:

(a) One-quarter mile of existing stations served by routes identified in an
applicable transit plan for:

(I) Commuter bus rapid transit;

(II) Commuter rail with planned or scheduled service that is scheduled to run
every thirty minutes or more frequent between seven a.m. and ten a.m. and between
four p.m. and seven p.m.;

(III) Light rail with planned or scheduled service that is scheduled to run
every thirty minutes or more frequent between seven a.m. and ten a.m. and between
four p.m. and seven p.m.; and

(IV) A public bus route that has a planned or scheduled frequency of every
thirty minutes or more frequent for four hours or more on weekdays, excluding
seasonal service;

(b) One-quarter mile of currently planned or existing stations and stops
served by public bus routes that:

(I) Have a planned or scheduled frequency of every thirty minutes or more
frequent for four hours or more on weekdays, excluding seasonal service; and

(II) Are identified within an applicable transit plan for short-term
implementation or implementation before January 1, 2030, according to that plan; or

(c) For transit agencies within metropolitan planning organizations that do
not have applicable transit plans, one-quarter mile of public bus routes with
existing transit service levels as of January 1, 2024, with a scheduled frequency of
every thirty minutes or more frequent during the four hours or more on weekdays,
excluding seasonal service.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2024: Entire article added (see the editor's note following the part 3 heading), (HB 24-1304), ch. 159, p. 740, � 1, effective August 7.