(1) A twenty-year transportation plan
shall be required for each transportation planning region that includes the
metropolitan area of a metropolitan planning organization. Other transportation
planning regions may, through intergovernmental agreements defined in section
30-28-105, C.R.S., prepare and submit such a transportation plan. A regional
transportation plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) Identification of transportation facilities and services, including
expansion or improvement of existing facilities and services, required to meet the
estimated demand for transportation in the region over the twenty-year period;
(b) Time schedules for completion of transportation projects which are
included in the transportation plan;
(c) Additional funding amount need and identification of anticipated funding
sources;
(d) Expected environmental, social, and economic impacts of the
recommendations contained in the transportation plan, including an objective
evaluation of the full range of reasonable transportation alternatives, including
traffic system management options, travel demand management strategies and
other transportation modes, as well as improvements to the existing facilities and
new facilities, in order to provide for the transportation and environmental needs of
the area in a safe and efficient manner; and
(e) Shall assist other agencies in developing transportation control measures
for utilization in accordance with state and federal statutes or regulations, and the
state implementation plan, and shall identify and evaluate measures that show
promise of supporting clean air objectives.
(2) A regional transportation plan shall state the fiscal need to maintain
mobility and what can be reasonably expected to be implemented with the
estimated revenues which are likely to be available.
(3) (a) Any regional planning commissions formed for the purpose of
conducting regional transportation planning or any transportation planning region
shall be responsible, in cooperation with the state and other governmental
agencies, for carrying out necessary continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive
transportation planning for the region represented by such commission and for the
purpose of meeting the requirements of subsection (4) of this section.
(b) In the absence of a locally generated regional transportation plan by a
duly formed regional planning commission, the department shall include these
areas in the statewide transportation plan and shall be responsible for the
appropriate level of planning and analysis to incorporate the needs and
recommendations of the region in an equitable and consistent manner with other
regions of the state.
(4) The regional transportation plan for any region may recommend the
priority for any transportation improvements planned for such region. The
commission shall consider the priorities contained in such plan in making decisions
concerning transportation improvements.
(5) The department shall integrate and consolidate the regional
transportation plans for the transportation planning regions into a comprehensive
statewide transportation plan. The formation of the state plan shall be
accomplished through a statewide planning process set by rules and regulations
promulgated by the commission. The state plan shall address but shall not be
limited to the following factors:
(a) An emphasis on multi-modal transportation considerations, including the
connectivity between modes of transportation;
(b) An emphasis on coordination with county and municipal land use
planning, including examination of the impact of land use decisions on
transportation needs and the exploration of opportunities for preservation of
transportation corridors;
(b.5) Coordination with federal military installations in the state to identify
the transportation infrastructure needs of the installations and ensure that those
needs are given full consideration during the formation of the state plan;
(c) The development of areawide multi-modal management plans in
coordination with the process of developing the elements of the state plan;
(d) The targeting of infrastructure investments, including preservation of the
existing transportation system commonly known as fixing it first to support the
economic vitality of the state and region;
(e) Safety enhancement;
(f) Strategic mobility and multimodal choice;
(g) The support of urban or rural mass transit;
(h) Environmental stewardship;
(i) Effective, efficient, and safe freight transport; and
(j) Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
(5.5) The department of transportation shall conduct a study that identifies:
(a) Policy barriers and opportunities within the department that includes an
examination of policies within the state access code, roadway design standards,
and the treatment of pedestrian and bicycle crossings. The study shall examine the
impact of these policies on neighborhood centers and transit centers, including the
impact on housing production, the implementation of context-sensitive design,
complete streets, and pedestrian-bicycle safety measures.
(b) The portions of state highway that pass through locally identified transit
centers and neighborhood centers that are appropriate for context-sensitive
design, complete streets as defined in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
Pub.L. 117-5, and pedestrian-bicycle safety measures.
(6) Repealed.
(7) On and after September 1, 2023, the board of directors, committee, or
other governing body, however named, of the transportation planning organization
for each transportation planning region must include at least one voting
representative to represent all transit agencies in the transportation planning
region. The representative must be appointed by the transit agency or, if multiple
transit agencies provide service in the transportation planning region, by
agreement of the transit agencies.