Bicycle Colorado Blog—Demanding Better From Colorado’s Transportation System
By Benedict Wright
On November 20th, Bicycle Colorado, along with other advocates, gave public comment to Colorado’s Transportation Commission, the appointed body that oversees the Colorado Department of Transportation. We asked them to align CDOT’s near-term transportation project priorities with their stated long-term goals of improving safety for all road users, increasing mobility options, reducing tailpipe emissions, and prioritizing “fix-it-first” projects.
CDOT is in the process of updating its 10-year plan, which lays out a near-term set of priorities for how to spend billions of dollars. Part of our job as transportation advocates is to push agencies like CDOT to live up to their commitments and align their budgets with the safety and mobility needs of Coloradans. Earlier this year, Bicycle Colorado signed on to a transportation vision that urges CDOT to do better.