Catalyst Article—Facing Challenges, Passenger Rail Commission Aims Beyond 2020
By Benedict Wright
With a predicted population growth of three million people by 2050 and the majority of that growth occurring along the Front Range, Colorado is looking for alternatives to Interstate 25 to transport people up and down the already congested corridor.
In 2017, The Southwest Chief and Front Range Passenger Rail Commission was created to study, plan, and eventually build a passenger rail line spanning from Fort Collins to Pueblo. The Commission now plans to get a ballot measure to voters on the Front Range as soon as Nov. 2021.
Passing such a measure would be a critical step in making the vision of the efficient and reliable regional transit a reality for people living along Colorado’s densely populated Front Range.