Agenda Date: 05/15/2018
Subject:
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A resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement for Collaborative Transportation Forum with City of Aurora, Town of Bennett, Town of Bowmar, City of Centennial, City of Cherry Hills Village, Town of Columbine Valley, Town of Deer Trail, City of Englewood, Town of Foxfield, City of Glendale, City of Greenwood Village, City of Sheridan, and Arapahoe County
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Presented By:
Keith Reester, Public Works Director
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council support an intergovernmental agreement with other cities within Arapahoe County to facilitate the development of the Sub-regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for the years 2020-2023 within DRCOG?
BACKGROUND:
Every four years the State of Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is required by federal regulations through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to complete a statewide Transportation Improvement Plan. The process to complete these plans is required to be led by the regional Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), in the Denver region this is the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
The TIP creates a statewide priority project list that drives the allocation of federal transportation funds and grants that are allocated to each state. Most people see this as money for roads but there are large cutouts that occur in the allocation to the states to support non-road specific projects, for example transit, air quality, multi-modal, freight rail, and safety. The MPOs also assist in the designation of the project list for these areas but the project priorities are set in a different methodology. TIP funds can only be used for new capacity, congestion, safety, design/studies, or environmentally important projects, the funds cannot be used for maintenance.
DRCOG has initiated a new process for determining what projects should be included in the 2020-2023 TIP. The "dual model" process provides an opportunity to fund local prio...
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