Agenda Date: 10/02/2018
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A resolution of the City of Littleton, Colorado, in support of "Let's Go, Colorado," a citizen initiative designated as Initiative #153, to appear on the ballot as Proposition 110, to increase funding for statewide and local transportation needs.
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Presented By:
Mark Relph, City Manager
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council support a resolution in support of "Let's Go, Colorado," a citizen initiative designated as Initiative 153, to appear on the ballot as Proposition 110, that will increase funding for statewide and local transportation needs?
BACKGROUND:
Colorado's population has grown nearly 60 percent since 1991, while state transportation spending per driver, adjusted for inflation, has been cut in half over that same time period. Increased demand on roads and bridges has resulted in increased traffic congestion, lost worker productivity, and deep frustration among citizens. In addition, the Colorado Department of Transportation has identified $9 billion in much-needed projects that lack funding, while local communities also lack the resources necessary to fully address traffic congestion, maintenance, and safety.
The TRIP Report, "Colorado Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the state's need for safe, smooth, and efficient mobility," estimates driving on deteriorated and congested roads costs Colorado drivers a total of $7.1 billion each year.
(TRIP report: http://www.tripnet.org/docs/CO_Transportation_by_the_Numbers_TRIP_Report_2018.pdf)
For these reasons, a bipartisan coalition of elected officials, business leaders, labor unions, environmentalists, transit groups, and community activists have joined together to ask voters to raise the state sales tax by .62 percent, or about six cents on a ten-dollar purchase, for transportation needs.
The measure is expected to raise $767 million in its first year and allow for bonding of $6 billion for state projects. Forty percent of the new revenue will go...
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