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Cottrell said the change would avoid adopting four years of TIP funding under priorities that the region is updating in the RTP. \"We would like to adjust that essentially one year out and go to fiscal years 'twenty 9 through 'thirty 2,\" he said. The proposed shift creates a one‑year funding gap for FY2028 that DRCOG staff would program using an accelerated process that begins with existing adopted waitlists and, if funds remain, a shortened call for projects.

Key mechanics explained by staff:
- Funding estimate: DRCOG staff estimated roughly $90,000,000 would be available for FY2028 (estimate subject to federal/state authorization changes).
- Set‑asides: Staff would take funds off the top for set‑asides (the presentation cited $11,500,000 in set‑aside estimates) and then allocate the remainder via the existing formula: 20% to a regional share and 80% to eight subregional shares.
- Step 1 (waitlist programming): DRCOG would first offer FY2028 funds to projects on the TIP’s adopted waitlists; sponsors must deliver the scope submitted and provide updated cost estimates. \"These funds are not available right now. This is going to be for FY 'twenty 8, so that will be a factor you will want to consider,\" Cottrell said.
- Step 2 (short call for projects): If funds remain after the waitlist process, DRCOG would run an expedited call for projects per forum with shortened timelines (staff suggested two to three weeks rather than a full call window) using the existing application and criteria.

Staff emphasized that waitlist awards would be limited to the originally submitted project scope and no additional DRCOG TIP funds would automatically be provided to cover subsequent cost increases; sponsors would need to absorb inflation or decline funding and potentially reapply. Several members raised concern about inflation and partial awards and asked how DRCOG would treat sponsors that cannot deliver under increased costs. Ron Pabstirk noted an equity concern: projects already awarded funds in the adopted TIP face the same inflationary pressures as waitlisted projects, and DRCOG staff said sponsors will need to decide whether to accept partial offers or let funding pass to lower‑ranked projects.

Timing and approvals: Cottrell said DRCOG will return to RTC and the board for feedback and approval on the exact process and any policy amendments. If approved, staff would plan to begin the waitlist and any short call processes in summer 2025 and to program FY2028 funds ahead of the FY2029–FY2032 TIP development.

Legal/process note: DRCOG staff confirmed that funds for projects seeking federal dollars must be included in the region’s fiscally constrained RTP and TIP for federal air quality and greenhouse gas conformity, linking the TIP schedule directly to the RTP timetable.

No formal action was taken at the April 28 meeting; staff will bring detailed procedures and any requested policy exceptions back to committees and the board for action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DRCOG| Transportation Advisory Committee April 28, 2025 meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Todd Cottrell, Project and Program Delivery Manager at the Denver Regional Council of Governments, proposed shifting the next TIP cycle one year so the TIP aligns with the RTP update and described a two‑step FY2028 programming approach using waitlists and a possible short call for projects.","taxTitle","Denver Regional Council of Governments, Governor's Boards and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Colorado","taxId",27825,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251939,"DRCOG advances 2050 RTP scenario planning, readies candidate project solicitation and roadway system update",318,1856000,2174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3192281-4eaacf1c49fc0da5c88ae2958926155c&start=1856&end=2174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3192281-4eaacf1c49fc0da5c88ae2958926155c/thumbnail_1856000.jpg","/articles/6251939/Colorado/DRCOG-advances-2050-RTP-scenario-planning-readies-candidate-project-solicitation-and-roadway-system-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251939-7a468642c8d1e591db95fbbe3e1b0b01/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452822&Signature=QOz9nXN9QpKV53sjRaDdZFReC~VazrRQlJRHHJZea~poiUU8JLSfrK3PUmr0FeOvwL0z0MqEbIjYrUeVWZelxmsSVlZ~WteKcO0j5h253fVNKESMYwwHJZkvVLOnSGm-Il8kpV1MV58o7TQF6Gon3K14yepLF8ZYMCz90EPsQsOen-vBT14dU44heboa6arJQKHGkL8mZslAx4~04jHJA9F~5hIyl3RS0AycERO6GYB3e-qSE9uF0u8qqyQkV8OA-uNbcC~8K5LdW9TA867oCUj2LGwJ2HamIOiIpza8nUtyyCRPiPGVR21jIxJHqaJIY6k1oEBUFGp1r8-W5KHQ8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alvin Bridal Sanchez, Regional Transportation Planning Program Manager at the Denver Regional Council of Governments, told the Transportation Advisory Committee that DRCOG is wrapping up scenario planning for the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan and will begin soliciting candidate projects once scenarios and financial forecasts are complete.

The regional plan process will produce a fiscally constrained investment plan that DRCOG staff must set before running federal air quality and state greenhouse gas modeling. \"We do need to have our fiscally constrained investment priorities identified before we can get into our modeling for federal air quality conformity and state greenhouse gas modeling,\" Alvin said, explaining the schedule linkage to CDOT's statewide process.

Key points: DRCOG aims to unveil scenario results at the next TAC meeting in May, begin solicitation development and run modeling in the fourth quarter of 2025. The committee discussed a late‑summer call for projects with review in the fall and board approval of investment priorities in October–November 2025 to allow modeling and conformity work in late 2025–2026.

Alvin summarized the regional roadway system (RRS) call for revisions that ran March 17–April 14. The RRS defines existing and future roadways used for federal air quality and state GHG conformity analyses and sets the planning network that determines which road projects are eligible for federal funds through the TIP. DRCOG staff received multiple submissions, including proposed additions and some proposed removals; staff said they will continue reviewing submissions and expect to bring a recommendation to set the system at an upcoming TAC meeting.

Jacob Reager, DRCOG staff, clarified the legal relationship between DRCOG’s RTP and CDOT’s statewide plan: under federal metropolitan planning rules, the MPO long‑range plan is the controlling regional plan within MPO boundaries and must be the basis for local priorities and air quality conformity for projects seeking federal funds. \"The Metropolitan Planning Process and the MPO Long Range Transportation Plan is the plan of supremacy\" within MPO areas, Jacob said.

DRCOG staff said they will stand up civic and news advisory panels, meet with county transportation forums, and work with CDOT and RTD to coordinate project submissions and regional priorities. The RTP adoption target remains in the third or fourth quarter of 2026; modeling and conformity work will take at least six months once the fiscally constrained list is set.

Alvin also described DRCOG tools available to partners, including a TRIPS project database and a web map to search RTP projects by county, project type and investment priority.

DRCOG staff emphasized they are seeking input from DRCOG committees and local agencies as they transition from scenario planning to solicitation and project evaluation.","DRCOG staff said the regional transportation plan update is moving into scenario results, financial planning and candidate project solicitation; the fiscally constrained plan must be set ahead of federal air quality and greenhouse gas modeling.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251944,"CDOT outlines statewide plan update, 10‑year strategic pipeline and public outreach schedule",1235,478000,1713000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3192281-4eaacf1c49fc0da5c88ae2958926155c&start=478&end=1713","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3192281-4eaacf1c49fc0da5c88ae2958926155c/thumbnail_478000.jpg","/articles/6251944/Colorado/CDOT-outlines-statewide-plan-update-10year-strategic-pipeline-and-public-outreach-schedule","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251944-5fd392f3e20343f37e741caa0c196b8a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452822&Signature=XSmpLN4ayObZgncnZEiQ8ZhfX45UXu56KhbdhwfWc1gX7qiGXc9tn0tG8wJkBqw939ZkjGF0Qy0S6dxVX74-81nkLuBUB-alyr~~UQR9bCoFzpP0htf2KYgfYkRNMkcNWjSTkxcTT8559ahr8SmgkwD9I7ln~wOrjSyA2yulX-R5guyaoulm0F23xekTbC1rJFDZK8x74gkGRbpgbD0cfEhUvCbmpsLZtBBthU9KuRL9jXOYCwKDHl3e-DzMgB03BUbqyy12soPWSbBMN5rbyoXPrIed3wafxLnmLSsRwSWdmLaXnS~Prg4tD4VedUeoxbHt1ihjauwwyY4ffMnf9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marissa Gahan, who leads the multimodal planning branch at the Colorado Department of Transportation, told the Denver Regional Council of Governments Transportation Advisory Committee on April 28 that CDOT is updating its long‑range statewide transportation plan and a linked 10‑year plan that will prioritize projects for the next decade.

The 10‑year plan, which CDOT launched after the 2019 plan, is intended to translate long‑range goals into a prioritized pipeline of projects that can be funded and delivered in four‑year segments. \"We can't have one without the other,\" Gahan said of the statewide plan and regional plans, describing close coordination between CDOT and metropolitan planning organizations.

Why it matters: CDOT’s statewide and 10‑year plans guide which projects are prioritized for funding statewide and feed directly into regional Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The update will affect how regions and local agencies propose and advance projects seeking federal and state funds.

Gahan summarized three guiding principles CDOT staff are using to update PD‑14, the document that contains the department’s goals and performance measures: advancing transportation safety, fixing aging roads and bridges, and sustainably increasing transportation choices. She said CDOT will emphasize pavement and asset condition in the coming cycle and use performance‑based analysis to prioritize investments.

CDOT will combine inputs from 15 planning regions and a statewide advisory committee to set goals and identify projects for the 10‑year plan. As part of outreach, CDOT plans telephone town halls and a statewide online survey. Gahan said the Denver area will get two telephone town halls: Denver North (Jefferson, Adams, Boulder and Broomfield counties) on May 21 from 6:30–7:30 p.m., and Denver South (Denver, Arapahoe and Douglas counties) on June 12. She encouraged partners to promote the survey and town halls to boost participation.

Gahan also highlighted new tools CDOT is using for public engagement and analysis: an online data visualizer that layers statewide datasets (roadway condition, safety, transit routes) and an accountability dashboard that shows the status of projects in the current 10‑year plan. She said the current 10‑year program represents roughly $4 billion in strategic funding for fiscal years 2019–2026, with 80 projects complete and 45 under construction.

On funding, when asked about revenue forecasts for the first four years of the new 10‑year plan, Gahan said CDOT is estimating roughly $200 million to $250 million statewide per year for those years and that control totals will be shared with regions to inform planning. She cautioned that federal authorization and statewide budget decisions create uncertainty and that figures will be updated as the fiscal picture clarifies.

Projected schedule: CDOT staff aim to adopt the updated statewide plan in mid‑ to late‑summer 2025 (Gahan cited August) and to proceed into a 10‑year plan update with a target adoption around December 2025. Gahan asked MPO and county partners to help promote outreach and to review proposed projects and cost updates as CDOT regions and MPOs align priorities.

Gahan closed by offering to take questions and to work with DRCOG staff on joint outreach and alignment between the statewide and regional processes.","At the DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee meeting April 28, 2025, Colorado Department of Transportation planning staff summarized the statewide long‑range plan update, a 10‑year strategic pipeline, public engagement including telephone town halls and a data visualizer, and a tentative adoption timetable for 2025.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251929,"DRCOG opens corridor planning letters‑of‑interest; Colfax BRT Next and Sheridan safety study underway",364,5136000,5500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3192281-4eaacf1c49fc0da5c88ae2958926155c&start=5136&end=5500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3192281-4eaacf1c49fc0da5c88ae2958926155c/thumbnail_5136000.jpg","/articles/6251929/Colorado/DRCOG-opens-corridor-planning-lettersofinterest-Colfax-BRT-Next-and-Sheridan-safety-study-underway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251929-15f51d8f61b5ebebad1ada9ce248226d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452822&Signature=gtZLrJxe6E3apB14301cx~AlvYKJFf0QvnTr7Vje94zLcecTtMSy87i-wiKcJfa-ryhWqgZMGvq6bWqIt6cgzdZSiztl2L-EqWeysGOapo2JI8QPvQN24Z~pXIc9gxWoAAgE4HxO0NeHh38TPCNx1mstN5c6kIVbROGITxSin9qfkMWeHW3rHGycyo5CUTWqOSpcZ~qgAD0BUmXx5SNzcH0uULVBuTIAgfbgM~3Lw~1eh~phDCjsy3SwPhUYSKsMhr4wDJQ~000lHnH5QRsLw5PtVlwwc~29r1PmyIPzID8QSqjLky5kTjlAjRJd2jGXd42t4XyMThDGGtQpZVxXHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nora Curran, DRCOG Subarea and Project Planning Program Manager, updated the Transportation Advisory Committee on April 28 about the corridor planning program and a current call for letters of interest for planning funds.

The corridor planning program is a DRCOG set‑aside within the TIP intended to advance projects already included in the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan to a higher level of planning so they are ready for later design and construction funding. \"The focus of the corridor planning program is really to help advance the projects that are in the current 2050 regional transportation plan,\" Curran said.

Program status and projects:
- Program funding: The current program is a 2024–2027 TIP set‑aside with $3,000,000 available across the four years; DRCOG is proceeding into the second two‑year cycle and has $1,500,000 available in this call for letters of interest.
- Colfax BRT Next: A collaboration between DRCOG and the City of Aurora (with CDOT and RTD participation) to study an extension/alternatives analysis for Colfax BRT, from central Colfax toward I‑470. The project team (Nelson
ygaard) is completing existing conditions and initial engagement, with alternatives development and public outreach planned this summer and a locally preferred alternative expected by late 2025.
- Sheridan Boulevard safety study: A corridor safety project covering Sheridan from I‑76 to 285 focusing on the high‑injury network and Vision Zero priorities. The study involves multiple counties and jurisdictions and is developing recommendations and an implementation plan to reduce serious and fatal crashes. The contractor CONSOR is leading the study and is advancing existing conditions and public engagement work.

Curran said letters of interest are open now through mid‑June and must come from a local agency or a regional partner; projects must be listed in the 2050 RTP and be planning‑level work (design or construction‑ready projects are not eligible unless additional planning work remains). DRCOG will review LOIs over the summer using a multi‑agency selection panel and hopes to return to DRCOG committees in July–August with selections, then proceed with consultant selection and scoping in the fall.

Curran noted DRCOG has published a spreadsheet of RTP projects and guidance on eligibility to help sponsors determine whether a project qualifies.

No formal action was taken; DRCOG staff will review LOIs and return with recommendations this summer.","DRCOG updated TAC members on its corridor planning program, highlighted ongoing Colfax BRT Next and Sheridan Boulevard safety studies, and opened a call for letters of interest for the program's second funding cycle with $1.5 million available.","actionData","errors"]

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