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\"We received 9, grant information forms by our June 12 deadline,\" Jacob Reager, DRCOG staff, said. DRCOG added it received an additional form the day of the meeting and that staff had provided support letters for applicants; Reager said one of staff member Ron Papstorff's last acts before leaving the agency was finishing requested support letters.

DRCOG said it collects grant information forms for major discretionary opportunities to improve regional coordination and transparency. Staff asked jurisdictions applying for SS4A funds to note whether they requested support letters; DRCOG confirmed applicants that asked for letters received them and said it will continue supporting regional coordination on submitted SS4A applications.

The announcement was informational; no TAC action was required. DRCOG encouraged coordination among applicants and wished local governments luck in the competitive SS4A process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DRCOG | Transportation Advisory Committee June 23, 2025 meeting","oneSentenceSummary","DRCOG said it collected nine regional grant information forms for the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program and will submit a regional application; DRCOG staff provided support letters to local applicants and asked jurisdictions to coordinate.","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},6186269,"DRCOG readies public draft of Active Transportation Plan and Bicycle Plus guide next month",314,2487000,2801000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce&start=2487&end=2801","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce/thumbnail_2487000.jpg","/articles/6186269/Colorado/DRCOG-readies-public-draft-of-Active-Transportation-Plan-and-Bicycle-Plus-guide-next-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186269-a0e82150546c9ee65b7416bf879c0a16/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111436&Signature=EL8Ja1q7SwKCEIs3C7znWZcx~M2PGTUQzTq-rkn4howv0Jsl6mmHWwLsRMvk9LpyzRjzFTp5yVZc-9cw0-4nXmsSc1XYk-CbYbWabwTI4I~nvwhRu-Quzmf2Gcfq5QY9FfGydaNbfU3DrGJw1v6H9Tz6M3gu-7NksFP5y~bldj3zjvLCt8zh2Po~IHJkOWnHjr7UmOyJXALYyxYNvuoKZBuSV2gazyq2nFJN2wHmXrZ4D6I3WanEH6caFDpw23pxt9cTbNPhorPMx2jxmqg-NPrVm0IwN18ixsOjd6PQfHZOF6rw78Z8awQp4Pb7uVLqF0PKd8l6rAgjUi85I0UPLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DRCOG staff told the TAC June 23 the agency is nearing a public draft of its regional Active Transportation Plan (ATP), with a planned public review in mid‑July and adoption targeted in the fall.

\"We are quickly approaching our public draft period, hopefully next month, where we can actually present a draft to the plan to you, to RTC, to the board, and to members of the public,\" Aaron Villery, senior active transportation planner, said. Villery described three major elements of the plan: pedestrian focus areas, short‑trip opportunity zones (trips under about 2 miles), and a regional active‑transportation corridor network that DRCOG proposes to space roughly 1–1.5 miles in urban areas, 2–3 miles in suburban areas and 3–5 miles in rural areas.

The ATP is intended to integrate with Metro Vision, the RTP and related adopted plans (including the regional Vision Zero and Complete Streets toolkit). Staff said the draft will include program and policy recommendations and two supplements: an economic benefits analysis and a \"Bicycle Plus\" guide that addresses micromobility, supportive assets (bike parking and storage) and emerging vehicle types. Villery said inventory and guidance on supportive infrastructure will be included in the Bicycle Plus supplement rather than the main plan.

DRCOG staff said the ATP will be a practical, action‑oriented product to help local jurisdictions coordinate interjurisdictional routes, target investment and provide implementation tools such as a sidewalk delivery guide that addresses costs and project delivery barriers. Staff requested help publicizing the upcoming public draft and noted coordination with CDOT; CDOT staff at the meeting announced that the state active transportation plan is open for public comment through July 18.

DRCOG plans to post materials and receive public comments at engage.drcog.org/atp; staff will present draft materials to the TAC, RTC and board during the public review period and use advisory groups and stakeholder outreach to refine the plan before adoption in the fall.","DRCOG staff said the regional Active Transportation Plan is nearing a public draft expected mid‑July; the plan includes a pedestrian focus, short‑trip opportunity zones, a regional active-transportation corridor network, and supplementary guidance including a Bicycle Plus guide for micromobility and supportive infrastructure.",{"_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},6186274,"DRCOG staff outline 2050 RTP process, dual-track priorities and solicitation approach",210,1973000,2183000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce&start=1973&end=2183","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce/thumbnail_1973000.jpg","/articles/6186274/Colorado/DRCOG-staff-outline-2050-RTP-process-dual-track-priorities-and-solicitation-approach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186274-97f1a2120280d1b2c1b5adc0b93591ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111436&Signature=Q-DbC36Pd09Ht3seb9Xk9oyvmg34WESWx8~bfl1XBdxZNgj-h~DKpMJ2k-OLpq2I-cP7kthRLErur68f2GNcaS889VD9-wJXxjg77orr77ssJwOofif8dkAjaXkLyg3~AKk6MR6RdHX94-Muzn-Jwu1hixzPsnIElcHeasDGSnLYZNrOvSU~bbw8CTLx0RD7DBL~RE9j0Q56vKfdlY6Vppxs7isWlXcz2vIWtevYJaW8W5LfdZybf7YVwDMcEIAsTGtdEjfYYBlWj~0xmuW~V~FsnXhDAdQdRPLxU3tKZpacHBgXdb8kQ-xV9CyDDuB7nVrQTvoeDGqNUbuhdX0moQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DRCOG staff presented details June 23 about the agency's approach to updating the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, discussing recent scenario results, investment frameworks, advisory-group outreach and a proposed solicitation and evaluation process.

\"Land use alone is not the primary driver of mobility changes,\" Alvin Badal Sanchez told the TAC, summarizing scenario work and stressing that complementary transportation strategies are needed to achieve significant mobility shifts. Staff said some scenarios meet Metro Vision targets when combined with transportation investments and noted neighborhood-scale changes (for example, microtransit) can be important though they may not register in regional travel models.

DRCOG staff described a dual framework for setting priorities: an interagency process among DRCOG, Colorado Department of Transportation and RTD to identify regional needs, plus subregional priorities set through county transportation forums. Project categories carried forward from the previous cycle include safety, active transportation, freight, corridor planning (roadway and transit), bridge preservation and multimodal mobility. Staff said the RTP must list certain roadway capacity and rapid transit projects individually (federally required for air quality conformity); other investments are shown as funding categories.

For solicitation logistics, staff proposed a late‑August call for projects open about a month to six weeks, with county forums setting submittal caps and a regional review panel (staff from DRCOG, CDOT, RTD and forum representatives) scoring and evaluating candidate projects. DRCOG recalled the prior submittal cap approach that reflected relative forum shares (for example, the City and County of Denver's submittal cap was roughly 25 projects last cycle) with a floor of five submissions for smaller agencies; staff said caps limit submittals for evaluation but do not guarantee project selection or funding.

Staff clarified which projects DRCOG expects to carry forward automatically into the RTP: projects under construction, projects with NEPA complete or included in the TIP/STIP, and projects in active construction. Projects not advanced in recent cycles would need resubmittal to be reconsidered. Staff also noted evaluation criteria will continue to align with Metro Vision outcomes and performance measures (safety, air quality, regional transit, active transportation, freight and multimodal mobility) and suggested adding additional data points such as delay or vehicle-hours of delay if TAC members want more emphasis on congestion measures.

DRCOG convened a civic advisory group and a youth advisory panel for the RTP update and plans additional outreach. Staff urged jurisdictions to coordinate subregional forum decisions and, where applicable, align forum submittals with CDOT's 4P/10‑year planning conversations to streamline review.","DRCOG staff updated the TAC on progress toward the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, describing scenario findings, a dual interagency/subregional priority framework, project categories for the solicitation, evaluation criteria and anticipated timeline for a late‑August call for projects.",{"_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},6186279,"DRCOG staff present 2050 small-area forecast update; member feedback changed block capacities and added scheduled projects",404,1116000,1520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce&start=1116&end=1520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce/thumbnail_1116000.jpg","/articles/6186279/Colorado/DRCOG-staff-present-2050-small-area-forecast-update-member-feedback-changed-block-capacities-and-added-scheduled-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186279-73460252870c236d187f63b9823d6e81/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111436&Signature=VOYkmM0KJclAo2ZgLAPkPEcNn2hrhbSK9ENLigPKBsqsWcundq5DlRZWiK4BeUjDPr3Sg9t1esPNAOJjmW18kFNKucyKdGa1U3UNodgIPbeJS655ZATXSF0NHv8c3MJYl7EGtIPYs9VYiU5ZCcRs6xyaaORtR9sSss5pfRAPxo5YOVrDizT17fLofyXJKzPh86C4NQFCHD-MmaQjTDmir2egO0my9hLLtT3oSZuxloD7hiroZANYdkDvf4gYt25arsffdnpFrKDaZzLPV5ZZKPb8QlJHheHw~geXnz0XxbXKuBlhfsvYH2ewRSdxuH9s8m5n27EzuLVL8xW92jkiWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DRCOG staff told the Transportation Advisory Committee on June 23 that the agency finalized its small-area forecast for use in the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan and the regional housing needs assessment, incorporating member-agency feedback and project-level scheduled developments.

\"The Small Area forecast is a forecast of population, households and jobs,\" James Kohlberg, data analyst, said, describing the product's purpose and how it feeds DRCOG's travel demand model and regional housing work. The forecast uses 2020 as a base year and projects to 2050 at the census block level, constrained to county control totals provided by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

DRCOG said it solicited feedback in January, hosted a webinar, provided a web map for comments, and held office hours for one‑on‑one meetings. Staff reported about 105 comments from 12 jurisdictions, adjusted future capacities on roughly 2,800 blocks and added 169 scheduled development projects based on local feedback. Staff emphasized that increasing a block's capacity raises the model's ‘‘ceiling’’ but does not guarantee a project will be built because growth is still allocated to match county control totals.

Kohlberg explained the forecast combines two inputs: scheduled developments (projects under construction or near construction from CoStar and Zonda) that are inserted directly into UrbanSim, and zoned capacities (more speculative build potential through 2050) constrained by local zoning and feedback. He said many jurisdictional comments concerned PUD‑type zoning, hotel‑to‑apartment conversions, rehabs and demolitions; those scheduled projects are treated as predetermined entries in the land-use model.

Staff also said employment data drawn from state sources required confidentiality suppression. \"This time around, we are using employment data from the state for the first time. And there is confidentiality issues with that data,\" Kohlberg said. DRCOG reported 57 of about 2,300 block groups would have suppressed employment cells, and about 200 of roughly 2,200 TAZs would be suppressed; the public TAZ downloads will show blanks where data are suppressed and consultants can request the full dataset under usual data‑sharing arrangements.

Next steps include using the forecast in the regional housing needs assessment work already underway, applying it in RTP scenario runs and in future air quality conformity analyses. DRCOG said it has published the forecast via its data catalog and web map and that jurisdictions that submitted comments received direct responses explaining how their input was incorporated.","DRCOG presented updates to its small‑area forecast used in travel modeling and the regional housing needs assessment: member agencies' feedback led to capacity adjustments on 2,800 blocks and insertion of 169 scheduled development projects; some employment data were suppressed for confidentiality.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6186284,"DRCOG TAC recommends regional roadway system for RTC adoption, subject to federal classification",647,372000,1019000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce&start=372&end=1019","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5077941-e1c5150ac920ac99ba4119d4180d34ce/thumbnail_372000.jpg","/articles/6186284/Colorado/DRCOG-TAC-recommends-regional-roadway-system-for-RTC-adoption-subject-to-federal-classification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186284-b5aa6524a55378dd406727fb73181080/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111436&Signature=O4SzP6UZQyWnmFInjtkTN8vkpEkZ8RREJzTgPHICxYtgxrmFPHwpfvmhAh5G1d~L1SklOxEIdxG1786VErJvll~BCC37qo6SYGbsFwZ6MFqDpn1oQgbjoEvj0XXFWly6oLtTUIue8N4hhJVDaczfZUfXZGt4IexQNxY~S~2N3ywdZqagJJzdJhcSBCY2dwiJVpSLqzzqeh~IzqZCTsh69XuOKvC-6lXZR95dYagzdnxEpyrYGR~szpT9yvFnq7~tXfZOsZ45cYN2e5dwKaiiMbZB~44e8oNQt7hkLVHveET-od2MfNSarEQy7ZNI7~uaFvsYQTyZlT9RoPukIVKkDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DRCOG's Transportation Advisory Committee voted June 23 to recommend that the Regional Transportation Committee adopt the agency's proposed regional roadway system for the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, subject to verification of federal functional classification and the MPO planning boundary.

The recommendation matters because DRCOG said the regional roadway system defines which roads are eligible for capacity projects in the Regional Transportation Plan and the Transportation Improvement Program and is used in travel demand modeling, air quality conformity and the state greenhouse gas transportation planning standard. \"This is the network that it sets for eligible capacity projects in our Regional Transportation Plan and our Transportation Improvement Program,\" Alvin Badal Sanchez, DRCOG regional transportation planning program manager, told the TAC.

DRCOG staff described the update process, which began with a review of federal-aid eligibility and a call for revisions that ran March 17–April 14. The staff proposal included additions in rural and mountain areas and a review to ensure Colorado state highways in the region are included. Staff showed a map of staff- and locally submitted revisions and noted a number of segments remain pending while staff confirm termini and federal functional classification.

At the meeting, DRCOG staff asked the TAC to \"move to recommend to the Regional Transportation Committee adopt the regional roadway system dependent on federal functional classification and planning boundary,\" and Brian Weimer moved that motion. Larry Nemo seconded. The committee conducted a voice vote; the chair declared the motion passed. The recorded action will be forwarded to the RTC for final action.

TAC members asked clarifying questions about the meaning of \"pending\" entries on the map, how data discrepancies were handled and specific corridor alignments. Alvin Badal Sanchez said pending designations reflect staff follow-up with local governments to confirm priority segments and that some entries were labeled \"no action needed\" after data quality checks showed they were already on the network or were data artifacts.

The staff presentation and the TAC recommendation do not themselves add roads to federally eligible lists; DRCOG said it will confirm federal functional classification for new additions and take necessary actions if the classification must change. DRCOG staff also noted some segments may be resubmitted in future RTP update cycles.

The committee's recommendation sets the network that will guide which capacity projects are individually listed in the RTP and modeled for conformity and greenhouse gas analysis. The matter now moves to the Regional Transportation Committee and DRCOG board for final adoption and any required federal coordination.","The DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee voted to recommend that the Regional Transportation Committee adopt an updated regional roadway system for the 2050 RTP, with final inclusion dependent on federal functional classification and planning boundary confirmation.","actionData","errors"]

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