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Transportation staff outlines department structure, funding and major projects to TAB
Summary
Interim Director Valerie Watson and staff briefed TAB on the Transportation and Mobility Department’s organization, staffing, revenue sources, budget breakdown and priority projects including core arterial work, Vision Zero and airport maintenance; Finance staff signaled discussion of a potential transportation maintenance fee.
Valerie Watson, the City of Boulder’s interim director of Transportation and Mobility, gave Transportation Advisory Board members an overview of the department’s organization, budget and current projects during a board orientation meeting. "We have about 98 full time employees, full time equivalents, right now, staff people. But we have about 30 vacant positions," Watson said.
Why it matters: staffing levels, funding sources and capital priorities guide what the department can deliver. TAB advises staff and City Council on transportation programs and will review future proposals shaped by these constraints.
Watson ran through the department’s divisions and leaders: capital projects, operations (signals, signage, street lights), planning, transit and business services.…
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