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Council reviews updated regional transportation priorities, asks staff to bring replacement resolution
Summary
City staff presented proposed changes to Thornton’s regional and subregional transportation priorities (last adopted 2022) to guide grant advocacy and project coordination with CDOT and regional partners. The updates consolidate I‑25 projects, add new projects including 120 Eighth & Riverdale and an extension to Highway 2 on 80 Eighth Avenue, and
Thornton staff presented proposed revisions to the city’s adopted regional and subregional transportation priorities — a non‑ranked list used to guide regional advocacy and discretionary grant requests — and asked council for direction to bring a repeal-and-replace resolution forward for adoption.
Staff described the purpose of the update as aligning Thornton’s priorities with ongoing regional planning (CDOT’s 10‑year/statewide plan and the regional transportation plan update) and coordinating with the Adams County subregional forum and the Metro Vision process. Staff emphasized that the list is not a prioritized ranking because different funding “silos” (federal discretionary grants, state, MPO) require…
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