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Regional council director briefs Denver committee on housing, transit, aging services and federal grants
Summary
The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) briefed the City Council committee on Metro Vision, transportation planning, regional housing needs, aging services and a major EPA climate grant; the briefing included discussion of bus rapid transit corridors and DRCOG’s area agency on aging programs.
The Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard a briefing from Doug Rex, Executive Director of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), on Feb. 4 about regional planning work including housing needs, transportation priorities and services for older adults.
Rex described DRCOG’s roles as the region’s metropolitan planning organization and area agency on aging, summarized the history of regional councils and said the agency’s Metro Vision framework guides regional investments. “It is the only time that, in our case, 59 locally elected officials get together and discuss anything,” Rex said, describing DRCOG’s collaborative role.
On housing, Rex said DRCOG completed a regional housing needs assessment that estimates the region will need roughly 522,000…
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