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Adams County hears ARDA overview as regional transport projects near $1 billion
Summary
AirTropolis Regional Transportation Authority leaders told Adams County commissioners that ARDA has expanded from one development to 10 and now manages nearly $1 billion in regional transportation projects, arguing the authority’s model speeds build-out of roads and interchanges around Denver International Airport.
Adams County commissioners on Tuesday heard an extended presentation on the AirTropolis Regional Transportation Authority, a development-funded regional transportation district south of Denver International Airport that leaders say now oversees close to $1 billion in projects.
Matt Hopper, chairman of the regional transportation authority, traced ARDA’s origins to a 2016 Colorado Aerotropolis visioning study and an intergovernmental agreement created in 2018. He said the authority’s boundaries have grown from about 3,000 acres to roughly 7,000 acres and now include more than 10 developments.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff framed ARDA as a tool to deliver multi-jurisdictional road and interchange projects quickly in greenfield areas around DIA. The authority uses a mix of developer contributions, local tax increments and municipal use-tax revenues to front-load construction of “middle” lanes that create…
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