TMP advisory board reviews funding analysis, asks members to produce one‑page recommendations for consultants

Members of the Transportation Master Plan advisory board spent the first hour of a special session reviewing the plan's funding analysis and possible strategies to close a large gap between identified projects and likely local revenues.

The board heard a staff presentation summarizing the TMP's capital-cost breakdown and current projected revenue streams, including local sales‑tax revenue. A staff member said the plan's revenue estimate “in 2018 dollars” showed sales tax revenue of about $33,800,000 and that potential bonding scenarios ranged widely. Board members were told the TMP lists projects totaling billions of dollars and that, after funding assumed local projects, the city would still lack funding for regionally significant projects unless it secured grants or partnerships.

Why this matters: the TMP sets the road map for which streets, trails and transit projects the city will prioritize over the coming decades. The board emphasized that many smaller, local projects are unlikely to qualify for regional, state or federal grant programs; the staff presentation and discussion focused on how to phase projects, bundle work with neighboring jurisdictions, and pursue grant matches to make larger projects feasible.

Board discussion and detail

Presenters explained a basic distinction used in the plan: “local projects” are those wholly within Littleton city limits and unlikely to be eligible for CDOT, RTD or DRCOG funding, while “regionally significant projects” can draw from regional, state or federal sources. The presentation reviewed several grant and…