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Boulder staff brief TAB on 2026–31 CIP planning, grant leverage and inflation pressures
Summary
City staff reviewed the Transportation & Mobility capital improvement program (CIP), funding sources, major projects and how construction cost inflation is eroding purchasing power. Staff described a $118 million six‑year CIP (2025–2030) approved last year, reliance on sales and use tax, and use of grants such as SS4A, TIP, TAP and HSIP.
City of Boulder capital projects managers and budget staff briefed the Transportation Advisory Board on the department’s capital improvement program (CIP), major projects planned for the next six years, and how rising construction costs and reliance on sales and use tax affect the department’s ability to deliver projects.
The CIP overview was led by Garrett Slater, capital projects manager, with presentations from Karen Steiner (senior budget analyst) and program managers. Steiner summarized the adopted 2025–2030 CIP as approximately $118 million in planned spending: about $80.1 million in City of Boulder funds and $37.9 million in grant revenue, averaging roughly $18.1 million per year. Ongoing capital maintenance programs account for roughly $9 million per year of the CIP.
Why it matters: staff said the CIP depends heavily on sales and use tax revenues (more than 70% of city…
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