Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
DRCOG committee backs recommendation to seek MPO boundary expansion to include Clear Creek, Gilpin counties
Summary
The DRCOG Technical Advisory Committee voted to recommend that the regional Transportation Policy Committee and board seek gubernatorial review to expand the MPO boundary to add Clear Creek and Gilpin counties, making them eligible for certain TIP subregional calls though not increasing overall funding. (Jacob Rieger led the presentation.)
Jacob Rieger, DRCOG’s division director for transportation planning and operations, told the Technical Advisory Committee that staff recommends initiating the formal process to expand the metropolitan planning organization boundary to include Clear Creek and Gilpin counties.
Rieger said federal law requires MPOs to review boundaries after each decennial census and that both counties are already DRCOG members in other program areas. He said the change would make those counties eligible…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
