DATE: October 30, 2024
TO: PPACG Community Advisory Committee
FROM: Danelle Miller, Senior Transportation Planner / David Swenka, Colorado Department of Transportation
SUBJECT: Long-Range Transportation Plan Update and Review
ACTION REQUESTED: Information Only
SUMMARY
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments is currently in development of the 2050 Pikes Peak Area Long Range Transportation Plan. Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments staff will provide an overview of the LRTP and its status per the attached presentation.
In addition, a draft of the first several sections of the Long Range Transportation Plan is being provided to the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments committees for information and review. Comments can be emailed at your convenience to Danelle Miller.
The Long Range Transportation Plan will be brought back to the Community Advisory Committee in full at a later date and ultimately released for public comment.
BACKGROUND
As the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for the Colorado Springs area, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments is responsible for developing and maintaining a regional long range transportation plan. Long range transportation plans are required to comply with federal and state laws for regional and statewide planning, in order for projects to be eligible for federal transportation funding.
The long range transportation plan is a strategic document for the Pikes Peak region that identifies current and future transportation needs and outlines transportation investments over the next 25 years. The development of the long range transportation plan is a multiyear process that includes many subplans and elements.
PROPOSED MOTION
For information only.
ATTACHMENTS(S)
STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
☐ Advocacy: Serve as an effective advocacy voice for common ground issues.
☐ Information Sharing: Serve as a significant resource for PPACG members to collect and share information with regional partners.
☐ Aging: Expand and extend senior access, awareness, education, and connectivity to support age-friendly communities and empower individual seniors.
☒ Transportation: Maintain and improve a coordinated, validated plan for transportation needs across the PPACG region.
☒ Program Excellence: Continue to excel in the key fundamental areas of PPACG: Military support, Environmental programs, Transportation, Area Agency on Aging, and regional communication and collaboration.