Press Release - Oct 3, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 2007
CONTACT
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
GOVERNOR'S BLUE RIBBON TRANSPORTATION PANEL MEETS IN COLORADO SPRINGS ON THURSDAY
Gov. Bill Ritter's blue ribbon transportation panel will meet in Colorado Springs on Thursday, and the Governor is scheduled to make a brief appearance prior to the meeting. He will be visiting with members of the panel as well as local participants and attendees from 8:30 to 9 a.m.
The meeting will be held at the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, 15 S. 7th St., Colorado Springs. Presentations will center on regional transportation issues in the Pikes Peak region and include continued discussion about possible funding options for the state's long-term transportation needs.
Gov. Ritter convened the 30-member Transportation Finance and Implementation Panel earlier this year to explore the state's transportation revenue challenges. The state's primary revenue sources are declining while demand and the costs of construction and maintenance are rising. Final recommendations are due to Gov. Ritter by the end of the year.
Following Thursday's meeting in Colorado Springs, the next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 16 in Denver.
Click here for more details about the transportation panel and its technical advisory committee.
Here is the complete agenda for Thursday's meeting:
8:30 a.m. Coffee and Continental Breakfast with Local Elected Officials and Public - Governor Bill Ritter will be in attendance
9:00 Welcome and Introductions - Panel Co-Chairs
Doug Aden, Cary Kennedy and Bob Tointon
9:15 Panel Update and Overview
Russ George, CDOT Executive Director
Carla Perez, Governor's Transportation Policy Advisor
9:30 Topic: Regional Presentation
- Pikes PeakArea Council of Government, Commissioner Wayne Williams, PPACG Chairman
- CDOT Region 2 - Tim Harris, Director
10:15 Break
10:30 Topic: Transportation and Colorado's Agribusiness Industry
Tim Larson, Sr. International Marketing Specialist, Department of Agriculture
11:00 Topic: State Patrol Proposal to Increase Traffic Fines for Traffic Safety
Terry Campbell, Colorado State Patrol
11:30 Public Comment Period
Each individual is limited to 3 minutes for comments
11:45 Working Lunch: Keypad Polling Exercise
Measuring the Pulse: Peter Kenney, Civic Results
12:45 p.m. Tiered Decision Making Exercise
Facilitated by John Parr and Peter Kenney
Tier 1: Outcome Based Investment Levels of Service
Discussion and key pad polling exercise
The Panel will work through a chart of outcome based investment options that describe what system improvements can be made at various levels of funding.
Tier 2: A Vision for Colorado's Transportation Future
Discussion on adoption of proposed vision statements:
- Transportation Investment for the Future of Colorado
- Transportation Choices and Mobility for Colorado
- Transportation and Economic Sustainability for Colorado
- Transportation and Safety for Colorado
- Transportation and Quality of Life in Colorado
- Transportation for a Changing and Growing Colorado
4:00 Close
Next Meeting:
October 16, 2007
Denver Location TBD