Front Range rail
Colorado’s governor wants to enlist private companies to help fix public problems with new partnership office
Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal seeks $1.3 million to create a state public-private partnership office. Public policy observers are skeptical.
Colorado takes its biggest step yet toward a Front Range passenger train system
Senate Bill 238 creates a new taxation district to fund the project, which will be overseen by a board
Colorado is on track to take its most significant step toward a Front Range passenger train system
Senate Bill 238 would create a special taxation district along the Interstate 25 corridor to fund the initiative
Officials predict Front Range passenger rail in Colorado would have 3 million riders annually
The model was developed by the state Department of Transportation, which projects the rail line would use existing railway tracks to the east side of Interstate 25
“I’m absolutely not supportive of that”: Front Range passenger train service appears derailed on arrival at Capitol
House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder, says she doesn’t support train service on Colorado’s Front Range and that transportation dollars should be spent elsewhere