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High speed rail in Colorado is not a pie-in-the-sky dream anymore as advocacy groups and state agencies start to develop solid transit plans.

Move Colorado to host July 29 multi-modal transit round-table

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — For some people in Colorado, the idea of high speed rail is much more than a distant dream. Behind the scenes, several different advocacy groups are working to make that dream a reality sooner rather than later.

Move Colorado, for example, is hosting a July 29 roundtable on mass transit in the state, and the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority recently finalized a feasibility study showing that a high-speed rail network is not only technically possible, but could contribute $33 billion to the Colorado economy.

And just last month, the Colorado Department of Transportation formally launched a transit division, marking a shift away from a pure focus on highways to a more global view of how to address the state’s long-term transportation needs.

Read a few of the latest Summit Voice stories on transit in Colorado by clicking on any of these headlines:

Rail group finalizing feasibility study

Rail system could boost state economy by $33 billion

Maglev touted as transit solution for I-70 corridor

New transit era begins in Colorado

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Here’s some information on the upcoming roundtable:

Move Colorado & Transit Alliance are jointly hosting a limited attendance roundtable on the future of multi-modal transportation in Colorado. This informal, working session will identify strategic multi-modal projects in Colorado and explore how these initiatives and others will be coordinated and integrated into a multi-modal transportation system for the state.

Co-Conveners:

Elena Wilken, Executive Director, CASTA & Chair, Transit & Rail Division Interim Committee
Rick Pilgrim, Move Colorado

Presenters:

Phil Washington, General Manager, RTD
Harry Dale, Chair, Rocky Mountain Rail Authority
Jennifer Finch, Director, CDOT Division of Transportation Development
Jennifer Schaufele, Executive Director, DRCOG

Facilitators:

Kathleen Osher, Executive Director, Transit Alliance
Kari Grant, Communications Director, Move Colorado

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