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2040 Transportation Master Plan
This year, we’re embarking on a process to update the existing Arapahoe County Transportation Master Plan with an eye toward 2040. That plan will help inform our ongoing work as well as resources and policies that will help keep you moving for years to come.
Why Plan?
Arapahoe County is the fastest growing county in Colorado. And why wouldn’t it be? Our cities and communities feature some of the best quality of life our state has to offer. But maintaining that success, and the growth it brings with it, requires careful analysis of our current situation and a focus on what is best for all our residents going forward. It means planning our future together.
As population grows, so does the need for County infrastructure. We heard from you that easing congestion is a top priority you would like the County to address. The approximately 1,100 lane miles of roads that Arapahoe County maintains and operates are critical pieces of the Denver-metro system. With growth, and the corresponding additional cars on the road, creating a vision for the County’s transportation network is critical to minimize congestion, provide quality of life, ensure shorter response times in emergency situations across the County, and guide future growth.
What is Transportation Master Planning?
The process of gathering public and stakeholder input to:
- Discuss transportation issues and generate ideas for opportunity, growth and efficiency
- Develop a vision and associated goals that guide community growth
- Identify transportation investment priorities
- View the 2035 Transportation Plan
How to get involved?
The year-long process began in June 2020 and will conclude with a final plan early summer 2021 with various phases and opportunities for your voice to be heard. Now more than ever, it is critical to connect and help shape the future in creative ways. The safety of our citizens, staff and community partners is of utmost importance. Given social-distancing requirements, most outreach in 2020 will be conducted online.
We’re listening! Let’s talk about the most important issues and generate ideas to improve our transportation network. Is it congestion, missing links, alternative modes of transportation, crash locations and safety issues, connections to recreation corridors or other ideas for improvements and efficiencies to keep you moving in, out and through Arapahoe County?
Engage in 2020
Public comment for Idea Wall, Interactive Map open through the end of October.
- Virtual Public Meeting - Aug 5
Thanks for participating. If you missed the meeting - View a recording on the County's YouTube channel. - Idea Wall - write a sticky note
- Interactive Map - drop a pin and comment
- Survey - dive deeper, tell us more. Survey closes Oct. 31
See all the ideas and opportunities identified by your neighbors, local officials and regional agencies from the the listening phase. With that information, begin to shape the vision for this plan, the goals to achieve and short, mid- and long-term priorities that will guide the path for a our future transportation system.
Engage in 2021 (Winter/Spring)
- Public Meeting(s) - join the conversation
- Prioritization Tool - what are the most important things to address and when?
*Check back for live links and more details as we approach this phase*
Lets connect the dots. Provide final input to ensure the plan supports and excellent quality of life, is improved, responsive and inclusive of community needs. This is when, together, we put the final touches on the plan and connect all of the points on the final roadmap for a system that makes it easier to live, work and play in Arapahoe County.
Engage in 2021 (Spring)
- Public Meeting(s) - join the conversation
- Review the DRAFT Plan - don’t miss out, last chance to comment
*Check back for live links and more details as we approach this phase*
The year-long engaging conversation with the community will come to an end with a final Transportation Master Plan presented to County leadership for final approval and adoption.
But we’re really just beginning. With the plan in hand, the County will embark on the next 20 years of improvement projects to enhance communities and quality of life for Arapahoe County residents.
Engage in 2021...and beyond
- Public Hearings
- Project studies and planning begins
*Check back for live links and more details as we approach this phase*
Contact Us
transportationplan@arapahoegov.com for questions about the process. This email is monitored during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Replies may take up to three business days.
If you would like to be added to an email distribution list to receive periodic updates about the Transportation Master Planning process, please email transportationplan@arapahoegov.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.