highway funding
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Q&A w/Tony Milo | ‘Voters are fed up with sitting in traffic’
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Think of Tony Milo as Colorado’s Lorax. Only, instead of speaking for the trees like the fabled Dr. Seuss character, Milo advocates relentlessly for the state’s infrastructure. As executive director of the Colorado Contractors Association, he is the point man in the perennial push for more funding to highways, bridges and other wide-ranging public works.…
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Lexus lanes only would widen the gap between haves, have-nots in Colorado
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In 2012 the Colorado Transportation Commission passed Policy Directive 1603, which directed the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to “strongly consider managed lanes during the planning process for new capacity projects (any expansion and/or operational improvements) on state highways that are or will be congested.” In addition, the directive stated that CDOT must justify “the…
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A fix for transportation built on strong leadership — and bonding
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At the beginning of this legislative session, an urgent plea for action was delivered by business leaders throughout the state to legislative leaders and the governor to address the growing crisis in our state’s transportation system. With just over a week remaining in the 2018 session, we are increasingly concerned that transportation could once again…
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Q&A with Tim Jackson: ‘America’s love affair with the car continues to thrive’
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Tim Jackson isn’t just another trade association rep who does standup for his industry, puts in long hours at the State Capitol and hobnobs in political circles. Sure, he does all that and more as the longtime president of the low-key but highly influential Colorado Automobile Dealers Association. But as we were reminded in this…
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THE PODIUM: Transportation fix hits partisan speed bump
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On the opening day of the current legislative session, Senate Republicans introduced a $3.5 billion state transportation plan. If approved by voters in November, Senate Bill 18-001 will take aim at the state’s $9 billion backlog in road and highway improvements – and do it without raising state taxes. Weeks later, Democrats have yet to…
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Cutting education won’t fix our roads
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Colorado’s booming growth shows no sign of slowing down. A leading estimate has us adding another 3 million people by 2050. How we choose to accommodate this growth will make or break our state’s future, and one of the first items to address is transportation. People are moving here faster than our current roads, bridges,…
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Highway-funding legislation is a great first step — but not the final answer
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This week, the Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1, a bill to designate General Fund dollars to our transportation infrastructure. It should come as no surprise that the Colorado Contractors Association and many others support this idea and generally any investment into our roads and bridges. For years we have been ringing…
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NOONAN: What will it take to launch Hick’s presidential bid?
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Commentators on Chris Matthews’ Hard Ball gave Gov. John Hickenlooper a laughing shout out recently, referring to his possible run for POTUS. Matthews appeared doubtful, especially with Oprah Winfrey on the radar. So what would it take for Hickenlooper to move from dubious to highly likely? Gimmicky commercials won’t work. He has to pull together…
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We need to upgrade our highways, now — and we don’t need a tax hike to pay for it
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On Jan. 11, Gov. Hickenlooper delivered his eighth and final state of the state speech to the Colorado General Assembly. It was a decent address, and I have tremendous respect for the governor. In the address he touched on a number of issues that I agree are priorities in Colorado: regulatory relief, education funding, and…
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Colorado’s road to freedom starts with reducing barriers to work, resisting urge to raise taxes
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In 2018 state lawmakers have an opportunity to make Colorado an even better place to live, and they can do it without having to raise our taxes. Legislators will be lobbied to support pet projects that favor the select few and get behind tax increases to pay for it all, but a better approach would…
