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Commuting Solutions encourages you to vote YES on Boulder County ballot issue 1C to extend the existing transportation .1% sales tax in Boulder County. Regional multimodal transportation connections are critical for improving the economic vitality and attractiveness of the northwest metro region. Our ability to safely and efficiently move the workforce of today throughout the county and beyond is contingent upon your approval of ballot issue 1C.
Without increasing taxes, ballot issue 1C will allow Boulder County to continue its good work of expanding access for all people who drive, ride bikes, transit, or walk.
Recognizing transportation is the leading contributor to climate change, our ability to reduce solo driving for other travel modes is needed to achieve Boulder County’s climate change goals.
Our region has collaborated with CDOT, RTD, DRCOG and local jurisdictions to create a vision for moving people through multimodal transportation corridor improvements. Corridors like the Diagonal (CO 119), Arapaho (CO 7), US 287 and CO 42 among others create a network of Bus Rapid Transit/bikeway corridors, in addition to rail. Improving regional connectivity will enhance our ability to attract and retain employers and employees who travel farther for housing. The sales tax will provide Boulder County with local match funds to compete for new state and federal funding and advance these important corridors.
Extending the existing sales tax will result in improved road safety, better and more affordable access for our mobility-limited and senior residents, and better commute options for workers, residents, CU Boulder students/faculty and visitors to communities throughout the county. Developing an effective transportation system that serves everyone preserves what makes Boulder County special and connects us to the rest of the region is necessary if we are to accomplish our climate change, air quality, safety, equity and economic sustainability goals. For more information, please visit, https://yeson1c.com//.
Audrey DeBarros is the Executive Director of Commuting Solutions, the nonprofit Transportation Management Organization for the northwest metro region.
