Transportation issues in Longmont and in neighboring communities will be the focus of a community meeting Saturday, Dec. 3. at the Longmont Public Library.
The meeting is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. at meeting rooms A&B, according to a city news release.
Mayor Joan Peck has invited Gov. Jared Polis to attend. Officials from the Regional Transportation District, Colorado Department of Transportation, Front Range Passenger Rail, and the city of Longmont are also scheduled to participate.
A city news release states that Peck has been involved in a variety of efforts on national, state and local levels to improve transportation in Longmont and the region.
Denver Regional Council of Governments Board of Directors and the Northwest Mayors and Commissioners — both of which include Peck as a member — helped Longmont get some key funding for intersection and transit improvements on the Diagonal Highway, the news release states. Funds were also set aside to help create a more direct and safe bikeway linking the communities along the highway, the news release states.
The City has also secured federal and state dollars to help improve safety on East County Line Road from 17th Ave. to CO 66. The city is now waiting to hear about possible federal and state funding for Ken Pratt Blvd/CO 119 through Longmont and CO 66 on the north side of the City, according to the news release.
The State’s work on rail includes a newly formed Front Range Passenger Rail board approved by voters last year. The board, of which Mayor Peck is also a member, has been formed and is working to solidify funding mechanisms to help provide the infrastructure needed to support Amtrak-style commuter train service from Cheyenne, Wyoming south to Pueblo via Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and Boulder for the rail section north of the Denver hub, the news release states.
Statewide efforts are also being made to help Longmont link to the other Front Range communities via passenger rail. These efforts are directly tied into the work done, but not yet completed, by RTD to bring passenger rail service to Longmont, Boulder, Louisville and Broomfield from the current end-of-line station in Westminster (the B Line), according to the news release.
These issues and many more are up for discussion at the Mayor’s Meetup. Audience members will be encouraged to ask questions using index cards, and to provide opinions at feedback stations located just outside the meeting rooms.
For questions about the meeting or for special accommodations, call the City Manager’s Office at 303-651-8601.
