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CPR News: Polis’ new Colorado transportation vision: Fewer car trips and doubling bicycle, transit and walking by 2035
November 19, 2024
CPR News writes about the recent release of the Colorado Transportation Vision 2035.
“Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday said the state needs to massively and quickly expand public transit service and make it easier for Coloradans to walk and ride their bicycles to drastically reduce its reliance on cars and slash climate emissions.
‘This saves people money, reduces traffic and cuts pollution,’ Polis said at a press conference where he was flanked by legislative and environmental advocacy allies. ‘Today, too many Coloradans simply don’t have a safe, convenient alternative to driving for daily tasks, whether it’s getting to work or going to the grocery store.’
Colorado has made significant progress in meeting its climate goals, but the state’s reliance on cars has made reducing transportation emissions particularly difficult despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles. The Polis Administration’s ‘Colorado Transportation Vision 2035’ document is meant to address that shortfall and builds on several climate, housing and transportation policies and laws it’s drafted or supported in recent years.”
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