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Progress on Board Priorities February 2007
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Progress on Board PrioritiesDenver Regional Council of GovernmentsFebruary 23, 2007
2006 Board priorities
• Transportation• Collaboration• Transit-oriented
development (TOD)• Communications
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Transportation
Transportation challenges
• Bleak funding outlook• Waiting pushes problem
down, diminishes statewide support
• Awaiting leadership
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Transportation opportunities
• Recommend policies/ positions for financing needs
• New leadership at the state level
• Little changes can make a difference
Transportation outcomes
• Ad Hoc Committee on Transportation Finance– Recommendations expected
in March
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Transportation outcomes
• Transportation/economic development meetings
Transportation outcomes
• Traffic Signal and ITS Program– Over 200 signalized intersections in
18 corridors– Reduced travel delays by nearly 4
million hours– Eliminated over 4 million pounds of
air pollutant emissions– Saved over 1.3 million gallons of
fuel– More accurate real time travel
information available to the public
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Transportation outcomes
• DRCOG RideArrangers Program– Over 35,000 people participated or
used services • carpool, vanpool, schoolpool, Bike to
Work Day, telework, RideSmartThursdays
– Reduced vehicle miles traveled by nearly 30 million
– Eliminated over 500,000 pounds of air pollutant emissions
Collaboration
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Collaboration challenges
• Spread our net further• Dr. HOG perception• Uncultivated relationships
Collaboration opportunities
• Strengthen our position through strategic partnerships– Common interests and
concerns• More partners = louder voice
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• Partnerships with business, industry and academia– 4 gubernatorial debates– Outreach to economic development
organizations– Workshops and seminars
Collaboration outcomes
Collaboration outcomes
• Partnerships with business, industry and academia– Educational alliance with Regis
University– Telework “toolkit” for businesses– Continued outreach with 9NEWS,
Rose Foundation, Colorado Health Foundation and Department of Human Services on Senior Source Project
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Collaboration outcomes
• Partnerships with our neighbors – Front Range Transportation
Planning– Meetings with Weld County and the
North Front Range MPO
Collaboration outcomes
• Partnerships with the state– Outreach to candidates– Collaboration with state agencies
on pandemic readiness
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Collaboration outcomes
• Partnerships with our member governments– Aging Summit– Tolling Workshop
• Partnerships with our member governments– Aerial photography project– Training on local government
issues
Collaboration outcomes
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Transit-oriented development (TOD)
TOD challenges
• Perception by jurisdictions• Limited and untested
national examples of success
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TOD opportunities
• Do what we do best – Data development,
assessment, dissemination• Provide the best available
information for decision-makers
TOD outcomes
• Sponsoring workshops, forums, lunch talks and academies
• Partnership with Urban Land Institute
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TOD outcomes
• Defining TOD “success”• Upgrading land use model to
better characterize TOD and economic activity around station areas
Communications
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Communications challenges
• Complex, convoluted, disparate messaging
• Lots of responsibilities, all having merit
Communications opportunities
• Strengthen our position, image and message by, in fact, “Speaking With One Voice”
• Renowned for expertise in certain areas
• Complements other 3 priorities
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Communications outcomes
• Merged Public Information & Communications with Policy & Legislative Services
• Expanded Web site
Communications outcomes• New communications plan• Two new positions focused on
outreach in key program areas• Key message training for Board
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Other key program areas
Transportation
• Conducted FasTracks annual review• Prepared and adopted Regional
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan• Conducted RideSmart Thursdays
campaign – 173% increase in persons pledging to use
alternative modes of transportation
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Aging
• Allocated $8 million in state and federal funding for senior services– Delivered 394,371 meals – Provided 16,420 hours of in-home services– 2,454 visits to long-term care facilities
• Successfully advocated for additional monies – Doubled state funding
• Developed and adopted new 4-year plan
Regional land use planning
• Developed recommendations for Metro Vision plan refinements
• Assisted local governments with TOD planning
• Published reports on strategies for encouraging infill development
• Provided technical assistance to local governments
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Member services
• Hosted 16 different workshops• Administered tests to 994 firefighter
candidates with 94% pass rate• Inspected more than 3,000 elevators
and escalators– Developed new computerized inspection
system
What’s next?
• Continue efforts underway– part of new day-to-day business
• Ready to expand or take on new initiatives– 2040 update planning– Changing demographics– Natural resource depletion– Land use and transportation– Climate change