CDOT hosting telephone town hall Aug. 14 to discuss transportation in North Front Range and Northeast Colorado

GREELEY — The Colorado Department of Transportation will seek input on transportation issues of importance to residents in the North Front Range and Northeast Colorado during a telephone town hall on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 6:30 p.m. The conversation is part of the agency’s Your Transportation Plan initiative that began earlier this summer to gather public feedback on transportation needs and improvements throughout Colorado.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, an automated system will randomly call landlines of the following counties, inviting residents to participate in the conversation: Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma. Residents who have a cell phone or do not receive a call can dial 855-710-6230 to participate.

A text-to-register feature is also available for cell phones. Residents can text CDOTNE to 828282 to receive a call to their cell phone when the telephone town hall begins. Residents can also listen live online by visiting Vekeo.com/coloradodot.

Panelists on the call will include: Gary Beedy, CDOT Transportation Commissioner; Kathleen Bracke, CDOT Transportation Commissioner; and Heather Paddock, Regional Transportation Director for CDOT Region 4. During the call, participants will have an opportunity to take part in live polling, ask a question, and share their thoughts about transportation needs and ideas for their area. The feedback gathered during this call will help guide the development of Colorado’s next transportation plan, which includes a 10-year pipeline of projects statewide.

To learn more about Your Transportation Plan, take a quick survey, and find out about the statewide outreach and engagement being conducted, visit YourTransportationPlan.com. For direct access to the survey where Coloradans can provide input on transportation trends and issues that impact them the most, identify specific areas that need attention on an interactive map, and give feedback on CDOT’s transportation vision and goals, visit YourTransportationPlan.MetroQuest.com.

Telephone Town Hall Details:

• Region — North Front Range and Northeast Colorado (Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties)
• Date and Time — Aug. 14, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
• How to Participate — CDOT will call landlines at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 and invite residents to participate. Residents who have a cell phone or do not receive a call can dial 855-710-6230 to participate or sign up to receive a call on their cell phone by texting CDOTNE to 828282. Residents can also listen live online by visiting Vekeo.com/coloradodot.

WHOLE SYSTEM. WHOLE SAFETY.  

To heighten safety awareness, CDOT recently announced its Whole System — Whole Safety initiative. This project takes a systematic statewide approach to safety combining the benefits of CDOT’s programs that address driving behaviors, our built environment and the organization's operations. The goal is to improve the safety of Colorado’s transportation network by reducing the rate and severity of crashes and improving the safety of all transportation modes. The program has one simple mission—to get everyone home safely.

ABOUT CDOT

CDOT has approximately 3,000 employees located at its Denver headquarters and in regional offices throughout Colorado and manages more than 23,000 lane miles of highway and 3,429 bridges. CDOT also manages grant partnerships with a range of other agencies, including metropolitan planning organizations, local governments and airports. It also administers Bustang, the state-owned and operated interregional express service. Governor Polis has charged CDOT to further build on the state’s intermodal mobility options.