NEW REPORT EVALUATES PUEBLO ROAD & BRIDGE CONDITIONS, CONGESTION, SAFETY, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
Local speakers join national research group for virtual news conference to release report
examining Colorado road and bridge conditions, congestion and safety.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. MST
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference Link
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MST.
WHAT:
Colorado’s congested and deteriorated transportation network threatens to diminish quality of life and hamper economic growth and recovery in one of the fastest growing states in the nation, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, DC-based national transportation research nonprofit.
Local speakers will join TRIP at a virtual news conference on Tuesday to highlight the report’s findings. The report, “Keeping Colorado Mobile,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, and transportation funding in the Colorado Springs, Denver, Northern Colorado, Mesa County and Pueblo urban areas and statewide.
A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for the Denver area will also be posted on the TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MST on March 2.
WHO:
Rachel Beck, Vice President of Government Affairs, Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC
Robin Brown, Executive Director, Grand Junction Economic Partnership
Mike Kopp, President & CEO, Colorado Concern
Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP
CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)