Regional Collaboration in Transport Infrastructure Provision : the Case of Denver’s FasTracks Rail Transit Program

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• Creators:
  Goetz, Andrew R. ; Jonas, Andrew E. G. ; Bhattacharjee, Sutapa
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rail transit
  • Metropolitan areas
  • Regional planning
  • Cooperation
  • Light rail transit
  • Railroad commuter service
  • Public private partnerships
  • Economic development
  • Case studies Research Hub
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Denver (Colorado);United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation
• Abstract:
  Cities across the United States are grappling with a looming transportation crisis as a result of ever-increasing passenger and freight transport demands and overburdened networks of aging infrastructure. All levels of government, but particularly state and local governments, need to develop innovative financing mechanisms and strong collaborations among stakeholders to maintain and enhance transportation infrastructure. This project examines how regional collaboration was achieved in the case of Denver‘s FasTracks rail transit program, a 122-mile extension of light and commuter rail in six corridors throughout the Denver metropolitan area to be completed over the next ten or so years (Figure 1-1). An impressive coalition of local governments, state and federal government, metropolitan economic development organizations, the business community, advocacy groups, and the general public was forged to provide financial support for the $6.7 billion project, now underway. The project also assesses conditions for the long-term sustainability of regional collaboration behind the FasTracks program, including whether it could serve as a model for other metropolitan areas confronted by the same issues.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25438/dot_25438_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.06 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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