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Colorado TRIP Report Launched

Yesterday, FixItCO launched the Colorado TRIP Report. The report spotlights the state of our transportation infrastructure. Thanks to coalition members around the state, the report received extensive news coverage and reached voters in all parts of the state. According to the TRIP report, driving on deficient roads costs Colorado motorists a total of $6.8 billion annually in the form of additional vehicle operating costs, congestion-related delays and traffic crashes. Check out some of the coverage:

Colorado's bad roads are costing drivers more than frustration and stress
The Denver Post

Deteriorating, congested and unsafe roads and bridges are costing Colorado drivers a total of $6.8 billion annually in additional vehicle maintenance, fuel and accelerated vehicle depreciation overall. According to a report released Wednesday by TRIP, ...

Colorado drivers lose billions to bad roads, report says
Denver Business Journal

Colorado drivers lose $6.8 billion a year in time, operating costs and crashes due to roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack desirable safety features, according to a new study from TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national .

Bad roads costing Coloradans $6.8 billion a year, national transportation report finds
KMGH 7

Roads and bridges that are falling apart, congested or otherwise lack safety improvements are costing Coloradans $6.8 billion a year, according to a report released Wednesday…

Colorado drivers lose billions to bad roads, report says
9NEWS.com

In Denver, that amounts of $2,162 per driver, according to the study “Colorado Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility.” The average driver in the Denver metro area spends 49 hours a year stuck in….

Report: Congested, deteriorating roads cost Colorado drivers $6.8 billion a year
The Colorado Statesman

State officials say Colorado needs $9 billion in transportation spending over the next decade. In his state of the state address in January, Gov. John Hickenlooper called on lawmakers to come up with a way to raise the money. “Voters are tired of us ...

New report highlights road woes in Colorado
KRDO

But that's what happened Wednesday in Colorado Springs. Carolyn Bonifas Kelly, a researcher with Washington, D.C.-based TRIP, a national nonprofit transportation group, joined Chamber of Commerce President Dirk Draper to talk about the release of a ...

Advocates say NoCo traffic congestion costs each driver $1,396 yearly
Loveland Reporter Herald
A national transportation research group has released a study showing Northern Colorado drivers pay nearly $1,400 each because of road and bridge congestion in the region.

National report says 76 percent of Colorado Springs roads are in
KOAA  Colorado Springs and Pueblo

The new study by a national transportation research group says Colorado Springs residents are paying more because of poor road conditions. "Here in the Colorado Springs urban area, 76 percent of major roads -- nearly three out of every four miles ...

Report: Over 75% of Colorado Springs' roads are in poor or mediocre shape
FOX21News.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The average driver in Colorado Springs loses nearly $2,000 every year as a result of deficient roads, according to a new report from TRIP, a national nonprofit transportation research group. In total, Colorado drivers are ...

Press conference, report address transportation issues
Colorado Springs Business Journal

“At its very core, transportation is about economic and community development,” Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC President and CEO Dirk Draper concluded. “Businesses need the assurance of an efficient, effective, and reliable transportation system to be confident they can accomplish their own work. We must act swiftly and intentionally to ensure that the transportation system we depend on is sound.”

Deficient Fort Collins/Greeley roads cost drivers nearly $1400 per year
Fort Morgan Times

The TRIP report, "Colorado Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility," finds that throughout Colorado, 41 percent of major, locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor condition and six ...

Study: Insufficient infrastructure costs Coloradans $6.8 billion per year
Greeley Tribune

"This report underscores that our state must act to solve Colorado's transportation challenges," said David May, president and CEO of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce. "In addition to commuter frustration, there are real costs associated ...

Report findings show need for road, bridge fixes in Northern Colorado
BizWest Media

“This report underscores that our state must act to solve Colorado's transportation challenges,” said David May, president and chief executive of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce. “Residents and businesses need a reliable, efficient ...


Want to Help? Spread the Message…

Thanks to coalition members who shared the TRIP Report with their members. You can still help us spread the message.‎

  • Send the TRIP report to your network. Download it here: http://www.tripnet.org/ 
  • Take a minute to TRIP report news articles on your social media networks (FaceBook, Twitter, Etc.) and use the hashtag #FixItCO.

 

FixItCO is a coalition of stakeholders from all four corners of Colorado and includes everyone from truckers to environmentalists. Learn more by following @TeamFixItCO and use the hashtag #FixItCO on Twitter.

 

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