Goals
Front Range Commuter Rail seeks the following goals to bring commuter rail to the Rocky Mountain Region.
- Phase I
- Introduction and Establishment. Founder Bob Briggs has publicized the effort to gain commuter rail for Colorado.
- Phase II
- Feasibility Study Financed. Front Range Commuter Rail seeks the three states involved (New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming) to jointly fund a feasibility study at the cost of $2,190,000.00 as required by the Federal Railroad Administration.
- Phase III
- Feasibility Study and FRA 11th High Speed Rail Corridor Designation. As a part of the feasibility study, Front Range Commuter Rail hopes that its planned route can be included as the eleventh high priority corridor for the Federal Railroad Administration. This is the current phase for the project.
- Phase IV
- Election to Establish Statewide District/Authority and Infrastructure Funding. Front Range Commuter Rail seeks to create a special taxing district to raise taxpayer funds for the corridor. This would need to be approved on the ballot by the voters of the states involved. In Colorado, this would require holding the election on an even numbered year, either in 2008 or 2010.
- Phase V
- Establish District/Authority and Build Infrastructure. The authority would be responsible for the design, implementation, and building of the rail corridor.
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