October Resiliency Conversation: Nature-Based Solutions
Nature-based solutions to environmental and infrastructure challenges recognize and leverage the ingenuity of nature to help the environment while simultaneously providing community benefits like lower cost than traditional infrastructure, creation of green jobs, increases to property value, improvements to public health, and reduced loss of life. Learn about how nature based solutions can work for your community.
|
Quick Poll:
Do you find the monthly resiliency conversation useful?
Resiliency News
Colorado’s Transportation Commission Adopts New Safety, Climate, and Multimodal Transportation Goals, Supports State Resilience and Climate Goals
In September, Colorado’s Transportation Commission adopted new traffic-safety, climate, and multimodal transportation goals, in addition to transportation asset management goals, known as Policy Directive 14 (PD-14), to guide the state’s 2050 Statewide Transportation Plan. The statewide performance targets evaluate the Department's progress in the key areas of:
- Advancing Transportation Safety
- Fixing our Roads
- Sustainably Increase Transportation Choice
For transportation systems, resilience is the ability to keep roads open and functional in the face of unexpected events and challenges. The Colorado Department of Transportation supports state resilience goals by incorporating resilience in strategic decisions about transportation assets and operations.
The Clean Transportation performance measure outlined in the Transportation Choice key area is aligned with the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap 2.0, detailing early action steps the State will implement toward meeting near-term greenhouse pollution reduction targets, and with HB23-016 – Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measures, which outlines statutorily required goals to achieve net-zero status statewide. These goals include:
- Reduce surface transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) by 60% on or before 2037, compared to the 2005 baseline;
- Expand statewide transit services by increasing statewide revenue service miles by 66.7 million by 2037, from the 2022 baseline; and
- Reduce per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by one percent annually, from the 2023 baseline.
Access the draft updated Policy Directive 14 document (page 180) and check out CDOT’s approach to resilience to learn more.
|
New E-Filing System Coming November 13, 2024
Starting November 13, 2024, the Division of Local Government will implement a new e-filing portal to be used by all local government entities, requiring some current users to create new login credentials.
The new system will allow local government officials to have a single account login across DLG portals, including the grants portal, the formulaic payments portal, and the new e-filing portal; and will also enable local officials who represent multiple entities to have one login associated with multiple local governments.
To help users transition to the new system, a webinar, office hours, and user guides will be posted on dlg.colorado.gov and promoted as it becomes available.
The Colorado Development Office is Hiring!
The Community Development Office (CDO) is building a brand new team of passionate planners, administrators, and analysts to develop, launch, and implement the new laws passed in the 2024 legislative session. Two analyst positions are now open through October 28.
2024 State Demography Summit
November 1, Arvada
Learn about the most current population and economic estimates and forecasts for the state, its regions, counties, and municipalities.
Register for the State Demography Summit
|
|
 |
Feedback Request: Help Communities Facilitate Solar Development!
The Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center (CALC) is seeking participation in a policy stakeholder engagement group to help refine and improve model land use code language for ground-mounted solar development in Colorado. If you are interested in reviewing and providing feedback, please contact Allison Jackson, education and policy manager at CALC.
|
|
 |
Upcoming ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline
Three years after the initial distribution of American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to local governments, the deadline for obligating those funds is fast approaching. Local governments must obligate their funds by December 31, 2024, or risk losing the remaining funds. Support for working with SLFRF funding is available through the Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA) and SLFRF Office Hours.
Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program
The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Discretionary Grant program funds projects that will improve safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation. The next application deadline is January 13, 2025.
Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) Special Highway Committee Accepting Off-System Bridge Grant Applications
The Special Highway Committee is now accepting grant applications from counties with off-system bridges that are eligible for rehabilitation or replacement. Approximately $8.3M is available for allocation to counties. County applications are due to CCI by 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 25, 2024, and should be sent to Kristin Dunn. If you have any questions, please reach out to Kristin.
|
