Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 29-35-306 - Applicable transit service areas map(1) On or before September 30, 2024, the department of local affairs, in consultation with the department of transportation, Colorado energy office, metropolitan planning organizations, and transit agencies that operate within metropolitan planning organizations, shall publish a map that designates applicable transit service areas to be used by local governments in complying with this part 3.(2) In publishing the map described in subsection (1) of this section, the department of local affairs shall designate applicable transit service areas as areas that are within: (a) One-quarter mile of existing stations served by routes identified in an applicable transit plan for: (I) Commuter bus rapid transit;(II) Commuter rail with planned or scheduled service that is scheduled to run every thirty minutes or more frequent between seven a.m. and ten a.m. and between four p.m. and seven p.m.;(III) Light rail with planned or scheduled service that is scheduled to run every thirty minutes or more frequent between seven a.m. and ten a.m. and between four p.m. and seven p.m.; and(IV) A public bus route that has a planned or scheduled frequency of every thirty minutes or more frequent for four hours or more on weekdays, excluding seasonal service;(b) One-quarter mile of currently planned or existing stations and stops served by public bus routes that: (I) Have a planned or scheduled frequency of every thirty minutes or more frequent for four hours or more on weekdays, excluding seasonal service; and(II) Are identified within an applicable transit plan for short-term implementation or implementation before January 1, 2030, according to that plan; or(c) For transit agencies within metropolitan planning organizations that do not have applicable transit plans, one-quarter mile of public bus routes with existing transit service levels as of January 1, 2024, with a scheduled frequency of every thirty minutes or more frequent during the four hours or more on weekdays, excluding seasonal service.Added by 2024 Ch. 159,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.2024 Ch. 159, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).