Teller County Transportation Study
Conducted by TranSystems
Corporation
7800 E. Union Ave., Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80237
(303) 224-7144
Teller
County
2020 Transportation Plan
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The purpose of the plan, commissioned by Teller County, was to
identify
a) the safety and capacity of
the existing road system in Teller County
b) needed transportation facilities, new or upgraded, to meet
current and future travel, and
c) the most cost-effective approach to maintaining existing, new,
and upgraded facilities during the next
20 years.
The project began with a "windshield inventory" of existing
county-maintained roads and
connecting accesses from public roads (federal, state, municipal, and
adjacent counties), private roads, and driveways. The consultant team
(TranSystems Corporation) inventoried road types (gravel,
dust-suppressed, chip and seal, or paved), conditions of the roadway,
alignment, striping, signage, guardrails and other safety-related
features.
Consideration was given to use of roadways and interface
with roadways by bicyclists and other non-auto users.
Now that the inventory is completed, the results are
entered into a database and show graphically on a map of the
county’s transportation network. Projections about
future population and job growth, impacts of existing and
planned land use, and anticipated travel patterns and
traffic volumes all were evaluated relative to the existing
transportation network. The information will be used to
identify and evaluate transportation problems and
opportunities, and to develop goals and objectives for
roadways, including non-roadway modes such as
pedestrian/bicycle trails, public transit service,
elderly/disabled Para-transit services, ridesharing
(carpools and vanpools), and park and ride locations.
Citizens of Teller County were
asked to help Teller County staff and the consultant team
develop
these goals and objectives. Two sets of public
meetings, in a workshop/open house format, were held to
gather feedback from the public. The meetings were held in
Divide, Cripple Creek and Woodland Park. The first set of
public meetings occurred early in the project to identify
issues and to refine goals. The second set of public
meetings reviewed alternative solutions that have been
developed in response to identified problems and issues. In
addition to meetings, citizens were kept informed and were
able to offer comments on the County’s Internet web page at
www.co.teller.co.us. Citizens also had an opportunity to
comment on the final recommended plan at a formal Board of
County Commissioner's meeting.
Based on input from Teller County
citizens, and analysis from the Teller County staff and the
consultant team, a recommended plan of policies and actions
has been submitted to the Teller County Board of County
Commissioners for adoption. The plan consists of two parts,
a "wish list" of improvements and projects with no regard
for budget, and a prioritized list of improvements and
projects in line with a fiscally reasonable budget. The
"wish list" identifies all the needs of the Teller County
transportation system, and the "budget-conscious" plan will
pare the "wish list" to high-priority improvements in line
with expected available funding. The difference between the
two plans represents the unmet needs and provides a target
for development of additional funding sources.
Please contact Brad Shaw - Operations Supervisor of the
Teller County Department of Transportation, at (719)
687-8812 or
E-Mail with questions or
comments.