NATA advocacy

The philosophy of membership is one of inclusion: local governments, economic development organizations, business organizations, educational and other non-profit organizations within the North Metro and northern Front Range areas interested in supporting transportation issues along the North I-25 Corridor and within the NATA geographic area. Private sector, economic development, and non-profit members will be recruited with the assistance of the locally elected members of NATA.

guiding policies

These Guiding Policies position NATA to advocate for the most critical transportation projects that will advance its mission, while effectively supporting alliance member’s local priorities. The Guiding Policies are approved annually but can be reexamined to reflect the need for a meaningful change in direction such as influencing regional growth policy, funding regional transportation needs, and collaborative support on mobility projects identified in DRCOG’s Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) funding cycles, RTD’s Strategic Plan and System Optimization Plan, and CDOT’s 10-Year Plan and Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), or when significant policy and funding initiatives are created that reflect NATA’s values. The Guiding Policies document can be found here in its entirety and is Exhibit F in the NATA Bylaws.

The following Guiding Policies are specifically driven by the following:

  1. When DRCOG starts a new RTP and TIP cycle and/or CDOT starts a 10-year planning process, NATA identifies its top 5 regionally significant multimodal focus areas that will best drive its mission in the region in the years to come. These top 5 focus areas will be confirmed by the Members annually.

  2. NATA Members will advocate for programming and funding for the priority projects in DRCOG’s call for regional projects and potentially the subregional processes in the Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, and Southwest Weld Counties, as applicable.

  3. NATA will provide Alliance members with letters of support for their locally significant projects in the subregional process.

Advocate and Lobby for Reliable Transportation Funding
NATA advocates and appropriately lobbies for a more robust, reliable, and sustainable funding streams for the region’s multimodal transportation system from the federal, state, regional, and local level.

Complete Multimodal & Safety Improvements along Interstates, Highways, and Major Arterials
NATA supports a hierarchy of safety and multimodal projects on interstates, highways, and major arterials that connect more than one subregion.

  • I-25

    • Corridor segments 2, 3b, and 4 need funding for critical safety and multimodal improvements. NATA advocates for the full build-out of these segments, including identifying the next reasonable phase of development in all major state and regional plans. This buildout will benefit planned interchange reconstruction and mobility hub projects while addressing congestion and safety concerns along parallelling regional corridors such as Hwy 287.  Improvements may include express lanes, mobility hubs, and transit to increase access, reliability, safety, and reduce congestion.

    • Full build-out of planned mobility hubs at CO 7, CO 119, and 88th Avenue.

  • I-270 - needs a completed Environmental Impact Study (EIS) and subsequent Record of Decision (ROD). NATA advocates for the completion of the ROD, leading to the preferred alternative of multimodal (including freight) improvements, enhancing safety and travel time reliability.

  • I-76 - NATA advocates for advanced engineering and NEPA clearances to update the I-76/Bridge Street interchange design into a mobility hub that serves all traffic, but prioritizes transit operational improvements, such as a direct link to a prospective bus maintenance facility, a Park-n-Ride, and potential Bustang Outrider service.  The mobility hub should also support safe, efficient freight movements within the surrounding high-density warehousing, distribution, and industrial logistics area.

  • US 85 - NATA supports the introduction of new Bustang services along this corridor and promotes improvements to the US 85/CO 7 roundabouts as outlined in the City’s Core City Circulation (CCC) Study.

  • Managed Lanes - NATA strongly supports fully implementing managed lanes, and discussions regarding funding arrangements to advance the various phases of numerous projects and shared toll revenue.

  • Vision Zero and Safety - NATA actively meets to discuss safety on the road network and encourages Vision Zero initiatives and cooperative enforcement programs that will significantly reduce serious injuries and fatalities on the road network in the NATA region.

Improve Regional Transit and Mobility Options
NATA seeks increased and sustained regional investments in transit and multimodal mobility options.

  • These investments include but are not limited to:

    • Completion of the voter-approved FasTracks N and B Lines.

    • Support the CO 7 transit starter service scheduled to begin in 2026 and support long-term solutions to fund and operate the CO 7 transit service from Brighton to Boulder.

    • Buildout of regional Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network along major arterials that include, but are not limited to CO 7, Federal Boulevard, I-25 North, US 287, and 120th Avenue.

    • Full construction and operations of regional-scale mobility hubs including but not limited to the diverging diamond
      at I-25 and CO 7, I-25 and CO 119 and the I-25 center loading platform at 88th Avenue.

    • Increase frequency, reliability, and the expansion of regional RTD, CDOT Bustang, and the N Line commuter rail.

    • Reinstate and expand local fixed route services connecting communities in the North Denver Metro area to the
      regional transit network.

    • Add new demand-driven and flexible transit and micromobility options in the NATA region.

    • Maintain state of good repair of our existing transit system.

    • Endorse Brighton as the preferred location for RTD’s north area bus maintenance facility to leverage its strategic position within a growing intermodal district, while supporting a joint evaluation with CDOT of a co-located facility
      to optimize costs and regional service efficiency.

    • Support Bustang Outrider service stops at the I-76 / Bridge Street area and in Commerce City in the short term.

Increase Investments in Strategies to Improve Air Quality and Reduce Transportation-related Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
NATA advocates for investment in strategies that improve air quality and reduce GHG emissions from the transportation system.

  • These strategies include but are not limited to:

    • Complete the Express Lanes on I-25 and I-270, supporting High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) transit and commuter advantages, and implementation of regional transit investments by CDOT and RTD.

    • Buildout of “low stress” and safe regional multiuse trails as identified in the DRCOG Active Transportation Plan to increase bicyclists and pedestrians’ mode share.

    • Support first and final mile active transportation projects and micromobility programs through well maintained,
      quality, and connected mobility services.

    • Implement and track Transportation Demand Management (TDM) requirements for all regional-scale projects to reduce single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel on roadways (TDM-related actions as indicated by CDOT Policy
      Directive 1601).

nata / north i-25 coalition partnership

NATA and the North I-25 Coalition are united in their commitment to improve safety, reduce congestion, and support economic growth along the North I-25 corridor. This partnership brings together public, private, and business voices to secure funding, promote balanced, multimodal transportation solutions, and empower community involvement to keep the north metro region moving forward.

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