Boulder County’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) is a 25-year, multimodal vision for developing a safe, accessible, and sustainable transportation system that connects people and places efficiently and environmentally responsibly. It focuses on improving road, trail, transit, and pedestrian networks, creating better access, and providing a range of travel options to meet current and future needs. The TMP is supported by the Countywide Transportation Sales Tax and guides investments and programs for infrastructure, maintenance, and new transportation services. Key strategies, based on the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan, include developing a multimodal system, creating complete trips, investing in key corridors, increasing accessibility, and enhancing mountain area connections.
Transportation Master Plan (TMP)
Develop the Multimodal System
Boulder County’s transportation network consists of roadways, on-street bicycle facilities, transit services and facilities, sidewalk/pedestrian facilities, and shared use paths and structures that together move people safely and efficiently between communities within Boulder County and to the surrounding region. The TMP includes recommendations for improvements to the roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities and transit networks.
Current Projects:
- Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT)
- Diagonal Highway 119 Bikeway Design Project
- Longmont-to-Boulder (LoBo) Trail – Jay Road Connections Project
- Fourmile Canyon Creek Underpass Project
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Create the Complete Trip
Boulder County improves infrastructure, supports regional transit, connects the first and final mile portions of trips, and establishes transportation demand management programs. These investments strive to provide county residents with complete mobility options, providing people with a viable alternative to driving alone.
- Main Trip – Improving and streamlining travel for all modes allowing users to get to and from local transit – easily and safely.
- First and Final Mile Connections – Transit within and outside of Boulder County.
- Transportation Demand Management (TDM) – Incentives and alternatives that reduce congestion.
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Invest in Key Regional Corridors
Boulder County travel corridors include local and regional routes that form an integrated transportation system. Boulder County considers each travel corridor as a geographic area encompassing all available and future modes. These regional multimodal corridors are essential to mobility throughout the county and region.
Regional Corridor Project Websites:
Increase Accessibility
As Boulder County’s demographics change, it will become even more important for transportation infrastructure to include features designed to assist persons with mobility challenges. Mobility impairments include financial, physical, and cognitive challenges and can occur at any phase of life. The ability to navigate the community in a safe, efficient, and comfortable manner is key to maintaining livability and independence for all county residents.
Groups served:
- People with low incomes
- People with disabilities
- Older adults
- People who do not speak English
- Youth and their families
Boulder County Programs:
Enhance Mountain Area Connections
The Transportation Master Plan (TMP) identifies strategies to address the unique transportation challenges for residents of the mountain communities. Transportation connections are vital for Boulder County communities to function and prosper and for residents and visitors to enjoy the county’s recreational opportunities.
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Project Manager
Stacey Proctor
Transportation Strategic Planning and Projects Manager
sproctor@bouldercounty.gov
303-441-1107