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From YouTube: A Boulder View 2011-10: US36 Update
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Boulder Councilwoman Suzy Ageton talks about some changes that commuters can expect to see on U.S. 36 beginning in 2012.
A
Hi
and
welcome
to
a
bold
review,
I'm
Carl
castile
and
the
first
half
the
show
I'll
be
speaking
with
Councilwoman
Susie
adjutant
about
some
big
changes
coming
to
us
36
in
the
second
half
of
the
show,
Jodi
Jacobson
will
be
speaking
with
Martha
Rose
Kowski
about
how
the
city
is
going
to
integrate
those
changes
into
the
city's
transportation
system.
But
first
here
with
me
now
is
Councilwoman
Edgerton
Suzie.
Thanks
for
joining
us.
A
All
of
us
do
a
lot
of
commuting
in
and
out
of
Boulder
and
US
36
with
about
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
daily
commuters
is
certainly
one
of
the
most
important
options
to
make
that
commute,
and
yet,
with
the
increased
congestion
that
we
see
on
that
and
the
deterioration
of
the
highway
of
the
asphalt
and
of
the
bridges,
it's
increasingly
becoming
a
challenge
for
people
to
use
it,
certainly
not
one
that
can
accommodate
the
kind
of
increases
in
population
in
employment
that
we
can
see
in
it.
We
expect
to
see
in
that
corridor.
A
B
Yeah
we
do
have
some
good
news
and
I
would
start
by
saying
that
that
good
news
is
a
direct
result
of
a
very
powerful
and
effective
coalition.
It's
called
the
US
36
mayor's
in
commissioners
coalition,
which
runs
all
the
way
from
Westminster
on
the
east
end
of
the
quarter
to
boulder
in
boulder
county
on
the
west
end.
This
group,
in
conjunction
with
us,
36
community
solutions
which
is
a
privately
organized
group
of
businesses
along
the
corridor.
B
Obviously
they
have
an
interest,
also
RTD,
the
regional
transportation
district,
the
colorado
department,
transportation
and
others
have
worked
very
effectively
to
recognize
that
this
is
a
key
quarter
connecting
two
of
our
major
business
sectors
in
the
state,
denver
and
boulder
and
and
we've
grown
dramatically,
as
you
pointed
out.
So
here
are
some
things
that
aren't
going
to
be
happening
very
soon.
B
Construction
should
be
starting
by
april
or
spring
sometime
of
2012
we're
going
to
see
first
off
some
resurfacing
and
reconstruction
of
just
the
general
purpose
lanes.
We
that's
important
and
replace
whatever
stuff,
structurally
deficient
bridges,
but
the
really
exciting
news
is
we're
going
to
get
a
managed
lane
a
separate
managed
lane
in
each
direction
for
bus,
rapid
transit.
This
is
something
we've
been
talking
about
with
our
community
for
a
very
very
long
time.
This
is
a
lane
that
will
accommodate
bus,
rapid
transit.
It
will
also
accommodate
a
high
occupancy
vehicle
passengers.
B
So
anyone
with
a
car
that
has
more
than
two
people
in
it
will
be
able
to
use
this
lane
as
well,
and
then
we
will
allow
also
single
occupancy
vehicles
to
be
in
there
for
a
toll.
So
we
are
that's.
That's
one
of
the
biggest
things
are
going
to
see.
The
other
thing
they're
going
to
see
is
we
are
going
to
be,
and
that
and
that
I
should
say
very
clearly
that
managed
lane
in
the
first
phase
will
run
from
Pecos
to
interlaken.
B
We
have
been
able
to
secure
funds
for
that
much,
hopefully,
maybe
a
little
further.
If
we
can
stretch
our
dollars
and
paralleling
that
will
be
a
commuter
bike
path,
which
is
very
exciting.
We
had
a
lot
of
people
who
like
to
commute
to
work,
there's
no
way
to
do
that
along
36
now,
so
we
will
start
that
additional
multimodal
aspect,
along
with
the
managed
lane
and
the
other
thing
that
people
are
going
to
see
very
soon,
is
coming
from
RTD,
and
that
is
they're
going
to
see
a
pedestrian
overpass
bridge
built
at
the
table.
B
Mesa
park-and-ride-
and
this
is
something
we've
been
wanting
as
a
way
to
facilitate
brt,
because
it
will
allow
the
buses
not
to
have
to
pull
off
those
heading
to
Denver
not
to
have
to
pull
off
and
go
into
the
table
mesa
park
and
ride,
but
be
able
to
go
to
the
south
side
to
a
bus,
rapid
transit
station.
Pedestrians
will
access
it
through
this
bridge
over
and
it
will
save
time.
It
will
be
a
more
efficient
and
effective
way
for
us
to
move
people.
B
A
B
B
B
It
doesn't
have
to
be
on
the
track.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
on
the
track,
but
it
is
distinctive
and
it's
going
to
have
some
significant
travel
time
saving
advantages,
because
it's
going
to
have
this
when
we're
finished,
it's
going
to
have
this
separately
managed
lane
all
the
way
from
Pecos
into
foothills.
Ultimately,
okay.
B
A
And
I
managed
lane
that
certainly
provides
people
who
want
to
drive
who
need
to
drive
an
additional
option
that
they
don't.
They
wouldn't
have
now
correct,
and
then
you
mentioned
the
bike
away
and
now
I
I
think
that
the
first
thing
that
Blanco
would
ask
is
who
bikes
the
Denver.
That
seems
like
a
long
way
to
commute
well.
B
B
If
we
had
a
pathway
for
people
right
now,
we
don't
have
that
it's
a
patchwork
of
being
off
road
and
on
road,
and
so
really
it's
not
an
efficient
or
practical
way
for
people
to
travel,
but
with
a
bike
path
that
runs
from
foothills
all
the
way
to
Pecos
you're,
going
to
be
able
to
access
an
awful
lot
of
businesses
long
a
quarter
and
that's
not
a
terribly
long
commute
for
some
of
our
great
by
cyclists.
Once
we
give
them
the
means
for
a
safe,
mute
right.
A
A
B
And
you
have
some
other
things
that
that
I
didn't
mention
your
with
one
of
the
things.
That's
also
going
to
happen
in
this
first
day,
so
we're
going
to
be
laying
a
fiber
optic,
cable,
the
entire
length
of
the
quarter,
which
is
going
to
allow
for
the
kind
of
of
real-time
messaging
that
bus,
ridership
and
bus,
rapid
transit
ridership
that
can
can
benefit
from
so
you're
going
to
know
the
timing
of
the
buses.
It
also
will
facilitate
some
other
technological
advantages
that
will
help
us
continue
to
advance
the
ridership
on
this
quarter.
B
So
we're
very
excited
about
that
aspect
as
well,
which
is
which
is
coming
well.
We've
got
to
get
the
cable
in
there
first,
but
then
we
will
have
the
capacity
to
do
a
number
of
things.
There's
also
the
the
variable
sign
I'm
trying
to
think
of
the
proper
word
here.
Let
me
look
at
my
notes.
Variable
message
signs
which
are
part
of
what
will
be
present
at
every
bus,
rapid
transit
station.
A
B
A
B
A
A
B
It
wasn't,
I
think,
a
couple
things
happened,
unfortunately,
one
of
them's
tied
to
the
economic
recession
in
ways,
and
it
has
to
do
with
the
fact
that
money
was
made
available
through
the
American
Recovery
and
get
the
name
right.
Reinvestment
Act
and
that
allowed
us
to
apply
for
a
relatively
small
grant
was
ten
million
dollars,
but
the
real
value
of
that
grant
was.
B
Hp
te
allowed
us
to
generate
another
fifty
four
million
dollars
in
a
loan.
So
that's
part
of
what's
happened.
Some
some
opportunities
arose
that
we
were
able
to
take
advantage
of
and
then
we're
putting
all
of
those
dollars
together
with
120
million
in
fast
track
dollars
from
RTD
we're.
Seeing
now
we're
getting
to
see
the
real
benefit
of
vicks
of
our
taxes
there
we
also
have
money
from
C
dot.
That's
federal
and
state
grant
money
that
they
have
devoted
to
this
quarter,
they're
putting
in
I
think
it's
about
38
million
dollars.
B
A
B
Look
at
all
the
other
parties
we're
talking
about
a
total
of
312
about
30
and
12
million
total,
but
some
of
that's
in
straight
grants,
but
other
money
came
directly
as
the
result
of
being
able
to
leverage
that
initial
ten
million.
So
we've
had
some
exciting
opportunities,
we've
capitalized
on
them
and
we
have
some
others
coming
again.
The
the
work
that's
being
done
to
help
us
bring
private
investors
into
this
effort.
There
they're
seeing
what's
happening
on
this
quarter.
B
This
is
a
high-tech
quarter
that
you
said
this
is
an
entrepreneurial
corridor
and
there
are
private
investors
who
are
interested
potentially
in
working
with
us
and
our
partners
to
get
us
all
the
way
into
foothills
and
so
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
the
efforts
that
are
coming
to
to
see
that
those
managed
lanes
coming
all
the
way
in
to
foothills
and
the
full
build-out
of
what
we
have
anticipated
for
so
many
years.
Okay,.
A
B
B
Of
this,
money
is
from
the
fast
tracks.
Yes,
it
was
always
intended
to
be
for
bus,
rapid
transit,
but
we
also
have
a
Northwest
rail
that
is
part
of
our
regional
wide
system
of
transited.
We
feels
they'll
still
coming
that
is
still
coming.
The
Coalition
is
still
working
on
that
it's
a
bit
more
challenging
because
we're
working
with
a
the
boulder
in
early
Burlington,
Santa,
Fe
Railroad,
and
because
it's
a
freight
corridor
right
now
and
is
being
discussed
as
conversion
to
a
freight
and
passenger
quarter.
B
Big
challenges
there
we're
looking
for
numbers
from
them
coming
sometime
in
the
next
couple
months
to
see
what
we're
talking
about.
But
yes,
that
is
very
much
part
of
the
picture
and
you,
as
you
can
imagine,
our
partners
to
the
North
Longmont
in
particular,
are
really
looking
at
this,
but
as
our
our
our
cities
along
the
quarter,
who
have
have
anticipated
this
and
have
looked
at
the
possibilities
for
transit
or
a
development
tied
to
this
particular
form
of
transportation
or
transit.
A
Well,
Suzy,
thank
you
for
addressing
a
both
exciting,
a
very
complex
topic
because
I
know
in
this
world
transportation.
You
always
talk
about
the
color
of
money
because
there's
so
many
different
sources.
There
are
so
many
different
aspects
of
the
project,
but
but
luckily
you're
one
of
the
city's
champion
on
this
issue,
champions
and
and-
and
you
were
a
great
person
to
speak
to
you
about
it.
So
thank
you
so
much
thank.