New and exciting things are happening at CASTA. As the last update from the CASTA board mentioned, Ann Rajewski has been appointed CASTA's full time Executive Director. We would also like to announce that Ariane Woodworth will be leaving CASTA and embarking on a new journey in Indiana. CASTA is excited to announce that Joseph Parks will be taking over the Program Manager position at CASTA and Ivy Compton filling the Program Assistant Position. We as a staff are looking forward to a positive and successful year in Transit! See the link below to contact us with any questions.
Come to Denver and enjoy lunch while listening to Dave Geneva, General Manager of RTD speak about how you lead in a time of transformation/great technology changes.
For more information please contact Joseph Parks or to sign up click here. You can visit our Trainings and Events Calendar on the CASTA website by following this link.
Transit Policy Library:
Contact Joseph Parksto submit your policies and to help grow and build the CASTA Transit Policy Library. This is great resource for our Transit Community.
If you need to request access to the Transit Policy Library please click here.
Fall Conference Statistics: Colorado Day
Presentations from the Fall CASTA Conference (Colorado Transit Day) are now available on the
CASTA Website. It was great to see everyone there and we look forward to hosting you again in Denver for the Spring Conference at The Curtis Hotel.
2019 Training Requests Due by November 15th
Let's Go Colorado - Vote 'YES' On 110!
Proposition 110 "The Facts":
Colorado's Crumbling Infrastructure:
Each dollar spent on road improvements results in an average benefit of $5.20 by reducing delays and fuel consumption, and improving safety.
78% of Colorado’s roads will need to be repaired in the next 10 years, but the state lacks the budget to keep up. It’s time to stop the band-aid approach.
Potholes and rough roads damage a vehicle’s tires and suspensions, costing the average Colorado driver $468 in repairs each year.
Traffic congestion in the major metro areas continues to increase with over 50 hours per year spent in traffic by those in the Denver Metro region.
Proposition 110 Does:
Proposition 110 will create a new revenue source to fund Colorado’s crumbling roads, bridges and other infrastructure. It will generate an estimated $767 million in the first year.
This isn’t a permanent tax - there is a 20 year sunset.
No corner of the state is left untouched by Proposition 110. Nearly 80% of trips we take begin and end on a local road. The generated revenue will be distributed to local priorities across the entire state of Colorado.
Tourists would pay their fair share. More than 39 million out-of-state tourists would help fund our transportation system when they purchase taxable goods.
Contact
Ann Rajewski if you need a Proposition 110 advocate to come speak in your community. Learn more by visiting
Let's Go Colorado's website.
CASTA: Working towards safe, convenient, affordable, and accessible transportation for all Colorado residents and visitors.
