First Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyThis issue brief provides a brief overview of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), related federal and state regulations, and current uses and restrictions in Colorado.
State and federal regulations set standards for the size and weight of commercial vehicles operated on public highways. A commercial vehicle is any vehicle used for commerce that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. Commercial vehicles that exceed the established weight...
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to transportation funding, motor vehicles, other modes of transportation, and traffic offenses. In addition, an overview of Colorado’s transportation system is available online at:...
We may all complain about traffic, but traffic professionals regularly work to deploy a wide variety of strategies to reduce or redistribute traffic. One of the major strategies is managed lanes, or as they are commonly known, toll roads. This issue brief discusses traffic demand management and...
One of the major components of transportation planning and project development is environmental review. This memorandum provides information on the National Environmental Protection Act and the environmental review process for large transportation projects.
Do you prefer green mountains and white text or white mountains and green text? Whether or not we all agree with the color choices for Colorado’s license plates, every vehicle on the roads is required to have one. This issue brief discusses license plate laws and regulations in Colorado.
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.
This issue brief provides a brief overview of public sector use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, including federal and state regulations, and current applications in Colorado.
Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This memorandum describes public-private partnerships, summarizes relevant law, and provides examples of projects in Colorado.
The state innovative motor vehicle income tax credit is intended to reduce the cost of alternative fuel vehicles and incentivize their purchase. This issue brief describes the income tax credit, most recently modified by House Bill 16-1332, and provides information on the fixed income...
Presented to the TLRC at its November 2017 meeting.