CO: Longmont Front Range Passenger Rail town hall set Wednesday
Residents in Longmont, Boulder and Westminster will have three chances this month to hear and weigh in on updates on the Front Range Passenger Rail project.
The northwest metro town hall series is scheduled for Wednesday at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Rd. in Longmont; on April 15 at the East Boulder Recreation Center, 5660 Sioux Dr. in Boulder; and on April 29 at Westminster City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Ave. in Westminster. All three meetings are set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. and are meant to give residents a chance to learn more about the proposed passenger rail service and share feedback.
Pre-registering for the town halls is not required.
The Front Range Passenger Rail project would create intercity train service along the Front Range, with initial service envisioned from Fort Collins through Denver to Pueblo, according to the project’s website. According to the project’s official Service Development Plan website, planners are currently evaluating the route, station markets, service frequency, infrastructure, costs and financing. The plan would then move into federal environmental review before final design and construction.
According to the Front Range Passenger Rail District, the project is still expected to take years, not months. The development plan describes it as a 10- to 15-year effort overall, with starter service scheduled to begin in 2029. Route, service levels and timing are still subject to change as planning continues through the service development, environmental review, design and construction phases.
The Front Range Passenger Rail District is also asking the public to help choose a name for the future train through an online survey. The survey lets people vote among four finalists: “Colorado Connector, or CoCo,” “Colorado Ranger,” “Front Range Express Destinations, or FRED,” and “RangeLink,” and participants will be entered into a drawing to win two seats on the inaugural passenger rail trip. To take the survey, visit ridethefrontrange.com/namethetrain.
Residents in Longmont, Boulder and Westminster will have three chances this month to hear and weigh in on updates on the Front Range Passenger Rail project.
The northwest metro town hall series is scheduled for Wednesday at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, 400 Quail Rd. in Longmont; on April 15 at the East Boulder Recreation Center, 5660 Sioux Dr. in Boulder; and on April 29 at Westminster City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Ave. in Westminster. All three meetings are set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. and are meant to give residents a chance to learn more about the proposed passenger rail service and share feedback.
Pre-registering for the town halls is not required.
The Front Range Passenger Rail project would create intercity train service along the Front Range, with initial service envisioned from Fort Collins through Denver to Pueblo, according to the project’s website. According to the project’s official Service Development Plan website, planners are currently evaluating the route, station markets, service frequency, infrastructure, costs and financing. The plan would then move into federal environmental review before final design and construction.
According to the Front Range Passenger Rail District, the project is still expected to take years, not months. The development plan describes it as a 10- to 15-year effort overall, with starter service scheduled to begin in 2029. Route, service levels and timing are still subject to change as planning continues through the service development, environmental review, design and construction phases.
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