1	The Alliance for Sustainable Transportation A project of New Century Transportation Foundation
2	"Created in 2004 with a..." Created in 2004 with a grant from the Elected Officials Transportation Committee. (Pitkin County, Aspen, Snowmass Village) Purpose: Advance high quality, resource efficient transportation options in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.
3	"Approaches" Approaches Education and outreach. Sharing information on best practices and innovative approaches. Leveraging private sector and citizen involvement. Building partnerships to secure resources to improve resource-efficient transportation options.
4	"Board of Directors:" Board of Directors: Randy Udall Jacque Whitsitt Marianne Virgilli Don Ensign Ralph Trapani Dorothea Farris Karen Nozik
5	The Alliance for Sustainable Transportation – NCTF Project Growing coalition of organizations, businesses, and individuals. Learning from the Denver Transit Alliance, a coalition of over 42 business, civic, environmental, and local government groups.
6	"Why do we need more..." Why do we need more sustainable approaches to transportation? What is sustainable transportation? Why are we forming an alliance?
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9	Invest in economic prosperity
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11	Revised Population Projections Source: State Demographer’s Office and the Watershed Collaborative
12	Protect our climate
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14	The Alliance for Sustainable Transportation is working for: High quality regional transit, competitive with private vehicles. Bike and walk-friendly communities. Regional trail system. Safe Routes – School and elsewhere. Transit friendly community design and development. Green fleets, clean fuels.
15	"1." 1. High quality regional transit, competitive with private vehicles.
16	Transit works well in RF Valley setting Transit carries a significant share of all trips in the region. More than 30% of all person trips crossing Castle Creek Bridge on a winter day are carried by transit.
17	But…RFTA needs significant capital improvements to stay competitive
18	Trends
19	Quality Attracts More Riders
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22	Roaring Fork BRT Project Included in federal transportation bill finalized this summer. Project is authorized to ask for up to $60 M. But… To tap the funding in the bill we must come up with at least 50% local and state match.
23	"Colorado still one of five..." Colorado still one of five states without dedicated transit funding: Mississippi Hawaii Alaska New Mexico
24	NCTF/Alliance role: Working in partnership with RFTA to help mobilize resources. Dec 8 EOTC/RFTA Workshop: Transit and Livability Private-public partnerships on transit centers. Over time: Garfield County Funding Additional Eagle County Funding
25	2. Bike & walk-friendly communities
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30	"5." 5. Transit friendly community design and development
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34	Why an Alliance? Key element of success: Strength in numbers Sharing information and best practices Current members include: Glenwood Chamber Resort Association, Aspen Chamber Resort Association, Carbondale Chamber, Basalt Chamber, Community Office for Resource Efficiency, Aspen Skiing Company, Solar Energy International, Town of Carbondale, Midvalley Trails Eagle County, Healthy Mountain Communities, Carbondale Trails Group,