Two Longmont women have formed a group to pressure the Regional Transportation District to get commuter rail for , which was promised by 2017 but now may not be built until after 2040.
This despite the county’s three largest cities — Boulder, Longmont and Louisville — paying $117 million in transit taxes since voters approved a 0.4 percent construction tax in 2005 to build the FasTracks mass-transit system, say the women.
“Boulder County taxpayers have paid over $144 million since 2005 to build out rail corridors for other cities outside of Boulder County,” said Longmont resident .
Peck and fellow Longmonter have formed ” ” to advocate for the full build-out of the 41-mile northwest corridor.
Benker is a former Longmont city councilmember and RTD director; Peck led anti-fracking efforts in Longmont. RTD officials say they remain committed to building the northwest rail.
“We are not giving up on the northwest line,” Chuck Sisk, RTD board chair, said at a public unveiling of the first phase of the widening of U.S. 36 last week.
“We voted for the tax so that we could use rail transit to travel across the metro area for work, entertainment and to access DIA,” Peck said.
Monte Whaley: 720-929-0907, mwhaley@denverpost.com or twitter.com/montewhaley
