• Transportation & Motor Vehicles

The proposed legislation, Senate Bill 25-030, aims to enhance transportation mode choices in Colorado to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility. The bill outlines a structured approach involving assessments, target setting, and implementation plans.

Key Provisions:

• Statewide Mode Choice Assessment:

  • Deadline: By October 31, 2025
  • Responsible Entity: Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
  • Recipients: Transportation Legislation Review Committee, Transportation Commission, Colorado Energy Office
  • Content: Recommendations for mode choice targets for the years 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045, and 2050

• Rule Adoption for Mode Choice Targets:

  • Deadline: By June 1, 2026
  • Responsible Entity: CDOT
  • Criteria Considered:
    • Current mode share
    • Population and job density
    • Current and projected population and job growth
    • Transit propensity
    • Other relevant factors

• Regular Reporting and Reassessment:

  • Report Deadline: By October 31, 2026, and every three years thereafter
  • Responsible Entities: CDOT in coordination with Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
  • Content: Progress analysis and implementation plans for mode choice targets
  • Reassessment: CDOT to reassess mode choice targets before each statewide plan development cycle

• Mode Choice Implementation Plans:

  • Deadline: By December 31, 2026, and every five years thereafter
  • Responsible Entities: CDOT, MPOs, transit providers serving populations of 100,000 or more, and local governments with populations of 25,000 or more
  • Content:
    • Policies and programs to achieve mode choice targets
    • Multimodal transportation gaps summary
    • Projected greenhouse gas emissions analysis

• Funding Provisions:

  • The Nonattainment Area Air Pollution Mitigation Enterprise may award grants for developing mode choice implementation plans
  • The Multimodal Transportation Options Fund can be utilized for the same purpose

This comprehensive framework is designed to promote sustainable transportation options, reduce emissions, and enhance mobility across Colorado.

Transportation Legislation Review Committee. The bill
requires the department of transportation (department), no later than
October 31, 2025, to present a statewide mode choice assessment to the
transportation legislation review committee, the transportation
commission, and the Colorado energy office, which assessment must
include recommendations for targets for 2030, 2035, 2040, 2045, and
2050 for the department, metropolitan planning organizations, and transit
providers that provide public transit to a population of 100,000
individuals or more (subject transit provider) for the share of total trips
within a specified geographic area completed using certain transportation
methods (mode choice targets).
No later than June 1, 2026, using certain criteria, the department
must adopt rules establishing mode choice targets. The department must
reassess the mode choice targets before each statewide plan development
cycle.
No later than October 31, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter, the
department, in coordination with the metropolitan planning organizations,
must present a report to the transportation legislation review committee
that provides certain information about the mode choice targets and the
entities' plans to implement the mode choice targets (mode choice
implementation plans).
No later than December 31, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter, the
department, metropolitan planning organizations, subject transit
providers, and local governments with a population of 25,000 individuals
or more must each prepare a mode choice implementation plan, which
must include certain information about the mode choice targets, a
multimodal transportation gaps summary, and an analysis of certain
projected greenhouse gas emissions.
The bill also allows:
  • The nonattainment area air pollution mitigation enterprise
to award grants for the development of mode choice
implementation plans; and
  • The multimodal transportation options fund to be used for
the development of mode choice implementation plans.

• April 28, 2025: House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee Report
• April 11, 2025: Senate Appropriations Committee Report
• March 12, 2025: Senate Transportation & Energy Committee Report

• Past bill versions
• Past fiscal notes
• Committee activity and documents
• Bill History