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Updated · Colorado Springs Gazette · Jul 20
Colorado Rail Plan Adds 2nd Springs Station, Raises Local Funding to $6.6 Million
Updated
Updated · Colorado Springs Gazette · Jul 20

Colorado Rail Plan Adds 2nd Springs Station, Raises Local Funding to $6.6 Million

3 articles · Updated · Colorado Springs Gazette · Jul 20

Summary

  • $6.6 million a year for 25 years is now earmarked for Colorado Springs in the latest Colorado Connector plan, which also adds a second station in the city alongside the revived downtown stop.
  • A north Colorado Springs station is still being narrowed down — with talks involving the Air Force Academy — after local officials pushed for service that better matches where residents live and travel.
  • 2032 is the target for extending passenger service to Colorado Springs, following a Denver-Fort Collins starter line planned for 2029 and partly backed by RTD's $156 million toward a $332 million first phase.
  • A 0.333% sales tax could go before voters this fall if the district board refers it in August, helping fund the broader $1.7 billion Pueblo-to-Fort Collins buildout.

Insights

Sharing tracks with freight giants, can the new Colorado Connector avoid the constant delays that plague passenger rail?
Will the billion-dollar rail project actually reshape how and where Coloradans choose to live along the Front Range?
With its southern half dependent on a tax vote, will Colorado's passenger train ever reach its final destination?