A Regional Approach for Fort Carson Growth Planning Fort Carson Growth Plan Update Town Hall Meeting February 6, 2009 Mayor Tyler Stevens, Board of Directors Chairman Rob MacDonald, Executive Director

Presentation Overview Regional Planning and Funding Organization Regional Approach to Growth Planning Fort Carson Growth Plan Phase 1 & 2 Applying All Community Resources Impacts of Regional Approach Lessons Learned so Far

What is PPACG? Regional Transportation Planning Agency Area Agency on Aging Air Quality Planning Agency Water Quality Management Agency Pikes Peak RTA Administrator – Funding Authority Military Impact Planning Agency

Regional Approach “Four-Legged Stool” for Funding Federal Funding: DOT, DoD, Stimulus State Funding: Transportation, Schools, Healthcare, Human Services Local: Transportation, Healthcare, Business, Non-profits, Housing, Law Private Sector: Developers, Non-profits All Partners Represented in Process

Fort Carson Regional Growth Plan: Phase 1 Office of Economic Adjustment Grant – 2006 Growth Plan Study Area  Pueblo County  Fremont County  El Paso County

Growth Plan Impact Area

Growth Plan Phase 1 Plan Highlights Economic Impacts Housing Education Transportation Public Utilities & Infrastructure Health & Behavioral Health Care Social Services Child Care & Development Public Safety & Emergency Services Planning & Zoning Compatibility & Installation Operations Quality of Life

Growth Plan Phase 1 Economic Impacts

Growth Plan Status Phase 1 adopted July 9, 2008 “A Work in Progress” Accomplishments to-date:  School “second count” day  Improvements to SH 16/Gate 20  Improvements to South Academy  Utilities improvements to serve Fort Carson and region  Communications across Communities

Regional Prioritization in Action Coordinating all possible funding sources regionally through existing plans/programs Focus for action on key projects Project funded/delivered quickly All partners apply limited resources Be aware of time delays for other regional priorities – do not delay too long $70 million example

Recommended System

Gate 20 & I-25/State Hwy 16 Interchange Current Daily Load: 9,700 veh/day FY11 Expected Load: 24,000 veh/day Today Gate 20

I-25/SH 16 Total Project Cost: $70M Phase 1 New bridges over I-25 Direct ramp to Ft. Carson SH 16 widening Completion: spring 2009 Phase 2 SH 16 widening Bridge over US 85/RR US 85 safety improvements Completion: spring 2010

South Academy Total Cost: $78.8M 4 lanes, SH 115 to I-25 Bridge improvements B Street/FC RR SH 115 B Street to SH 115 imps Phase 3 construction underway

School Second Count Funding

Growth Plan Phase 2 July 2008-December 2009 $1.74M grant from OEA ($1.94M total project cost) Updated demographics (Grow the Army/deployments) Additional research/data collection Continued implementation of Phase 1 recommendations

Phase 2 Plan Highlights Child Development Economic Impacts Education (K-12 & Adult Ed) Health & Behavioral Health Care Housing Social Services Transportation Quality of Life/Sustainability

State Highway miles of proposed improvements Safety and access improvements for Gate 5 Support for activation of Gate 6 Anticipated by mid-2011 Growth Plan Phase 2 Transportation Planning

Gate 4 Gate 3 Gate 2 Gate 1 Gate 20 Gate 5

Growth Plan Implementation Continued Transportation Planning Safety and access improvements to SH 115 Support for activation of Gate 6 Support for activation of Gate 19 TDM, transit and other transportation studies

Lessons Learned Identify and investigate ALL possible sources of funds Engage the community leaders in business, the non-profit sector and citizens groups Be flexible in reprioritizing projects After priority is set, implement Details at

COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS Fort Carson Growth Plan Update Town Hall Meeting February 6, 2009 Mayor Tyler Stevens, Board of Directors Chairman Rob MacDonald, Executive Director