I-70 Coalition, setting the pace for the future

Traffic on I-70

Our Vision

What is a "preferred alternative"? Simply put, it is the preferred course of action or preferred solution. The Colorado Department of Transportation is working to finalize their preferred alternative for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS), and the intent and effort of the Coalition is that it will closely match the preferred alternative of the I-70 Coalition.

The following concepts were used to develop
the Coalition's preferred alternative:

  • The transportation system must serve communities not only along I-70, but adjacent to or that use I-70 as a main transit connection route.
  • The transportation system must be scenic in and of itself and not simply a way to move people and goods.
  • The transportation system must be sustainable, multi-modal and include highway, transit, aviation, alternate routes and non-motorized components; plus must move things, as well as people.
  • The transportation system must increase capacity while planning must be expanded to at least 50 years; the system can not be obsolete in 25 to 30 years; and planning for all components must be concurrent.
  • The transportation system should be incrementally implemented and address the problem; no solution should preclude any other component of transportation.
  • The transportation system must be networked and extend beyond the I-70 corridor while providing seamless connections to Denver International Airport.
  • The transportation system must include building of a rapid transit component.
  • The transportation system must provide immediate mitigation of existing environmental and community impacts.

To view the Coalition's formal response to the Colorado Department of Transportation's Draft PEIS, including the Coalition's Preferred Alternative, click here.