Fix Colorado Roads and Colorado Business Roundtable Bring Together Policymakers and Business Leaders as they Address Colorado’s Transportation Crisis
Feb. 21 “Driving Forward” Event To Feature Senate President Kevin Grantham, Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran and CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt
DENVER – February 14, 2017 – Transportation is one of the most important issues facing lawmakers this year. In an event hosted and moderated by Fix Colorado Roads and the Colorado Business Roundtable on February 21, key state policymakers will hear directly from the business community about how Colorado’s current transportation infrastructure system impacts business and commerce. The evening will also feature a conversation with legislative leaders about solutions being considered at the Capitol and the status of their negotiations.
This event brings together the key players in the transportation discussion and comes after Senate President Kevin Grantham and Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran both promised to make transportation a priority in their opening day remarks of the 2017 legislative session, highlighting Colorado’s $9 billion transportation funding gap.
The need to repair and expand Colorado’s roads and bridges has never been so dire provided Colorado’s recent population boom and lack of a reliable, permanent funding source for transportation. Nine out of 10 voters agree that Colorado’s roads are in “desperate need of repair.”[1]
A compromise solution has yet to be introduced at the Capitol; “Driving Forward” will jump start a productive conversation between the business community and policymakers about how to solve our state’s transportation crisis.
WHO: Panel and presenters include:
· Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran
· Senate President Kevin Grantham
· CDOT Executive Director Shailen Bhatt
· David May, Fort Collins Chamber
WHERE: ICOSA Event Center 4100 Jackson Street Denver, CO 80216
WHEN: Feb.21
Panels and presentation: 4:30 – 6 PM
Networking and Happy Hour from 6 – 7 PM
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:
· Photos
· Interviews with panel members including CDOT and House/Senate leadership
Colorado Business Roundtable
The Colorado Business Roundtable (COBRT) is an advocate for proactive, pro-business legislation that strengthens the economy and allows businesses to grow and thrive in Colorado and the region. Through strategic alliances with industry leaders, chambers of commerce, educational institutions and governmental bodies, our goal is to improve the business environment, increase effectiveness, and expand the reach of our partners.
Fix Colorado Roads
Fix Colorado Roads is a non-partisan, statewide advocacy group dedicated to finding a balanced approach in modernizing Colorado’s transportation system. We are joined by a growing number of business groups from every region of the state that believe that 2017 is the year for a bipartisan solution to fix Colorado roads.
[1] Poll commissioned April 2016, Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance/Fix North I-25 Business Alliance