County contributes to transportation management organization

Published on March 11, 2024

The Weld County Board of Commissioners has contributed $2,778 to help form the U.S. 34 Transportation Management Organization (TMO). The TMO, the first in Northern Colorado, will look to increase efficiency along Highway 34 by identifying strategies and services to lessen single occupancy vehicle use on the corridor.

In addition to the local match funding contributed by Weld County and eight other local governments participating in the formation of the TMO, The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), of which Weld County is a member, secured an Office of Innovative Mobility Grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation in the amount of $212,500.

The money has been used to hire a consultant who is working to identify TMO participants — business owners, developers, chambers of commerce, etc. These participants will work to identify traffic demand management strategies — ideas that reduce single occupancy vehicles on Highway 34. The ideas for traffic demand management services could result in the implementation of public transit opportunities or incentives for people to carpool or telecommute. County governments will offer feedback on strategies through the NFRMPO when needed.

“Helping to form this TMO is important because as Northern Colorado continues to grow, so too will the demand on Highway 34,” said Scott James, Weld County Commissioner and county representative on the NFRMPO. “This TMO continues the commitment we’ve had to improve traffic flow and create efficiencies for residents.”

Weld County joins other local governments that have contributed $2,778 in local match funding to form the TMO. They include Larimer County, and the towns of Estes Park, Loveland, Johnstown, Windsor, Greeley, Evans and Kersey. While the organization is still in development, the implementation of traffic demand services is anticipated to begin later this year or in early 2025.

According to CDOT, more than 125 TMOs exist throughout the U.S., with nine currently operating in Colorado. CDOT believes the appeal of TMOs, lies in the ability of multiple agencies and businesses to address and develop solutions to traffic congestion and air-quality issues.

Learn more about TMO’s in Colorado.