[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17947]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 INTRODUCTION OF A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE U.S. 36 CORRIDOR PROJECT

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 1, 2008

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, today I am introducing a 
resolution to recognize the benefits of the United States Route 36, 
U.S. 36, Corridor project plan, and to commend the cooperative effort 
of several communities located along the U.S. 36 Corridor between 
Denver and Boulder in developing the project.
  The Colorado communities along the U.S. 36 Corridor, including 
Westminster, Louisville, Superior, Broomfield, Denver, and Boulder, are 
experiencing a tremendous period of expansion. While this growth is 
very positive and certainly welcome, it has also outpaced the growth of 
its transportation infrastructure, leading to heavy traffic delays and 
sometimes dangerous road conditions.
  In response to these conditions, the U.S. 36 Mayors and Commissioners 
Coalition, MCC, a coalition of officials representing the communities 
along the U.S. 36 Corridor, in coordination with the Colorado 
Department of Transportation, CDOT, and a coalition of local businesses 
known as 36 Commuting Solutions, developed the U.S. 36 Corridor project 
plan.
  The U.S. 36 Corridor project is a national model for congestion 
mitigation, combining bus rapid transit lanes, high-occupancy vehicle 
lanes and safe bicycling lanes with traditional auto traffic lanes. The 
project ranked among the highest congestion mitigation proposals 
submitted under the Department of Transportation's Urban Partnership 
Agreement Program, and a record of decision is expected to be issued 
next year that will allow for its construction to commence.
  Madam Speaker, I think the cooperation and ingenuity that was 
demonstrated in putting the U.S. 36 Corridor project together, as well 
as the project's benefits, deserve recognition from Congress, as this 
resolution does.

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