According to Rocky Mountain Institute, many communities are seeing increased traffic since 2020 but some states, including Colorado, are bucking the trend with smart public policy that facilitates convenient transportation options.
The state projects that its commuters will save over $40 billion in net benefit due to the new, safe, and affordable infrastructure funded by the policy, primarily from savings at the pump and avoided crashes and traffic. Many of these cost-saving strategies are already underway, from new Bus Rapid Transit lines in urban Denver to additional e-bike units in the rural Roaring Fork Valley bikeshare system.
