Stack recommends commission adopt revised STIP after public comment

The Transportation Commission’s stack recommended on June 4 that the commission adopt Colorado’s updated Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, following a public comment period that closed the prior week.

Jamie Collins, CDOT STIP manager, told meeting participants the public comment period opened April 27 and that technical comments received from FHWA and FTA were largely status‑quo clarifications. ‘‘Our ESTIP is our STIP of record,’’ Collins said, describing Project Tracker as the live system that will replace static STIP PDF snapshots and noting the commission is scheduled to consider adoption at its June 18 meeting so FHWA and FTA can approve the document by June 30 to allow a July 1 go‑live.

Chair (speaker 1) asked for a motion; Emily Baer moved to recommend adoption and Kristen Stevens seconded. With no objections, the stack carried the recommendation to the commission by unanimous consent.

Why it matters: the STIP packages scheduled federal and state funding for projects across regions and is the basis for CDOT and MPO programming and the project list that appears in Project Tracker. Collins stressed that differences in MPO TIP cycles (some update biennially, others annually) can result in year‑alignment gaps in the four‑year STIP and encouraged members to consult the STIP amendment guidelines and the ESTIP website for current funding status.

What’s next: the stack’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Transportation Commission on June 18; if adopted the STIP packet will be transmitted to FHWA and FTA for final approval, and the new STIP will go live on July 1. Local planners were urged to verify TIP alignment and use the ESTIP search tools to confirm fund sources and STIP IDs.

Details and context: Collins said the STIP packet includes revised 4P guidelines, STIP amendment rules, and a new online glossary to reduce duplication across chapters. She also noted users will be able to search projects by STIP ID, project type and fund program in the Project Tracker interface.

The stack did not record a roll‑call vote; the chair announced ‘‘seeing no objections, motion carries,’’ and staff will transmit the stack’s recommendation to the commission.