By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance
Colorado legislators once again are discussing how to move office workers and other commuters out of single-occupancy vehicles, setting up another potential confrontation on the subject during the 2025 legislative session.
Democrats on the Transportation Legislation Review Committee, which examines issues each year in between legislative sessions, voted Friday to draft a bill that would require state officials to make air-quality improvements related to transportation. Although Sen. Kevin Priola, the Henderson Democrat who asked for the bill draft, did not specify the contents of the proposal, he said it could incorporate numerous suggestions that environmental advocates presented to the TLRC.
Those suggestions included two ideas that have met with opposition previously — employer trip-reduction efforts (commonly known as ETRP) and emissions limits on indirect sources, which are areas like warehouses or construction sites that attract significant traffic.