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• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: State rivers and streams
• Title: Progress Report State Land Use Plan and Management System
• Date: 2/1/1972
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: Colorado Land Use Commission
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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REGIONAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES

STATUS

In Section I the status of local planning is described. It can be noted that there are still
sizable geographical regions that are not covered by adequate planning activities. The
Land Use Commission plans to address the planning deficiencies of these areas, plus of-
fer technical support to other areas as part of the preparation of the Interim and Final
Plans.

Currently, there are several areas in the state comprising formalized planning regions
where different levels of planning programs are underway.

Regional Transportation District - Denver Metropolitan Area

Six counties plus part of a seventh are currently involved in a detailed transportation
planning program which will provide substantial input into the state plan. This project in-
cludes social and ecanomic growth forecasts, land absorption rates, land capabilities
oriented to the environment and ecology, and several alternative schemes for growth
development policy. The second phase of this program has just begun. It will include
some preliminary engineering design concepts and cost estimates related to alternative
transit modes.

Pike's Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG)

The PPACG region incorporates the Colorado Springs metro area, EI Paso County, and
Teller County. The planning for this region has been accelerated over the past several
years and represents one of the most advanced planning systems in the state. This
system is further illustrated in this section.

Other Formalized Regions

There are several other regional planning agencies just beginning to develop plans and
recommend controls for counties within their jurisdiction: (1) San Luis Valley, (2) Lower
Arkansas Valley, and (3) Weld-Larimer Region.

In addition, other county groups in working with the Land Use Commission and the State
Division of Planning have established regional programs, such as Ouray - San Miguel
- Montrose - Dolores - Montezuma, in the southwest region of the state and several
counties in the northwest section of the state. This acceleration to regional planning
augers well for substantive contribution on planning policy from local government units
into a state planning system.

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