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OJ,);)!)? Colorado residents own and operate more vehicles proportionately than the national average. In 1970, Colo- rado persons-per-vehicle ratio of 1.53 i~/substantiallr lower than the national average of 1.87.1, Perhaps th s is illustrative of Denver's continuing air pollution prob- lem which is largely attributable to the motor vehicle. The ever increasing dependence on H'p "nt.om()"i 1./0' coupled with rising population suggest th~t i~creasing traffic congestion will be prevalent along the Front Range. II. Efforts to Attract New Industry to Colorado or Certain Parts Thereof In addition to the State Division of Commerce and Development, there are seven organizations in Colorado promoting state-wide industrial development and at least 136 local or regional civic organizations Q; groups fos- tering industrial development in Colorado.~ Perhaps in- terest in industrial promotion stems from the so-called "multiplier effect". A recent study of the San Miguel Basin for the Four Corners Regional Commission points out that average basic jobs in a high paying occupation such as mining are worth twice the economic value to the com- munity as lower paying service Jobs common to tourism. ~----~-- San MiQuel BasinJI One average job in mining supports 1.1 service jobs One average job in agriculture supports 0.8 service jobs One average job in trade supports 0.7 service jobs One average job in service supports 0.5 service jobs .!I Colorado Highwaf Classification, Needs, and Fiscal ~t~d~, Technica Memorandum No. I, page ~ Wilbur Sm1t and Associates. Colorado, Where There's Room to Live and Breathe, Col- orado Division of Commerce-ina-Development. San MiQuel Basin, prepared for Four Corners Regional Commission, D.R.I. -14- 21 V