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2019 Award nominations

DRCOG has been celebrating regional excellence among its members and partners for more than 30 years: it's time once again to nominate outstanding projects and people for John V. Christensen and Metro Vision awards!

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Active Transportation Plan

DRCOG is excited to share a draft of the metro area’s first-ever regional active transportation plan for public comment. The Active Transportation Plan envisions a safe, comfortable and connected network, and highlights opportunities and implementation strategies to improve active transportation across the Denver region.

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Area Agency on Aging

Meeting the challenges of a rapidly growing older adult population in a constrained funding environment requires an innovative and integrated approach. As the Area Agency on Aging for the region, DRCOG is responsible for planning and funding the delivery of services. In addition, we provide help for people with disabilities and offer the most comprehensive regional resource for aging information and issues in Network of Care. We also lead the way in advocacy, fighting to make life better for people of all ages, incomes and abilities.

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Transportation Planning

The transportation system is integral to the growth and development elements of Metro Vision. The system both affects, and is affected by, the location and type of development that occurs. DRCOG establishes guidelines, sets policy and allocates funding in the area of transportation and personal mobility as a cornerstone to making life better for people of all ages, incomes and abilities.

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Welcome to DRCOG

The Denver Regional Council of Governments

For more than sixty years, elected officials have come together to address challenges and to plan for an excellent region. Members establish guidelines, set policy and allocate funding in the areas of transportation and personal mobility, growth and development and aging and disability resources.

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Smart Commuting Advice for Newbies

Getting out of your single-occupant vehicle for the first time can be daunting. We talked to real commuters who use transit, carpool and bike about how they got started.

Metro Vision

Board unanimously adopts metro area vision

Metro Vision serves as the region's shared view of its future to make life better for residents. Since its original adoption in 1997, Metro Vision has been updated regularly to reflect current challenges and opportunities.

On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Board of Directors unanimously approved a new and updated plan that provides guidance for growth and development in the metro area out to the year 2040.

News and Announcements

Nominations sought for 2019 awards

The nomination period is now open for the Denver Regional Council of Governments' Metro Vision and John V. Christensen awards, as well as the Way to Go Champion awards. Each year, DRCOG recognizes the best in regionalism! Please help us identify the people, projects, programs and plans that have made the Denver region a great place to live, work and play. Nominations for DRCOG and Way to Go awards will be accepted until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2019.

Amendments sought to regional plans

DRCOG is currently soliciting amendments to both the 2040 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan and Metro Vision plan. Amendments must be submitted by Dec. 7. Learn more here.

Go-Tober challenge concludes

DRCOG's Way to Go program has come to the end of another successful Go-Tober challenge! Fifty-eight companies throughout the metro area participated in this annual friendly competition to see which could get employees to log the most commutes by transit, carpool, on their bikes or their feet. Of those, more than 2,000 took at least one trip during the month of October using a method other than driving alone, and 1,899 made the goal of at least one day per week.

Mobility Choice Blueprint quiz

We’re living in a time where technology is rapidly changing and transforming the way we travel through a connected and digital-driven transportation network. DRCOG is pleased to be partnering with CDOT, RTD, and the Denver Metro Chamber to create the Mobility Choice Blueprint. Please take this brief quiz and be a part of the change you would like to see in your Mile High transportation future. Read more about the Mobility Choice Blueprint here.