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Adams County Public Works Team Awarded Colorado Energy Office Community Accelerated Mobility Grant

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Posted on: May 20, 2024

The Adams County Public Works team is excited to announce they have been awarded the Colorado Energy Office Community Accelerated Mobility Grant. This prestigious grant, totaling $75,000, will be matched with $25,000 from the county, bringing the total project budget to $100,000. This funding will support our initiative to enhance short-trip solutions in Adams County.

The project, titled Enhancing Short Trips in Adams County, aims to identify and address gaps in short-trip transportation, create a detailed implementation blueprint, and provide recommendations for integrating electric shared fleets into existing county processes.

“This grant will significantly advance our efforts to improve transportation options and sustainability in Adams County,” said County Commissioner and Board Chair, Emma Pinter. “We are grateful to the Colorado Energy Office for their support and look forward to implementing these innovative solutions to enhance mobility for our residents.”

The primary goals of the project include:

  1. Development of a Short-Trip Toolbox: This comprehensive toolbox will evaluate various short-trip solutions, such as shared electric micro mobility fleets and micro transit. Decision makers will receive tailored options that consider factors like population density, land use, and transportation demand. The toolbox will include use cases, implementation guidance, cost expectations, and procurement steps for each solution.
  2. Short-Trip Needs Assessment: The project will conduct a thorough assessment to identify the community's short-trip needs. This assessment will combine quantitative data analysis with qualitative community engagement to provide a holistic understanding of the transportation requirements in unincorporated Adams County.
  3.  Implementation Plan: The project will develop three types of implementation recommendations:
    • Pecos Pilot Technical Readiness Plan: This plan will detail the steps, timelines, costs, and partner responsibilities needed to execute a pilot program for a shared electric fleet along Pecos Street from 84th Avenue to 62nd Avenue. The needs assessment will inform this plan, ensuring community concerns and desires are addressed. While Pecos Street is a priority corridor in the Adams County 2022 Transportation Master Plan, alternate pilot locations will be considered if the assessment indicates a lack of community support.
    • Integration Recommendations: These recommendations will suggest process improvements to include considerations for electric shared fleets in Adams County's multimodal studies and capital projects.
    • Collaboration Recommendations: Given that unincorporated Adams County is often surrounded by jurisdictions with existing shared fleet programs, this project will also provide recommendations on how to partner with neighboring areas to leverage these programs effectively.
Posted on: September 8, 2016

Adams County Animal Shelter/Adoption Center Events

If you're looking for a new addition to your family, come out to one of the free adoption events offered by the Adams County Animal Shelter/Adoption Center. The shelter will have dogs from the shelter available for adoption.

Thornton Harvest Fest
Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Community Park
York St. and Thornton Parkway, Thornton
More information
Posted on: September 7, 2016

Community Resource and Employment Fair

Join us for the next Community Resource and Employment Fair on Thursday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.—2 p.m. at the Waymire Dome, Adams County Regional Park (9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton). Meet with employers, apply for jobs and attend our free job workshops. Also, register for a wide variety of support programs, including: food assistance, Medicaid, housing, childcare, early childhood education, senior services, employment services, health and wellness, and more.  Additional information, including helpful documents, will be posted shortly.

South Platte River, Adams County Trail
Posted on: August 23, 2016

New Section of South Platte River Trail Opens

Adams County Parks and Open Space has opened the new segment of the South Platte River Trail. The trail became active on Wednesday, August 24, completing the trail within unincorporated Adams County. This $1.8 million project, funded by the Adams County Open Space Sales Tax and a Great Outdoors Colorado “Paths to Parks” grant award, will add approximately two miles of concrete trails along the river as well as two bridges to accommodate pedestrians between 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue.
Posted on: August 8, 2016

County Hires Oil and Gas Liaison

The Adams County Department of Community and Economic Development (CED) hired Chris Simmons to serve in the role of oil and gas liaison. In an effort to increase public outreach and provide administration of the county’s new oil and gas regulations, the Board of County Commissioners approved the addition of a full-time oil and gas liaison following a six-week moratorium on oil and gas development, which ended March 22, 2016. 
Posted on: July 11, 2016

Construction Begins on North I-25 Express Lanes from 120th Avenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) broke ground this week on the latest expansion of the I-25 Express Lanes project. The $97.5 million project is an extension of the Express Lanes project completed on I-25 between US 36 and 120th Avenue, which will add one tolled express lane in each direction from 120th Avenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470. Details regarding construction and toll information can be found here.

Board of Commissioners to begin evening hearings August 2, 2016
Posted on: July 6, 2016

Commissioners Add Evening Schedule for Public Hearings

With the goal of increasing citizen engagement and participation, the Adams County Board of Commissioners is adding one evening hearing per month for the duration of 2016. The first evening hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, at the Government Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton.
Posted on: June 22, 2016

County Wage Growth Leads Colorado

Adams County employees are enjoying the largest wage growth numbers in Colorado. In a report published Tuesday by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, employees in Adams County recorded the most impressive gains among Colorado’s largest counties at 5.1 percent. The increase in wages comes as the unemployment rate in the county dropped to 3.9 percent, down from 4.4 percent in 2015 and 6.2 percent in 2014.

 

Posted on: March 21, 2016

Commissioners Approve Amended Oil and Gas Regulatory Process

Ending a six-week moratorium on new oil and gas permit applications, the Board of County Commissioners today approved amendments to the county’s regulatory process by a 3-2 vote.

 

A vote on a separate amendment to revise the county's fee schedule to add new application fees for administrative use by special review application also passed on a 3-2 vote with the Board's direction to create a task force to provide recommendations on traffic impact fees as they relate to oil and gas production.