Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-9-166, Information dashboards

(1) The district shall create, maintain, and publish on its public website:

(a) A public accountability dashboard that shows:

(I) By transit route:

(A) Data on ridership, including total ridership and weekend and weekday ridership;

(B) On-time performance, including a clear definition of what constitutes on-time performance;

(D) Boardings per hour; and

(E) Reliability of service; and

(II) Progress toward meeting performance targets relating to ridership growth and service provision;

(b) A public accountability dashboard that shows the district's workforce statistics regarding employee retention, recruitment, and vacancies;

(d) A public accountability dashboard that provides, at a minimum, accessible and transparent summary information regarding each of the district's in-progress capital projects that exceeds ten million dollars; the funding status of each project, including the project's total funding and expenditures to date; and the district's progress toward the completion of each project;

(e) A summary page for planned service changes that includes detailed timing changes; the reasons for any planned changes; and the impacts of the planned changes, including effects on local transfers; and

(f) The district's progress toward meeting the performance measures and targets identified in its ten-year strategic plan pursuant to section 32-5-165 (1). The district shall update this progress on a quarterly basis.

(2) The district shall first create and publish the information required by subsection (1) of this section no later than December 1, 2025.

(3) The district shall review and update the dashboards at least quarterly.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-161), ch. 186, p. 815, � 4, effective May 13.

32-9-167. Required policy updates - service policies and standards - equitable transit-oriented development policy - service buy-up policy - communication protocols - parking policies and strategies. (1) On or before December 31, 2025, and every two years thereafter, the district shall update its service policies and standards to:

(a) Define and map transit propensity based on population density, income, diversity, motor vehicle ownership, and other characteristics that influence transit ridership;

(b) Establish a clear and transparent process for service changes, under which proposed changes include publicly accessible information outlining the reasons for the changes and how they align with identified performance measures and the comprehensive operational analysis;

(c) Work with entities hosting special events to facilitate increased ridership to and from the events, so long as the facilitation of increased ridership is additive to existing service; and

(d) Evaluate and set clear and objective standards for the productivity of existing routes and services, including providing for service adjustments on those routes if they do not meet the identified standards.

(2) On or before April 10, 2026, the district shall update its equitable transit-oriented development policy to:

(a) Align with applicable transit-oriented policies and housing opportunity goals as described in part 2 of article 35 of title 29;

(b) Align with applicable local government parking requirements as described in part 3 of article 35 of title 29; and

(c) Enable the development of affordable housing and dense, walkable, mixed-used communities near transit stations and routes.

(3) (a) On or before December 31, 2025, the district shall update its service buy-up policy in consultation with stakeholders, including local governments, to outline a process for local governments and business partners to propose to purchase additional services from the district.

(b) The district shall evaluate these additional service proposals and, where feasible, create plans to accommodate the proposals.

(4) On or before December 31, 2025, the district shall create and periodically update, as necessary, a policy outlining communication protocols for:

(a) Planned and unplanned service disruptions;

(b) Service substitutions; and

(5) The district shall work with local governments within its service territory to implement parking and transportation demand management strategies and policies to optimize the use of new and existing parking supply, as identified in the best practices and technical assistance materials developed pursuant to section 29-35-305.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-161), ch. 186, p. 816, � 4, effective May 13.

32-9-168. EcoPass program - bulk purchasers - apartment building survey - report - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) Bulk purchaser means an entity that has a legal relationship with and that provides goods or services to a group of employees, residents, or members. Bulk purchaser includes, without limitation, an employer, a building owner or manager, a local government, a business improvement district, a business or trade association, a homeowners' association, a neighborhood association, a nonprofit organization, or any combination of such entities.

(b) Covered development means a development that contains or is intended to contain fifty units or more, that is in an area covered by the requirements of part 3 of article 35 of title 29, and that has received land use approval for a multifamily residential development; adaptive re-use for residential purposes; or adaptive re-use mixed-use purposes that include at least fifty percent of use for residential purposes.

(c) EcoPass program means a program operated by the district that provides annual prepaid transit passes for unlimited usage of the district's transit services. EcoPass program includes the EcoPass and Neighborhood EcoPass programs, or their successor programs.

(2) (a) The district shall administer an outreach program to promote the EcoPass program to bulk purchasers. In conducting outreach, the district shall present the following information to the bulk purchaser:

(I) Succinct information on current and planned transit service within the area relevant to the bulk purchaser, including information on the proximity, frequency, and popularity of applicable transit routes; and

(II) The estimated per-user cost expressed in per-year and per-month terms. If the bulk purchaser is an employer, the per-user cost must include the amount of the alternative transportation options tax credit allowed pursuant to section 39-22-509.

(b) The outreach program must include periodic proactive outreach to bulk purchasers. In conducting proactive outreach, the district shall prioritize bulk purchasers in and near transit centers, as defined in section 29-35-202 (9), neighborhood centers, as defined in section 29-35-202 (5), and applicable transit service areas, as defined in section 29-35-302 (3).

(c) The district shall conduct the outreach program in coordination with the Denver regional council of governments and with transportation management associations that partner with the Denver regional council of government's Way to Go program.

(d) The district shall provide transparent and accessible pricing information for the EcoPass program on its public-facing website, which must include any geographic price differentiation.

(3) (a) The district shall, to the greatest extent feasible, minimize the administrative workload for bulk purchasers and the recipients of bulk-purchased EcoPasses, including the bulk purchaser's employees, residents, or members.

(b) The district shall, to the greatest extent feasible, enroll all recipients of bulk-purchased EcoPasses at one time, rather than enrolling a bulk purchaser's employees, residents, or members on an individual basis.

(c) The district shall, to the greatest extent feasible, allow a group of related bulk purchasers that seeks to provide bulk-purchased EcoPasses to employees, residents, or members of each related bulk purchaser to apply with one application for enrollment in the EcoPass program.

(d) (I) The district shall update the neighborhood EcoPass program pricing strategy by July 1, 2026.

(II) This subsection (3)(d) is repealed, effective January 1, 2027.

(e) The district shall compensate a bulk purchaser of a neighborhood EcoPass to defray administrative costs at a reasonable amount and through a method determined by the district.

(f) The district shall, to the greatest extent feasible, minimize the administrative workload for bulk purchasers and the recipients of bulk-purchased EcoPasses, as well as take steps to improve utilization by EcoPass holders, by including guaranteed ride home services along with each bulk EcoPass.

(4) (a) No later than June 30, 2026, or one year after the date that the first resident moves into a covered development, whichever is later, the covered development shall survey its residents about the residents' interest in having the covered development provide bulk-purchased EcoPasses to its residents; except that a covered development is not required to survey its residents if the covered development already provides bulk-purchased EcoPasses to its residents by the date that the survey would have been required by this subsection (4)(a). The survey must include the per-user cost of the bulk-purchased EcoPasses, as provided by the district.

(b) If a majority of respondents respond to the survey that they would like the covered development to provide bulk-purchased EcoPasses, the covered development shall enroll in the EcoPass program for its residents. The owner or manager of the covered development is the centralized payer of the costs and fees associated with the EcoPass program, which it may recoup from its residents.

(c) On or before January 1, 2026, the district shall create and publish an online survey tool that covered developments may use to conduct the survey required by this subsection (4).

(5) (a) On or before January 31, 2026, and on or before each January 31 thereafter, the district shall report on the EcoPass program to a joint session of the house of representatives transportation, housing, and local government committee and the senate transportation and energy committee, or their successor committees. The report must include information concerning:

(I) The district's outreach efforts, as described in subsection (2) of this section, including quantitative details on the district's proactive outreach;

(II) The district's administrative efforts, as described in subsection (3) of this section; and

(III) The survey required for covered developments, as described in subsection (4) of this section, including the number and results of the surveys conducted.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in this subsection (5)(a) continues indefinitely.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-161), ch. 186, p. 817, � 4, effective May 13.