Transportation Master Plan (TMP)

The City of Boulder is currently preparing the 2019 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) update. The TMP is the guiding policy document for the city of Boulder's transportation system and is organized around five focus areas: Complete Streets , Regional Travel , Transportation Demand Management , Funding and Sustainability Learn more about the background of the TMP by clicking the Current (2014) TMP button above.

The 2019 TMP update will assess how far the community has come in meeting its mobility and sustainability goals since the last version of the TMP was released in 2014 and will establish transportation policy and investment priorities for the future.

Upcoming Events

City Council Meeting - Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Council Chambers

Staff's presentation to City Council will focus on several key areas of the TMP update: Vision Zero and the 2019 Safe Streets Report, the Pedestrian Plan, the Low-Stress Walk and Bike Network, Advanced Mobility/Innovation and funding. Council will also discuss setting the TMP planning horizon to 2030 to be consistent with the community's Vision Zero and greenhouse gas reduction goals. View the council memo

Members of the public are welcome to attend and sign up to speak during open comment beginning at approximately 6 p.m. The TMP agenda item is scheduled to begin around 7:45 p.m. and last two hours. The City Council meeting is scheduled to change and is live-streamed at BoulderChannel8.com and on YouTube. The city also live-tweets City Council meetings so the public can follow the agenda.

Transportation Advisory Board Meeting - Monday, July 8, 2019, in Council Chambers

City Staff engages in regular meetings with the city's Transportation Advisory Board. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, July 8. Topics for the meeting will be posted soon.

Ways to Participate

Share your feedback on Be Heard Boulder

Visit Be Heard Boulder to answer the TMP Question of the Month and provide your input on the city's transportation system. Throughout the 2018-2019 update, the project team will ask the community specific questions in the form of surveys, map exercises and other input opportunities.

Become a TMP Ambassador!

Are you passionate about making Boulder a city where taking the bus, riding a bike, or simply walking is just as easy and convenient as driving a car? Then sign up to become a Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Ambassador! Learn more.

TMP 2019 Update Community Engagement Summary

View the latest Summary of Community Engagement for the period of October 2017 - May 2019.

Sign up below for the City of Boulder's Transportation e-newsletter to receive regular updates on the TMP and community events:

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Previous Events

Connecting People and Places: Transportation Master Plan Launch

On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, the city launched a community driven update to Boulder' s Transportation Master Plan (TMP) at the Millennium Harvest House. The event included an interactive open house with information boards and featured national visionaries on sustainable transportation, regional mobility and emerging technologies. The panel discussion was recorded for those who weren't able to attend.

Panel speaker bios are provided below, followed by the time in the video to view each speaker' s presentation:

Jeremy Klop , Director of Strategy at Fehr & Peers, led LA citywide Mobility Plan 2035 - 20 mins 00 Jeremy' s Slides

Jeffrey Tumlin , principal and director of strategy at Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, author of Sustainable Transportation: Tools for Creating Healthy, Vibrant and Resilient Communities - 45 mins 45 Jeffrey' s Slides

Kevin J. Krizek , Professor of Environmental Design and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, Fulbright Scholar and researcher on cycling, co-author of The End of Traffic and the Future of Access: A Roadmap to the New Transport Landscape - 1:09 hour Kevin' s Slides

Francie Stefan , Mobility Manager for the City of Santa Monica, leads the citywide Strategic Goal to Create a New Model of Mobility 1:30 hour Francie' s Slides

View all speaker presentations as a single PDF (large file).

Advanced Mobility Forum

On Oct. 18, 2017, the City of Boulder and the Boulder Chamber sponsored an open house and panel discussion featuring discussions with national practitioners and researchers on the cutting edge of new transportation technologies. This is just the start of the conversation about how advanced mobility will continue to impact how we move around - and how we plan for the future - in Boulder and the region. Visit the event page to learn about the speakers featured, and be sure to check out the video!

Transportation Master Plans Open House + Panel Discussion

On Thursday, March 21, the City of Boulder, Boulder County and CU Boulder hosted a joint open house and panel discussion about the future of transportation in our region. Watch a recording of the panel below or view the project boards from the open house.

Contact

Randall Rutsch
Senior Transportation Planner 303-441-4270
[email protected]

Kathleen Bracke
GO Boulder Manager
303-441-4155
[email protected]