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The Colorado Transportation Commission recently gave the green light for the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) new Division of Transit and Rail.

Created by legislation enacted in 2009, the new division is authorized to promote, plan, design, finance, operate, maintain and contract transit services, such as for passenger rail, buses and advanced guideway systems, CDOT officials said in a prepared statement.

First up on the division’s agenda: identifying gaps in transit services and exploring potential new transit and rail services.

A long-term transit and rail advisory committee also will be formed to provide input on the division’s vision, transit and rail policy, and use of funds, as well as to serve as a sounding board for stakeholder issues.