A Colorado Springs tax watchdog group obtained communications between city employees that show discussion of using sales tax revenue for traffic reduction and bike lane infrastructure while other city officials have denied that’s where funds would be directed.
City voters approved a road improvement ballot measure called 2C in 2015, which is up for renewal in the Nov. 5 election. 2C is a 0.62 percent sales tax increase that is supposed to be dedicated to road maintenance and improvements.
SpringsTaxpayers.com obtained communications in a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request that show city officials discussing using 2C funds for “road dieting” in 2020. Other communications indicate that the Colorado Springs Traffic Planning Department plan use funding for “transportation capacity reduction,” in correspondences with the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA), which manages transportation in the region.
