Ballot Issue 7A would apply a 0.333% sales and use tax towards the build-out of the Colorado Connector system. The tax would not apply to necessities like food, gasoline, residential electricity, gas, and more exempt items.

This is a long-overdue project that will reduce traffic congestion and support economic growth along the front range. For years, Colorado’s Front Range passenger rail proposal, a long-running effort to create a rail alternative along the heavily congested Interstate 25 corridor, has existed as one of the state’s most persistent transportation ambitions.

Now branded the Colorado Connector, or “CoCo,” the project is shifting from concept to early-stage development. Once completed, the train will connect Front Range cities from Fort Collins to Pueblo.

The Front Range population is projected to keep growing, and highway expansion alone will not be enough to accommodate demand. Passenger rail will ease congestion on I-25 and reduce emissions.​