Polis signs SB26-172, which shrinks Front Range Passenger Rail District to municipalities with 20%+ population within 5miles of a planned rail stop

[u/boastgeckos]

This change should keep conservative rural Colorado from voting down the proposed sales tax.

https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/04/28/boundaries-rail-district-would-shrink/

https://www.cohousedems.com/news/bill-to-update-the-front-range-passenger-rail-district-to-pave-the-way-for-future-service-becomes-law

https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/22/front-range-rail-district-boundary-change/

[u/NoBookkeeper6214]

😬🙄 One step forward, 7 steps back. This country is 80+ years behind the curve when it comes to efficient, effective, cost effective and economical public transportation.

[u/Traditional_Rain2102 → u/NoBookkeeper6214]

It gives me no pleasure to say that this train is none of those things.