Northwest Rail Governments Team

In order to incorporate the feedback and input of local communities along the Northwest Rail corridor into the planning process, RTD works closely with the Northwest Rail Governments Team (NWRGT) on an on-going basis. Overall, the NWRGT provides an important mechanism for communicating the interests, concerns, and ideas of the communities along the corridor to the Project Team and RTD decision makers.

The Northwest Rail Governments Team representatives:

Consider public input
Discusses local and corridor-wide issues
Consider recommendations proposed by RTD
Represent the interests of the corridor communities and agencies
Serve as a communication bridge between RTD and the corridor communities
Provide direct and timely input to RTD

Northwest Rail Governments Team Representatives: The Northwest Rail Governments Team (NWRGT) consists of one elected official and one technical staff representative from each community along the Northwest Rail corridor. It also includes representatives from other federal, state, regional, and local agencies. The following is a list of the NWRGT representatives:

o    Commissioner W.R. "Skip" Fischer, Adams County
o    Jeanne Shreve, Adams County, Transportation Coordinator
o    Commissioner Ben Pearlman, Boulder County
o    George Gerstle, Boulder County, Director of Transportation
o    Councilwoman Suzy Ageton, City of Boulder
o    Michael Sweeney, City of Boulder, Transportation & Planning Operations
o    Mayor Patrick Quinn, City & County of Broomfield
o    Debra Baskett, City & County of Broomfield, Transportation Manager
o    Councilwoman Judy Montero, City & County of Denver
o    Bob Kochevar, City & County of Denver, Public Works
o    Councilman Kerry Bensmen, City of Lafayette
o    Paul Rayl, City of Lafayette, Planning
o    Councilwoman Mary Blue, City of Longmont
o    Phil Greenwald, City of Longmont, Transportation Planner
o    Mayor Chuck Sisk, City of Louisville
o    Heather Balser, City of Louisville, Assistant City Manager
o    Mayor Nancy McNally, City of Westminster
o    Matt Lutkus, Deputy City Manager, City of Westminster
o    Audrey DeBarros, 36 Commuting Solutions, Executive Director
o    Scott Franklin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
o    Dave Beckhouse, Federal Transit Administration, Community Planner
o    Mark Gosselin, Colorado Department of Transportation, Engineer
o    Steve Cook, Denver Regional Council of Governments
o    Vicky McLane, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization
o    John Tayer, RTD Board of Directors, District O
o    Lee Kemp, RTD Board of Directors, District I
o    Bill Christopher, RTD Board of Directors, District J
o    Juanita Chacon, RTD Board of Directors, District C
o    Wally Pulliam, RTD Board of Directors, District L

Northwest Rail Governments Team meetings are open to the public, including the media; participation by public observers is at the discretion of the group.

View the events calendar to learn about upcoming Northwest Rail Governments Team meetings.

Northwest Rail Governments Team Documents: To view the summaries of Northwest Rail Governments Team meetings and other documents click on the following links:

NWRGT Meeting Agendas
July 25, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Agenda
September 13, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Agenda
September 27, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Agenda
October 18, 2007 NWRGT Noise Analysis Workshop Agenda
January 30, 2008 NWRGT Meeting Agenda

NWRGT Meeting Presentations
July 25, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Presentation
September 13, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Presentation
September 27, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Presentation
January 30, 2008 NWRGT Meeting Presentation
May 13, 2008 NWRGT Fencing Subcommittee Meeting Presentation

NWRGT Meeting Summaries
July 25, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Summary
September 13, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Summary
September 27, 2007 NWRGT Meeting Summary
October 18, 2007 NWRGT Noise Analysis Workshop Summary

Northwest Rail Corridor Communities and Agency Links: To learn more about the communities along the Northwest Rail corridor please select the following links to visit their Web sites:

Adams County
Boulder County
City and County of Broomfield
Councilwoman Judy Montero
City and County of Denver
City of Lafayette
City of Longmont
City of Louisville
City of Westminster

Below are links to the federal, state, and local agencies and organizations that are part of the NWRGT:

US Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Transit Administration
Colorado Department of Transportation
36 Commuting Solutions