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Read on to learn about CASTA’s 2024 accomplishments & goals for 2025.

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Here are some highlights from 2024:

• SB24-032  CASTA worked actively on this bill which was ultimately passed. It funded the Zero Fare program and included an RTA Lodging Tax fix.
• Assisted agencies as they navigated the new NEMT re-credentialing process and worked with HCPF to provide a stakeholder session for NEMT transportation providers so the group could provide input on a possible statewide NEMT brokerage.
• Visited DC twice this year where we gave updates on projects and ridership in representatives and senators’ districts, discussed transit needs in Colorado, highlighted the senior population and the impacts on agencies in the state.
• Used RTAP and CASTA program funding to provide technical assistance for 15 agencies who applied to 5339 B and/or C resulting in over $40,000,000 in awards to Colorado agencies.
• Developed the new Zero Fare Transit Grants Program. This program combines two grants that agencies can choose from: Ozone Season Transit Grant or Youth Fare-Free Transit Grant 
• Represented Colorado Transit on the following efforts:
  • Colorado Transportation Electrification Collaborative
  • Colorado Statewide Tourism Plan
  • National Transit Rural and Small Town Collaborative
  • Transit and Rail Advisory Committee
  • Commuting Solutions Legislative Breakfast
  • Voices of Rural Colorado 2024

In 2025 we look forward to another year of working hard to make the Colorado transit industry successful as we host our fourth LEAD Academy, continue to bring critical training to the state and provide advocacy at the state and federal levels, including two TLRC Bills and continuing to work with HCPF in hopes of waiving the NEMT credentialing process for public transit agencies who already receive oversight by CDOT.