SWCCOG
Southwest Transportation Planning Region
Southwest Regional Transportation Planning Commission (TPR)
The Southwest Regional Transportation Planning Commission (RPC) is made up of one representative from each of the sixteen participating political jurisdictions of the Southwest Transportation Planning Region (TPR):
Bayfield - Josh Joswick
Cortez - Philip Johnson
Dolores - Val Truelsen
Dove Creek - Bryce Capron
Durango - Sarah Hill
Ignacio - Edward Box III
Mancos - Fred Brooks
Pagosa Springs - David Schanzenbaker
Silverton - Lisa Adair
Archuleta County - Ronnie Maez
Dolores County - Steve Garchar
La Plata County - Clyde Church
Montezuma County - Jim Candelaria
San Juan County - William Tookey
Southern Ute Tribe - Douglas McDonald
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Archie House Jr
The TPR works on transportation planning and coordination, project, and funding issues throughout the region. Since the RPC is formed by Inter-Governmental Agreement and is not a legal entity, The Southwest Colorado Council of Governments provides administrative support and contracts with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on behalf of the RPC for planning assistance grant funds. These funds are used to send a representative to the monthly STAC (Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee) meetings in Denver.
Every five years each TPR is required to produce an update of the Twenty-Year Regional Transportation Plan. The purpose of the Regional Transportation Plan is to identify the transportation needs of the region and develop a plan for addressing those needs. The SWRPC adopted the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan in October 2020.