PUBLIC NOTICE:
Southwest Transportation Planning Region (SWTPR)
New Meeting Date and Time:
Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Location (In-Person):
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Training Room
20581 U.S. Highway 160
Durango, CO 81303
This meeting will be available via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89468420554
The Southwest Transportation Planning Region (SWTPR) is responsible for reviewing the progress of Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) related to transportation planning, analysis, and activities in the five county area. SWTPR works closely with the CDOT to review progress on transportation planning, analysis, and implementation efforts in the region.
The SWTPR consists of the following 19 seats: Archuleta County, Dolores County, La Plata County, Montezuma County, San Juan County, City of Cortez, City of Durango, Town of Bayfield, Town of Dolores, Town of Dove Creek, Town of Ignacio, Town of Mancos, Town of Pagosa Springs, Town of Rico, Town of Silverton, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe,one member from the Regional Transit Coordinating Council, as well as the CDOT Regional Transportation Director.
The Chair or Vice Chair of the SWTPR represent the region at the Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee (STAC). STAC advises CDOT and the Transportation Commission on the needs of the transportation system in Colorado and reviews and comments on all Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) and the Statewide Transportation Plan. STAC membership includes Colorado's fifteen urban and rural Transportation Planning Regions (TPRs) and two Indian Tribes. Voting representatives are selected by each, including five Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), ten rural Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) plus the Southern Ute and the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribes in southwest Colorado.
The state's transportation system is managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation under the direction of the Transportation Commission (TC) of Colorado. The commission is comprised of 11 Commissioners who represent specific districts. Currently the SWTPR has representation on the TC.
Meetings of the SWTPR are held the second Thursday, every other month at 9:00 a.m. The meetings are held in the CDOT Training room: 20581 Hwy 160, Durango. Additionally, there is a virtual option via Zoom.
See a copy of the updated bylaws here.
Current Members:
| Archuleta County |
Commissioner Warren Brown Andrew Mylroie Mike Torres |
warren.brown@archuletacounty.org mTorres@archuletacounty.org |
| Bayfield |
Matt Nyberg
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| CDOT |
Julie Constan Tony Cady |
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| Cortez |
Brian Peckins Ian Roberson |
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| Dolores County |
Linda Yellowman Phylis Davis |
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| Dolores | Leigh Reeves | leigh@townofdolores.com |
| Dove Creek |
Mike Coker |
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| Durango |
Sarah Hill Bret Hodne |
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| Ignacio |
Mark Garcia Jeremey Mickey |
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| La Plata County |
Kevin Hall |
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| Mancos |
Heather Alvarez Brent McWhirter |
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| Montezuma County |
Kent Lindsay Jim Candelaria |
klindsay@co.montezuma.co.us |
| Pagosa Springs |
David Harris Karl Johnson |
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| Regional Transit Council |
Patrick Davis Keith Dunning |
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| Rico |
Chauncey McCarthy |
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| San Juan County |
Pete Maisel William Tookey |
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| Silverton |
Stephen Mead Gloria Kaasch-Buerger |
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| Southern Ute | ||
| Ute Mountain |
Manuel Heart Brendon Adams |
| April 10, 2025 | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| April 17, 2025 | Attachments | Minutes | |
| June 12, 2025 | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| August 20, 2025 | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| October 2025 | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| December 2025 | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes |
| February 2026 | Agenda | Board Packet |
*Prior documents available upon request.
**Minutes are posted when approved.
