丹佛议员提议收紧1500万美元交通基金：支出须挂钩既定规划、不得转入一般基金
科罗拉多州丹佛县丹佛市消息：丹佛市议员 Shontel Lewis 与 Flor Alvidrez 10月31日提议，对市交通与出行特别收入基金实施更严格的使用规则。该基金每年约产生1500万美元收入，部分来自提高后的停车计时收费。
提案要求基金支出必须与已通过的交通与安全规划挂钩，包括丹佛「零愿景」、安全上学路与「丹佛出行」规划；禁止将资金转入市一般基金；未用资金逐年滚存；至少一半资金须在三年期内投向资本支出；交通与基础设施局还须向其顾问委员会汇报拟议年度支出，听取审查与意见。提案人指出，基金支出已偏离支持行人、自行车、公交与交通安全的原定用途，例如2024年曾花20万美元拆除市中心自行车设施、2026年预算中有840万美元用于停车相关合同。
提案尚未获得通过，市立法记录将其列为26-1654号法案，定于11月4日提交交通与基础设施委员会审议。
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Denver Councilmembers Propose Tighter Rules for $15 Million Transportation Fund
In Denver, Denver County, Colorado, Councilmembers Shontel Lewis and Flor Alvidrez proposed on October 31 to tighten the rules on the city's Transportation and Mobility Special Revenue Fund, which the sponsors say generates about $15 million a year, partly from higher parking-meter rates.
The proposal would tie spending to adopted transportation and safety plans, including Denver's Vision Zero, Safe Routes to School, and Denver Moves plans; prohibit transfers to the city's general fund; require unused money to roll over each year; direct at least half of the fund to capital expenses over a three-year period; and require the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to present proposed annual spending to its advisory board for review and comment. The sponsors say spending has drifted from the fund's original purpose, citing $200,000 spent in 2024 to remove downtown bike infrastructure and $8.4 million in the 2026 budget for parking-related contracts.
The proposal has not been adopted. Denver's legislative record lists it as bill 26-1654, scheduled for consideration by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 4.
Source: GSM News, America
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