The Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority is a collaborative effort among six member governments to improve and maintain roads and support public transit. The members of PPRTA are the cities of Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, El Paso County, and the towns of Green Mountain Falls, Ramah and Calhan.

After a 2003 report that named Colorado Springs the most congested city of its size in the United States, local governments in the Pikes Peak region began talking about the need for a regional approach to transportation and transit. A coalition of Pikes Peak area governments, businesses, and community organizations worked for over two years to communicate the need for capital, maintenance and transit funding to the public, develop ballot language, and create organizational materials and structure.

The PPRTA was established by voter-approved ballot in November 2004 with a ten-year sunset period ending December 31, 2014, for the Capital projects portion of the PPRTA which authorized a one-percent sales tax to support PPRTA goals. The funds are divided between capital projects (55%), maintenance projects (35%) , and transit (10%).

In November 2012, nearly 80% of the voters in the region approved a ballot issue to extend the capital portion of the RTA from 2015 through 2024. The maintenance and transit portions of the RTA are not subject to sunset provisions, so work will continue on these important projects.

In November 2017, voters approved a ballot issue to add $10,000,000 for the El Paso County section of the widening of I-25 between Monument and County Line road.

In November 2021, the voters of the Town of Calhan approved a ballot issue to join the PPRTA effective on January 1, 2022.

In November 2022, nearly 80% of the voters in the region approved a ballot issue to extend the capital portion of the RTA from 2025 through 2034. The maintenance and transit portions of the RTA are not subject to sunset provisions, so work will continue on these important projects.

Meeting Schedule

The Board of Directors meets at 1:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month