Center for Local Government

This collaborative effort brings together public-private partnerships to shore up the shortfall in infrastructure funding. IMX was made possible by a $250,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and is supported by the governors of Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

IMX helps find new and innovative ways to deliver and finance infrastructure by connecting public and private entities to spur investment. Along with water-related infrastructure investment, this effort also encompasses transportation, broadband, energy and public facilities. Modeled after the West Coast Infrastructure Exchange​, IMX promotes resiliency and accelerates innovation, investment information, best practices, regional alignment and learning.

This report is an action plan for advancing transit development and complete communities along the Regional Transportation District’s FasTracks rail system, which links jurisdictions throughout the metro Denver region. It was commissioned as part of the Denver Regional Council of Government’s Sustainable Communities Initiative, a three-year project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as part of the Sustainable Communities Partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The goal of this project is to gain greater knowledge of how local government administrators and their communities address natural hazards management, including the possibility of a changing climate and associated issues. The collaborators are evaluating hazards planning and mitigation efforts at the local government level based on reviews of formal public documents and related materials. They are also surveying city and county administrators for expertise on local hazards management practices.

Funding for this project comes from a UC Denver internal research grant. The survey is based on a nationwide sample of 200 randomly selected U.S. cities and counties. Survey participants include municipal and county administrators working in offices or departments that have direct responsibilities for hazards management programs and efforts, as well as climate change policy and management.

Once completed, the project team will produce a summary report of findings for general public dissemination. As noted in the request for survey participation, all responses are strictly confidential.

Team members

This project is a joint effort of faculty and graduate students at Arizona State University and the University of Colorado Denver. Our partners include the ​Colorado Department of Local Affairs and the Colorado Municipal League.