1. Write or speak with your district and state representative and let them know how you feel about the beltway. http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=co
2. Write to the newspapers with your opposition.
Letters to the Editor
Rocky Mountain News
P.O. Box 719
Denver, CO. 80201
The Open Forum
The Denver Post
1560 Broadway
Denver, CO. 80202
3. Stay informed and educate yourself regarding the issues.
http://www.bettertrafficsolutions.com/
or
http://www.gothebetterway.com/
4. Email Judy Denison and get on the Newsletter list to stay current with CDOT's plans. judy_d@prodigy.net
5. Review the various issues and forums in this website for reference when writing, emailing, and speaking. (You may find the Letter Writing Guide useful.)
6. Make a donation to groups that are fighting the beltway.
7. Purchase a bumper sticker – a visible sign of your displeasure with the beltway. Bumper stickers are available at the Store on this website.
8. Write the Northwest Corridor EIS Team to put your comments in the EIS record.
Northwest Corridor EIS Team
2000 S. Holly
Denver, CO. 80222
9. Attend CINQ meetings. Let them know you want to be involved.
10. Write the Governor; let him know you do not want this beltway. http://www.colorado.gov/governor/contact.html
11. Write Bob Beauprez let him know how important this issue is to you. http://www.house.gov/beauprez/
12. Write the Federal Highway Administration – they’re an arbitrator in this project. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov
13. Attend City Council meetings in Golden, Arvada, and Broomfield. Let your leaders know how you feel.
14. Contact your Home Owners Association. Let them know you want them to be involved. Ask for a donation.
15. Become an activist. Encourage your friends/family/neighbors to be involved.
16. Write your county commissioner. Let them know that you oppose the beltway. http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/ext/dpt/commish/index.htm
17. Subscribe to the Forum section of the website – even if you do not plan to participate. This allows us to keep you updated with email alerts.
18. Participate in Q&A in the Forum. We will make a good faith effort to answer your questions.
19. If the opportunity presents itself, attend CDOT meetings, speak at these meetings.
20. Organize action: protests, marches, petitions.
21. Enlist the support of high profile people in the community. Business leaders, community leaders, entertainers, athletes, etc. Get them involved.
22. Ask candidates for elected office where they stand on tollways. Let them know this is an important issue.
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• One of the great benefits of this fight is cementing our communities.
• Enjoy your community and neighbors.
• Appreciate our high quality of life.
• Defend this unique area of the state. a great unspoiled area around a metopolitan area. it is a precious thing, which can easily be taken away.
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