Residents along the proposed Colorado Connector passenger rail route have approved a tax increase to fund the project’s expansion.
The rail project will connect Fort Collins and Denver with a commuter train that uses existing rail lines. The Denver Regional Transportation District and the Colorado Department of Transportation are funding the route, which they hope to have operational in 2029.
But over the next 20 years, the district hopes to extend the line south through Colorado Springs to Pueblo. To fund that extension and other upgrades, Ballot Measure 7A was added to the November ballot…