CDR has advised the staff, board, and project partners of the Front Range Passenger Rail District (FRPRD) for the past several years, guiding interagency collaboration to deliver future intercity passenger rail service across 13 counties in Colorado. We help to advance District goals regarding board management, partner outreach, and technical planning, serving as important strategic thought partners for the District.

Our staff have facilitated the 2022, 2023, and 2024 annual retreats for the District’s Board of Directors, convening the 20+ member group for strategic planning discussions, key organizational decision making, and team building. This included guiding the development of governance strategies, communication protocols, board by-laws, and a clearly articulated set of organizational values to guide staff.

In 2025, CDR and partners are continuing to provide engagement, coalition building, and strategic advising services to help FRPRD partner with related projects like Joint Service, Northwest Rail Peak Period Service, and Mountain Rail. The CDR team is leading alliance-building efforts to promote stronger collaborative relationships between FRPRD and elected officials, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), economic development organizations, and advocacy groups.

This long-standing relationship builds on CDR’s previous work supporting an earlier NEPA Alternatives Analysis.