How would a rider practically use Coco to get around? Like, give me an example of somebody who is currently car dependent but wants to use the train when it's up and running to just get around the front range.

Well, first of all, part of the $1.3 billion that'll be used for local infrastructure is going to be utilized for first and last mile.

And so the communities that are receiving these dollars is going to be a funded mandate for Where before we send these dollars, we're going to say, put together your plan.

What does your station look like? What's your parking plan? Oh, what's your first mile? What's your last mile connectivity? And that'll be different in different communities.

So Colorado Springs, we're working closely with Colorado Springs Transit, something they're excited to do and they're committed to doing.

is an express bus from every train that comes into Colorado Springs to the Colorado Springs Airport.

Now, if you take the train up to Denver, you get up to Denver Union Station, all you have to do is go over to the next platform to take the A train out to DIA, for instance.

How do people visualize where these trains are going to run? Is it sort of near I-25 or how would you picture it?

How big a last mile problem does this present?

Well, it presents an opportunity as well if we do it right.

And we have modeled out spending over $1.5 billion over the next 25 years to create connectivity from each of these stations.

That's cumulative across all of the stations.

And we're working with the local municipalities and we have signed proclamations or resolutions with almost all of the municipalities with stations already.

and it's focused on the first mile, last mile connectivity.

We're not just pulling into Fort Collins or Boulder without somewhere to go, but we are partnering with the local municipalities up and down the line to include first mile, last mile connectivity, walkability, bikeability, et cetera, so that these stations aren't just islands, they're anchors.

another more conservative consultant whose job is rural outreach and who said, the reason I back this project is because it does not rely on eminent domain.

Sal told me that he never felt good about his decision.

I felt uncomfortable.

I was embarrassed by the whole situation.

And it never sat right with me.

You know, I could, if I examine my heart, it didn't feel right.

And I think I knew that all along.

The turning point for me was during the Black Lives Matters protests and the reckoning happening in our country after the George Floyd murder.

And Sell says it's important, especially for Jefferson ancestors, some of whom are Black, to be recognized on equal footing and to understand the contradictory legacy of the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence.