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Fort Collins, CO Urbanized Area Congestion Report

In the line graphs below, FHWA uses Data Collection Year instead of Data Reporting Year to represent snapshot condition/performance at the time the data was collected. More information

The Fort Collins, CO Urbanized Area covers parts of Colorado. Targets are agreed upon by several transportation agencies and apply to the entire area.

  • Annual Hours of Peak-Hour Excessive Delay (PHED) Per Capita

    • Trend through 2025

      Desired trend: ↓

      Fort Collins, CO Annual Hours of Excessive Delay Per Capita


  • Annual Hours of Peak-Hour Excessive Delay (PHED) Per Capita 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
    Condition/Performance 3.0 -- -- -- --
    Targets -- -- 3.8 -- 3.7

  • Annual Hours of Peak-Hour Excessive Delay (PHED) Per Capita

    (Colorado) CDOT coordinated with the North Front Range MPO (NFRMPO) to establish 2- and 4-year targets for PHED in the Fort Collins urbanized area (UZA). Targets were established similarly to the travel time reliability targets by using a predictive model.Targets were established similarly to the travel time reliability targets by using a predictive model. CDOT used a random forest model incorporating data from the National Performance Measure Research Data Set (NPMRDS), Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS), FHWA provided occupancy factors, and data from CDOT’s travel demand model. CDOT’s travel demand model includes point data, population data, and long-distance travel estimates. Point data consists of 2015, 2030, and 2045 spatial data which shows the locations of establishments, schools, and homes in the state of Colorado. Population estimates were used at the county level, to ensure we were examining population growth at a more micro level rather than state growth. Long-distance travel estimates were used to factor in travel that originated from outside of the state. After training the model, CDOT tested the results on 2019 data to estimate the performance of the model. CDOT was able to predict known 2019 reliability at accurate levels. Given the accuracy of the model, CDOT forecasted 2023 and 2025 PHED to identify 2- and 4-year targets.

  • Data Sources:
    Colorado 2022 Biennial Performance Report
    Colorado 2022 HPMS Data Submittal

  • Non-Single Occupancy Vehicle (Non-SOV) Travel

    • Trend through 2025

      Desired trend: ↑

      Fort Collins, CO % Non-SOV Travel


  • Non-Single Occupancy Vehicle (Non-SOV) Travel 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
    Condition/Performance 26.6 -- -- -- --
    Targets -- -- 25.3 -- 25.6

  • Non-Single Occupancy Vehicle (Non-SOV) Travel

    (Colorado) CDOT coordinated with the North Front Range MPO (NFRMPO) to establish 2- and 4-year targets for non-SOV travel in the Fort Collins urbanized area (UZA). Targets were established using the American Community Survey (ACS) data set. 2023 and 2025 non-SOV travel was forecasted using a trend line based on historical (2013-2019) ACS data.

  • Data Sources:
    Colorado 2022 Biennial Performance Report
    Colorado 2022 HPMS Data Submittal

Updated: 01/09/2024
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