DENVER — Colorado has tapered back its plans to force large employers to help their employees move away from traveling to work in single-occupancy vehicles.
Instead, the state will rely more heavily on volunteer efforts to reduce vehicle trips by people going to and coming from work.
The change of focus by the state Department of Public Health and Environment is in response to push back from industry groups,
including the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, that submitted statements in advance of an Aug. 18 hearing on the proposed travel rules.
The state still wants to reduce vehicle miles traveled in order to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gases. Reducing the number of people driving to work alone is one strategy.