City makes progress on Mason transit corridor

Construction has begun on a portion of the city of Fort Collins’ Mason Transportation Corridor – once envisioned as a sort of combined alternative transportation superhighway and linear park running north to south across the city.

Master planning for the project, which follows Mason Street from Mountain Avenue to Harmony Road, began nearly a decade ago as citizens voted to fund design work in 1997 through a tax initiative called Building Community Choices.

Fort Collins resident Bob Flynn is well acquainted with the corridor vision. Flynn served on the Mason Street Lead Team, which made recommendations to the city regarding the Mason…