RTD Reimagine Technical Working Group Summary – June 10th, 2020

The Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group (TWG) met to continue providing guidance toward the development of a SOP to be implemented by RTD in the near-term and a Mobility Plan for RTD’s future. COVID 19 has greatly impacted RTD’s financial…

Colorado offers $4.1 million to cities that use pavement for people, not cars, as part of coronavirus recovery

Across Colorado, communities large and small are diverting cars around main streets to allow more open-air, socially-distanced dining, shopping and strolling.
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Lyft’s new health & safety requirements for riders

Community Active Living Coalition Meeting (CALC) – June 10th, 2020

Kayla Gilbert of DOTI hosted the virtual CALC meeting on Wednesday. There were 22 people present. There were three featured speakers who presented the projects they had accomplished using microgrant funds from DOTI. David Chen and Ratha Sok…

PCTC – June 8th, 2020

There was a continuation of May’s meeting with the discussion surrounding safety precautions among non emergency medical transportation personnel. Are the staff within this realm considered to be essential personnel, and if so, then does that…
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Black Lives Matter Street Mural to be Painted on Broadway

Study: 100% face mask use could crush second, third COVID-19 wave

We've all heard it many times: Wear a face covering — indoors, outdoors, on trains and buses. At work, in the supermarket and at church. But now a new modeling study out of Cambridge and Greenwich universities suggests that face masks may…

In Japan and France, Riding Transit Looks Surprisingly Safe

Between May 9 and June 3, 150 clusters of new coronavirus cases emerged in France, according to the country’s national public health body. Defined as three cases or more of Covid-19 linked by contact, these clusters occurred largely in the…

As Coronavirus Slows Its Spread In Elder Care Homes, Residents Still Face Another Health Battle: Loneliness

In March and April, hundreds of residents in nursing homes died as COVID-19 ripped through elder care facilities. It took months for facilities and the state to build better testing capacity, create isolation plans for sick residents and expand…

Montbello teen organization helping seniors during the pandemic

DENVER — After weeks of isolation, a group of young adults in Montbello are working overtime to help seniors who cannot leave their homes due to the threat of COVID-19.