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Memo to Feds: To Keep Seniors Safe on Our Roads, End Car Dependence

America’s top federal safety agency is raising awareness this week about safety for older drivers, but largely ignoring how car dependence often forces seniors to take the wheel even when they can no longer do so safely.
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Britain Begins Vaccinating Citizens

Britain has become the first nation to begin a mass inoculation campaign using a fully tested vaccine, kicking off a global effort to fight Covid-19. Doctors, nurses, certain people aged 80 or over and nursing home workers will be among the…
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National Federation for the Blind Aurora Chapter – November 21, 2020

The effects of Covid 19 on RTD fixed route, Flex Ride and paratransit services (Access-a-Ride) were discussed as were the safety precautions being taken. The new Access-a-Ride portal/mobile app was also discussed. This portal/app gives users…
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DRCOG Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Advisory Council – November 17, 2020

Amy Pulley - DRCOG, ADRC Manager - opened the meeting by introducing new DRCOG staff Gina Gentili, Dwaynna Grace, and Lydia Dumam. ADRC meeting presentations: Jennifer Reeves – DRCOG, Program Manager for Ombudsman Services - Ombudsman…
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Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – November 18, 2020

Member Highlight: DRMAC’s Getting There app – Ashley Doty, Program Manager Ashley gave a demo of DRMAC’s Getting There app. Anyone who is interested in learning more or having a demo done for their group can contact Ashley at adoty@drmac-co.org. Since…
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Front Range Rail Project Gets A Rough $2B Price Tag As RTD Looks To Jump On Board

The first incarnation of passenger rail service along the Front Range could be a modest one: two to six round trips a day between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs on trains traveling an average of 45 miles per hour mostly on existing freight…