Three women are under consideration to be the next leader of the Regional Transportation District, as the agency on Friday announced the finalists to be CEO and general manager. Read more
Summary: The Regional Transportation District (RTD) board, in collaboration with the Governor of CO and the Transportation chairs of the General Assembly, have created the RTD Accountability Committee. The Committee is fully independent from RTD. DRCOG has agreed to house and provide staff and administrative support and administrative support for this committee.
The committee’s mission is to provide feedback and a set of recommendations for improvement to the operations of and statutes related to RTD, the board and staff of RTD, the Governor, the General Assembly and the public.
The Committee may issue a preliminary report by December 31, 2020, and shall issue a report with recomme3ndations no later than July 1, 2021.
The District shall make each report issued by the Committee availably to the public on its website. The RTD Board shall, within 45 days of issuance of the report, either adopt the recommendations or issue a report stating its reasons for not adopting specific recommendations.
Elise Jones, Boulder County Commissioner and Crystal Murillo, Aurora City Council member have been elected Co-Chairs of the committee.
After an extensive statewide public engagement process, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has released a draft of the plan which defines the multi-modal transportation vision for the state over the next 20 years. You can learn more about the plan by visiting https://www.codot.gov/programs/your-transportation-priorities/your-transportation-plan
Via Mobility Services (Via) and Seniors’ Resource Center (SRC) announced that SRC has transferred their Transportation Program to Via.
Access to affordable, accessible transportation options is essential to enhancing the independence and quality of life of all Coloradans.
Seniors’ Resource Center has been a leader in providing vital transportation services to older adults for over 40 years. As communities across the Denver Metro area continue to age, the demand for rides is far outpacing SRC’s capacity to serve the active seniors who have places to go and things to do but may not be able to drive independently.
On July 1, 2020, Via assumed SRC’s transportation program. Via will retain all SRC staff and vehicles, and riders can expect a seamless transition. This transition will increase the availability of paratransit in the Denver Metro region without sacrificing the quality of service that SRC riders expect.
For more information on this announcement, please contact Lyndsy Morse, Communications Manager, Via Mobility Services, Email: lmorse@viacolorado.org, Phone: 303.473.2882
By now it is no secret that COVID-19 has decimated the public transit sector. Ridership on public transportation is down by 63% in the United States compared to pre-crisis levels, according to a recent study of passenger movements by Transit, the multimodal trip planning app. Read more
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