When cities and states began shutting down in response to COVID-19, the financial impact to transit was swift and immense, but the immediate impacts only tell part of the story. Given the myriad ways that transit is funded around the country, the fiscal impacts of the pandemic will likely be varied and long-lasting. Congress and state legislatures should strive to find ways to adequately plan for and address those shortfalls in the long-term. Read more
Starting this week, City Council’s Monday night and committee meetings will be virtual to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. All meetings will be broadcast using Zoom and streamed on Channel 8. Please go to www.denvergov.org/councilpublicinput for a link to participate virtually in all meetings and to sign up to speak for Committee, General Public Comment and Public Hearings. To submit written testimony on items scheduled for a public hearing, please send to DENCC@denvergov.org.
Join the Colorado Health Foundation for a free, virtual series, happening monthly July through November 2020, with Karen McNeil-Miller, president and CEO of The Colorado Health Foundation. Throughout the series, Karen is inviting local and national leaders to discuss the impacts of long-present, systemic racism on the health of communities of color and what we all must do to spark change once and for all. Read more
Streets are the realm of the automobile these days, but that hasn’t always been the case. Before cars and parking spots took over the space between our buildings and homes, streets were much more diverse: Photos from the pre-car era show people on foot and bike intermixed with horses, wagons, pushcarts, vendors, streetcars, and more. Today, the ubiquity of the motorized vehicle and the auto-dependency of much of modern cities has slashed the street’s diversity basically down to the car alone.
Members attended: 13
Two guest speakers: Julie with Re-imagine & Marjorie Sloan with RTD Running candidate for District M Board Member
Reimagine-Julie
RTDs point for Reimagine is to face the current challenges and future for RTD by meeting needs
There are 4 key elements that reimagine is looking at:
RTD Priorities:
Running Board Member for District M of RTD-Marjorie Sloan
Spoke and stated she felt there were 4 important aspects with RTD that she believes in:
Car-centric roads in the Denver metro could become safer for pedestrians, cyclist and people with disabilities under a program the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
Under the Safer Main Streets Initiative, the department and Denver’s metropolitan planning organization will award up to $47 million to local governments. Officials say it will amount to a region-wide effort to improve safety for all users. Read more
