Nearly half of Americans think it’s time to rethink how we fund our road infrastructure by switching from a federal gas tax — which theoretically rewards drivers for choosing greener cars, but doesn’t always deter excessive driving itself — and replacing it with a tax based on how many miles drivers actually travel, a new survey says. Read more
A federal judge in Washington struck down a Trump administration rule that would require migrants seeking to enter the U.S. to first seek asylum in countries they travel through on their way to the southern border. Read more
GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) – When you’ve taken a bullet to the helmet like Bill Purcell has, your story needs to be told.
“All I remember is it was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat,” Purcell says.
The Marine veteran came under attack on Feb. 1, 1968 in Hue City, Vietnam Read more
The 7th meeting of the Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group met occurred on July 15. Reimagine is looking at development of a near term System Optimization Plan (SOP) and a longer-term Mobility Plan for the Future for RTD. During the meeting there was a recap of the SOP scenarios with the following key takeaways:
Service Quality results in the:
- Most boardings
- Lowest cost per boarding
- Best travel time ratio
Social Equity results in the:
- Most social equity population service by 15‐minute or better service
- Highest bus boardings per service hour
Service Productivity results:
- Similar to social equity in most categories
Geographic Coverage results in the:
- Most population and employment served
- Fewest boardings
- Lowest equity population served by 15‐minute or better service
- Highest cost per boarding
Results of a service philosophy exercise done with the Technical Working Group, Advisory Committee, and RTD Board of Directors were shared. Some of the key takeaways were:
Near term
- Strong support for service to social equity populations •Limited support for achieving a low cost (to RTD) per boarding metric •TWG and AC strongly supported high frequency service to areas with transit‐supportive land uses over spreading service throughout the District •All groups favored the idea of a regional transit backbone provided by RTD and exploring local
community partnerships to operate/pay for local service
Midterm
- TWG and AC strongly supported service to equity populations
- TWGand AC strongly supported high‐frequency service to areas with transit supportive land uses over a coverage‐based system
- All groups favored a regional transit backbone provided by RTD and exploring local community partnerships to operate/pay for local service
There was discussion and feedback regarding SOP DRAFT Guiding Principles and Network Development and a presentation of some initial proposed plans for rail and bus service changes. Information was also presented about partnerships and cost sharing.
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This week a group of transit advocates had a great guided tour of the 5280 Trail. About 20 folks met with their bicycles at noon in Skyline Plaza in front of the Downtown Denver Partners office. Andrew Iltis and Adam Perkins led the group, using cargo bikes to carry all of their props – they brought sunscreen and water and story boards for each stop along the trail. The group looped around downtown Denver stopping at various part of the trail to learn about the segment just traversed and the upcoming portion. Along the way we learned about the history of the trail, the history of the divergent parts of downtown, and the vision for the future – immediate and further out. A map of the trail is available at https://www.downtowndenver.com/initiatives-and-planning/the-5280/explore-5280/.
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