The sites are located in under-served areas, including places where Black and Latino residents are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Read more
June 8, 2020
Dear EcoPass Coordinators,
RTD resumes fare collection and front-door boarding July 1
Beginning July 1, riders will board at the front of buses and will be asked to pay with a ticket, pass or cash when riding on the RTD system. EcoPass holders will be asked to tap the validator upon boarding the bus, and prior to boarding light rail. Please share this information with your employees.
The agency asks riders to be partners in safety by wearing a face covering and keeping 6 feet between them and others when riding or waiting to board vehicles. To learn more about the measures RTD continues to take to keep its employees and riders safe, visit rtd-denver.com/coronavirus.
Refunds and Credits
We will begin to process refunds and disburse via U.S. Mail a few weeks after fare collection resumes on July 1.
Thank you,
RTD Market Development
- Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual)
- Introductions – 46 in attendance
- Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm
- Even months – Longmont
- Odd months – Boulder
- Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community
- Multi-modal education
- LCC updates
- Aidan Johan – new to Mobility 4 All team
- COVID-19 is changing how people travel
- They have new needs
- This and BLM movement are exposing inequities
- DRMAC Update
- Transit Options page – what it is and how to use it
- Uber Codes program w/ Q&A
- Ego Car Share
- 2-pronged approach
- Mission based – focusing on education, outreach, advocacy on non-SOV (Single Occupancy Vehicles)
- Fleet of 50 vehicles between Boulder & Denver
- Where vehicles are housed – want it to be complimentary to transportation near by
- Have taken a massive hit due to COVID-19
- People are shying away from ride-share
- They are finding out they are a lifeline for lower income, older adults, affordable housing communities
- 2-pronged approach
- Cultivate
- Have given about 240 rides from March – June
- A lot less than normal
- Carry-out-caravan has been going really well
- 3x the clients from March to now
- Have given about 240 rides from March – June
- ZTrip Voucher Program
- Started in April
- For people without alternative transportation
- Service area
- Purpose is to help where buses no longer run
- Lyons to Boulder
- Lyons to Longmont
- NOT Boulder to Longmont
- So far 100 vouchers have been given out and used
- Mostly trips to work & medical appointments
- Available for Lyons residents and those working in Lyons
- Want them to be widely available
- Available at
- Town Hall
- Emergency assistance food bank
- Caseworkers at AAA & Hours Center
- One-way ride has $45 value
- Mobility for All
- June – program evaluation & strategic planning
- July – prioritizing the rescheduling of technology workshops
- Lafayette On Demand Service
- New transit service – was identified from a needs assessment
- Purpose is to fill in gaps of FlexRide
- To start there will be 1 vehicle operated by Via
- Chosen because clients are familiar with service
- Will utilize Via’s call center and their web-based service & mobile app
- FARE FREE!!
- Will operate 7 days a week – 7am-8pm
- Open to public, but focusing service to help older adults, people w/ disabilities, and people w/ low income
- Service area will be Lafayette
- Only have 1 vehicle to inter-town transportation would be difficult
- Looking to expand or join FlexRide service areas after gathering some initial data
- Funding
- 50% – DRCOG HST grant
- 50% – Boulder County transit & trails sales tax
- Will be applying for a 2nd year of funding as it often takes awhile for people to recognize a new service and get used to using it
- Goal is to start services mid-July
- RTD updates
- Access a Ride is resuming evaluations at this time
- Full update to be given at July meeting
- Via
- 120-150 trips per day being given
- This is slowly increasing, but still lower than normal
- Mainly delivering groceries
- Hoping to keep this service available even as things start to open up
- 2020 Ridership survey
- 17% response rate
- Respondents primarily live in Boulder and Longmont
- Respondents primarily 70+ demographic
- 44% of respondents use the Via service at least once per week
- Saw that Door-through-door service is essential
- Respondents happiest with the drivers, most unhappy about not having the pickup time options they want and limited night and weekend services
- #1 thing respondents would like to see in the future is same day ride requests and #2 is weekend and night service
- 120-150 trips per day being given
- NEXT MEETING
- Monday 7/13/2020
- Location: virtual (Microsoft Teams)
- Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
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Denver Partners to Offer Expanded Community Testing
DENVER – The City and County of Denver has partnered with Denver Public Health and several community organizations to offer free COVID-19 testing directly in the community.
While the data gathered by Denver Public Health includes only known cases of COVID-19 confirmed by testing, the figures clearly show a disproportionate amount of inequities in death by race and ethnicity. Guided by this data, the Mayor’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation launched a Racial Equity Council, under the Social Safety Net Plan, as a hyper-focused strategy centered around bolstering access to testing through consistent outreach to communities most adversely impacted by COVID-19. The Racial Equity Council has helped to identify locations for Denver Public Health to improve access to testing in underserved communities.
COVID-19 Testing Locations, Days and Times:
Tuesday, June 9 & Tuesday, June 23
The Center for African American Health
3350 Hudson St.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (both days)
Saturday, June 13
Montbello High School
5000 Crown Blvd.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 18
Sam’s Club
7805 E. 35th Ave.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
New Hope Baptist Church
3701 Colorado Blvd.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday, June 27
Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church
1500 S. Dayton St.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Additional locations and days for free, community-based COVID-19 testing are currently being determined. If your community organization is interested in hosting a free COVID-19 testing site in Denver, please call Denver Public Health at 303-946-7471.
The Racial Equity Council is comprised of organizations such as the Be Well Health and Wellness Initiative of the Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities, Center for African American Health, Denver Indian Health and Family Services, Open Door Ministries, Center for Public Health Practice-Colorado School of Public Health, Make A Chess Move (MACM), Girls Inc., Street Fraternity and Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR). This council will provide guidance to enhance health care access and resources for communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 to promote health equity.
For up to date information on the city’s recovery and relief plan and actions, visit Denvergov.org/covid19.
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