• 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
• 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
• 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 2^nd 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
• NEXT MEETING
  • Monday 7/13/2020
  • Location: virtual (Microsoft Teams)
  • Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Members that were present: Krystin Trustman, Jeanne Weis, David, Hank Braaksma, Jadwiga Brown, Michael Hughes, Ann Husker, Lindsey Alarcon.

1^st Item: Where is everyone at and any updates in the last 3 months?

• David: No report- daily walk/ yard work and staying home.
• Hank: Yard work, working full time now, while closing transportation. Looks like SRC Transportation Services will be picked up from some other organization in the near future. Hank is a strong candidate for a position there. Hank will try and keep our meetings at SRC but is not 100% on that yet.
• Jadwida: Still teleworking. NO in person meeting unless there is an okay from several supervisors. They are in Phase 2 for the in-person transition. CDLE guidance is to continue teleworking till labor day. They are doing remote training. She also spoke about the Old Town Arvada having talks about making the parking lot, paid parking or no traffic at all. This is to reduce the traffic in their town.
• Jeanne: Pandemic had given some challenges bit didn’t change what she was doing other then more zoom meetings. Arc is showing solidarity for current issues regarding the protests.
• Latoya: DRMAC is working remotely and has had a smooth transition during the pandemic.
• Michael: He spoke about the re-imagine and how 86 RTD local Government Representatives had a meeting and discussed 4 different scenarios. He wants them to face reality and see the big problem, money. Mike wants RTD to look at the real numbers and fiscal crisis they are facing. There deficit for 2021 is between 183 million and 280 million under water. For 2020, the stimulus should break RTD even for this year, they were at a 200 million deficit. Jadwida suggested that RTD be proactive and realize this is their last call for RTD. Hank responded about RTD regarding the CARES Act and how there is no budget but has failed to use the 5307 and use that for funding the 5310.

What is needed to be followed up:

• Joe will get the minutes to get caught up
• Michael asked what we think the summer is going to look like. He suggested a default assuming it will be virtual only for at least another 2 months. He also talked about presenting a couple of candidates for July or August if anything.
• 2 new members were in the meeting: Ann Husker-a rider for Lakewood Rides, Lindsey Alarcon- who is the replacement for Jyotsna from RTD’s Community Engagement Department.

Contact DRMAC for information on the date for the next LCC meeting.