Community/Organization Updates Athmar Park Community Markets 1st Wednesday of each month 5-7pm at AP Library also we have a community bike ride planned for Saturday June 5 from Johnson Habitat Park to Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton along the Platte River Trail – will post more info on social media soon-ish Future of Denver Youth Collaborative […]
The DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met on Monday, April 5th via Zoom. After reviewing the notes from the last meeting held February 22, final eligibility rules and the selection process for FY22-FY23 Community Mobility Planning and Implementation (CMPI) Set-Aside were presented and approved by the TAC. This was followed by a final presentation of […]
The Colorado Senior Lobby (CSL) has been active this legislative session tracking bills impacting older Coloradoans- including transportation bills. One of these bills is SB21-187, The Creation of a Dialysis Transportation Provider Reimbursement Program. The program is created to reimburse dialysis transportation providers that transport dialysis patients 50 years or older or older not covered by […]
Meeting via Zoom Guest: Debra Johnson, RTD General Manager and CEO: Ms. Johnson introduced herself and said that she appreciates the work the individual LCCs do. She is focusing on listening to the concerns of different groups and defining the problems RTD and wants to look forward to finding solutions. Although she is not able […]
SAPGA’s Legislative Caucus on Aging met to closely follow legislation that hopes to benefit older adults. Two State Senators and one State Representative was present at the meeting. For 2021, SAPGA is focused on COVID, Caregiving and Long-term Care, and Rural Disparities and Regional Priorities (in medical care and workforce). Colorado is the second oldest […]
Virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams 9:30-10:30 AM Member Updates Doug Tisdale-RTD RTD Accountability committee has approved regional sub-committees to create opportunity for greater local participation in terms of scheduling and planning. Currently, the sub-committee plan does not include LCCs existing throughout the regional transportation district. Mr. Tisdale has requested that a proposal be entered incorporating […]
The meeting began with an overview of the Reimagine RTD project followed by discussion of many challenging issues RTD is facing. Underserved neighborhoods need to get the service they need at a price they can afford Structures for weather at bus stops are lacking Tension between maximizing ridership and geographic reach Land use patterns that […]
Via Zoom, 9am-10am Introductions and Updates Jyotsna Khattri – RTD, DCLCC Chair Bobby Dishell – RTD District D Director Southmoor Station stakeholder meeting is this Thursday at 5pm via Zoom. Mayra Gonzales – Montbello Organizing Committee DOTI Pilot Circulator in the Montbello community; currently in the engagement phase – still figuring out the route, cost, […]
Reimagine RTD’s Technical Working Group (TWG) reconvened on March 10 after a break during which RTD welcomed a new general manager, the Accountability Committee began their work, and RTD implemented changes related to COVID. At this meeting, RTD General Manager, Debra Johnson was introduced to the TWG. This was followed by some RTD updates about […]
Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) Transportation Committee met on March 11, 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The meeting was held virtually via Zoom. Agenda covered: Bikes on Broadway – James Colbert, DOTI Senior Engineer & Gaby Serrado, DOTI Project Manager The Denver Moves: Broadway projects have hit an important milestone, with the recently-presented near-final design for the […]
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