The nation’s capital is finally putting some teeth into its failing Vision Zero initiative.
With fatalities so far this year exceeding all of last year’s road deaths, the Washington, D.C. City Council last week passed the Vision Zero Omnibus bill, which will rethink city policy from the ground up. Advocates are hopeful that the bill will save more lives than the city’s current Vision Zero initiative, which set an ambitious goal — the “zero” part — without ambitious policies.
The micromobility boom that’s flooded cities around the world with bike-share systems, e-bikes, and scooters has so far primarily offered mobility on demand. Step out of a downtown building or subway station, and an array of branded mobility options are just an app’s touch away. Go from point A to point B and leave the bike or scooter there for the next user to ride. Read more
DENVER — RTD’s commuter rail lines resumed service around 6:35 a.m. after a “system outage” that suspended service for several hours Monday morning. Read more
Parks officials are trying to balance a lot of factors, including the fact that not everyone can walk or bike to nature and recreation. They’ll want to hear from you. Read more
The Denver Commission on Aging met virtually on September 17. Olga Garcia with Denver Connect reported on an upcoming event Saturday, 9/19 10am-2pm at the Denver Indian Center. The event includes COVID testing, and Denver Connect will be onsite for older adults looking for employment and resources. She also mentioned an event at the Center for African American Health scheduled for Friday, 9/25. The events will include voter registration. Another event will be 10/7 – Back to Work for those over 50. See the Facebook page for Denver Commission on Aging.
Denver Office on Aging currently has only about $2,000 in their budget, but will be going before the committee that, through the Cares Act grant, oversees distribution of grants to ask for $150,000. This will give them the ability to distribute iPads to older adults in isolation. This will help them see/talk to friends and family and give them Telehealth opportunities/connection.
There is a great need for more volunteers to help distribute food boxes (each box weighs about 20#s). If anyone is interested, email volunteers@benefitsinaction.org. Check in time is 9:30am, in the east parking lot, 8725 W 14th Ave (their office #210). Phone #720-534-0454. Email them first to get all the particulars such as dates, etc.
Also, anyone interested in volunteering in their neighborhood this winter to help seniors with snow shoveling (or other needs), contact Kaylie.Showers@denvergov.org.
The Chair of the Commission, Mike Cortes, once again mentioned the Mayor’s request for input from the public re: assets of the city like recreation centers, community names, streets, mountains, that might be offensive (e.g. Stapleton neighborhood now changed to Central Park).
DRCOG has a voucher program for older adult transportation needs. This covers veterans who have transportation needs too. DRCOG also has a new partner Hop, Skip, Drive. They give out Access-A-Ride tickets as well. Now they are working on a contract with Uber so that individuals can request their own ride thru Uber rather than going through the agency. There is no cost for those over 60 who need medical and grocery rides. Some of these transportation services are in their infancy, so check with DRCOG. DRMAC also has a Getting There app for transportation needs. DRCOG is working on getting vouchers for In Home (personal care, 2 hours week) services. They currently have three providers.
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