Latest News & Current Happenings

• Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual)
• Introductions – 42 in attendance
• Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Mobility for All
  • Technology Workshops
    • Trained 20 Ambassadors
      • 9 active in post-COVID Events
    • 25 Workshops in 2020
      • 17 Pre-COVID, 8 Post-COVID
    • 137 People Attended
      • 46 Pre-COVID, 91 Post-COVID
    • Program Evaluation
      • Local Coordination Council
        • 9 stakeholder interviews
        • 5 Peer Agency Interviews
          • Hopelink
          • Maryland Department of Transportation
          • Rabbit Transit
          • Ride Connection
          • Tompkins County Coordinated Transportation Planning (Ithaca, NY)
        • 155 Survey Respondents
          • How valuable was the transportation assistance
          • I need transportation service to
        • Outcomes-based evaluation Framework`
        • Top Priority items
          • Improve Marketing & Visibility
          • Strengthen Metrics to Demonstrate Results & Outcomes
          • Sustainable Funding
          • Strengthen Project Practices
          • Improve LCC Design and Inclusive Planning
          • Focus on Sub-Populations within Boulder County
        • Ride Fee Lafayette
          • Making A Video
          • Bus Wrap
          • Creating a map
          • Program w/ Thorne Nature Group on access to Art Center- focused on low income children

• RTD LiVE Program
  • Marketing
    • Updating website
    • Providing partner toolkits
    • LiVE videos: introduction, common questions: applications, etc. and now that you have your LiVE card
      • Shareable on social media in English/Spanish and closed captioning
    • Email blast to LiVE subscriber list
  • Data for enrollment for each county is being evaluated for variables
  • Boulder LCC is wanting to launch a program for Boulder non-profits for training
    • Offer 2 months of transit pass subsidies
  • Program updates:
    • LiVE Certification is every year
    • 15-45 days to receive card
    • Kimberly Ford is working with human service organizations and homeless shelters to see the barriers they are having. Part of the Taskforce Denver Homeless.

• Grant Coordination: Letters of Support/ Commitment
  • DRCOG HST Set Aside
    • Ride Free Lafayette – year 2
    • RTD Access-a-Ride Certification Center Feasibility Study
      • Analyze where people are signing up from
      • Site selection
    • Electric Vehicle CarShare Proposal
      • Via Mobility Services
      • eGo Car Share
        • looking into 2 to 3 eGo cars at housing authority sites
      • Mobility for All

• Via Mobility
  • SRC’s Transportation Program
    • Transition began July 1,2020
    • Expansion of Via’s Service Area
      • Updates:
      • Not accepting new riders at this time, hopefully 1^st of October
      • Current time frame for rides, 7:30-2pm-hoping to expand time frame by hiring more drivers
      • Takes 4-4 ½ weeks to train new drivers
      • Getting new uniforms, badges, brochures, and cleaning supplies
      • Currently getting buses wrapped and doing COVID trainings
      • Looking into Route Match for on demand rides-further down the road
      • Susan Umper (sp), travel trainer is stepping down. Training Denise Stratioko (sp) to take over.

• SH 119 First & Final Mile Study
  • What is the First and Final Mile Gap
    • A first or final mile gap is a barrier that discourages potential riders from using transit because a station cannot be easily accessed from home, work, or other destination.
    • Can include trip distances, street network and design, or lack of available transportation options.
    • The easier it is to access the system; the more likely people are to use it.

• Categories of Recommendation:
  • Bicycle and Pedestrian Connections
    • Crossings
    • Corridors
    • Walking/biking across SH 119
  • Wayfinding signage
  • Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
  • Shared Parking (Gunbarrel station only)
  • Microtransit (Gunbarrel station only)

• Process:
  • Assessment of baseline data and previous plans
  • Public and stakeholder engagement
  • Recommendations
    • Corridor-wide
    • 3-4 stations with additional detail
  • Implementation
    • Funding sources
    • Phasing
    • Cost estimates (upfront capital and ongoing maintenance)

• Schedule
  • Task 1: Consultant contracting, kick-off, scoping meeting and public outreach plan:
    • April-June 2020
    • Kick-Off Meeting May 2020
    • Stakeholder Meetings (x10) June-Nov 2020
    • Public Engagement July 2020
    • Deliverable Due June 2020

• Task 2: SH 119 First and Final Mile Corridor-wide Evaluation and 63^rd Street transit Station Shared Parking:
  • May-Sept 2020
  • Deliverable Due August 2020

• Task 3: First and Final Mile Corridor-wide and Local Recommendations:
  • July-Oct 2020
  • Deliverable Due October 2020

• Task 4: Prepare Draft and Final Report:
  • Oct 2020-March 2021
  • Deliverable Due Dec 2020 and March 2021

• What to Expect
  • Small, station area-specific focus groups
  • Stakeholder meetings
  • Public engagement in mid-summer
  • Draft recommendations

• NEXT MEETING
  • Monday 9/14/2020
  • Location: virtual (Microsoft Teams)
  • Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous Minutes Approved? Yes, No changes!

• Mike Hughes will send out invite for Jeffco LCC Meetings.
• Latoya will take this meetings notes.

Karin Stewart: Age Friendly Community Development

*David and Dawn are on the steering committee

Overview:

• Age Friendly working with AARP and other health organizations has opened up for a larger network.
• June 2019 was when they completed their designation. They have 2 years to do an action plan.
• They had a master student take data and report for Jeffco for gaps, already know and want to know information as well as looked at the whole system. They narrowed it down to 4 areas after reviewing and listening to professional stakeholders.
• Age Friendly wanted to make a community session for people in Jeffco to speak out but due to the COVID, they now have to find ways to get the community involved online. This part is very critical for this development.
• Mobility and Access is one of the 4 pieces looked at. How do they get to and from places?

The 4 areas looked at are:

1. Housing: access, healthy, variety of homes (not just all 3 levels but single levels as well)
2. Mobility: How are people getting to and from places? This is where the Jeffco LCC comes in to assist.
3. Respect/ Social inclusion: They brought these two together because since the COVID hit, they were able to see it didn’t matter where you lived, everyone was effected. They are looking at the culture of aging. They also want to pull some behavioral health groups to work on this part.
4. Community and Information: This is where they are collecting information from the community in Jefferson County. They are seeing the places many older adults were getting their information from, are now closed due to COVID and now need to find other ways to reach the older adult population. They used to get their information from: Libraries, Senior Centers and Doctor’s offices. Many of them do not know how to work a computer or get access to online resources. They are looking for a consistent place that older adults could access information.

The goal is to look at all interconnective options and try to combine the conversations. One example would be taking communication and information and intertwining them with Mobility and Access for those in need.

Dawn: “This will give an opportunity to refresh the view of transportation.”

Mike: Q- “Will this drive changes at the policy level”? “What ultimate effects do you expect”?

Karin: A- It comes down to the competing priorities. Sometimes not a loud enough voice. This year they have a stronger voice. They are not only looking at this through an older adult lens. They are using all categories that need attention.

-Ideally, this would be an arm to get council leadership- they need to figure out a realistic mechanism, especially if they4 get the involvement of the constituents.

Hank talked about human services and social services and the fear people live in.

Karin: A- In the past there were some restraints. They have moved over Age Friendly to human services when its under the foundation. This is so they can write and apply for grants. If there is funding and it is needed- its their job to go find it and bring it to the community. They will not be asking constituents for money but rather support. They are not planning on the county to fund it.

They are currently shifting from Steering Committees to Leading Committees.

We reviewed the Action Plan in Seattle, Washington and what they have already done in King County. Age Friendly Community wants to see other states and city and county to see what is working for them and what could work for us.

Starting with a vision, they are looking to the Jeffco LCC for what has been working well for others. The Jeffco LCC is going to bring what highlights on what has been working well in Jefferson County and bring those people into conversations. Ex: If Lakewood Rides is doing great things, bring them in and share the creative changes/ adaptions they have made.

Recruitment is important as well. Bring stats to help drive where we will put our efforts.

Age Friendly might say, “Hey, I got and idea (Travel Training) and will meet some goals in the action plans. Can we get some support?”

Deadlines:

Age Friendly needs the Jeffco LCC to work with them on this. They would like to know what are the LCC doing and what they need in the next couple of months to talk about?

In the next couple of months, the LCC will meet and bring back the gathered information to the group.

All action plans from all groups must be submitted by the end of the year.

The mobility needs to be built by the LCC. Looking at how our vision, good things and gaps are.

Hank, Mike, Latoya and Joe will be working on the Action Plan for this group.

Make sure that the goals are realistic to accomplish.

 

Hank Braaksma- Changes in Paratransit in Jeffco

• NO Changes- just a different provider
• SRC gave up transportation to VIA, including staff, vehicles, number, and clients.
• DRCOG stepped into help make it happen
• Hank is now the Government Relations from Transportation Manager.
• Cost of rides are costing more due to COVID and the lack of groups.
• Lakewood had contract with SRC and Via is now working on the contracts with Lakewood.
• VIA is willing to increase the staff. DRCOG put money forth for them to do that.
• The time has changed to 8-430 instead of the previous 8-230.
• Karin was willing to help get contracts through.

 

Mike Hughes- Re-imagine and Paratransit

• Meeting for the Technical Work Group on the 26^th of August
• Meeting for the Policy Committee Advisory on the 27^th of August
• The Draft Operation Plan is under review-evaluate System Operation Plan into a single approach.
• They want to add paratransit/ Access-A-Ride to the plan
• SOP will be incomplete without paratransit/ Access-A-Ride
• Public involvement has been everywhere to collect information and thoughts.

Shelly- At Tuesday meeting, they had a briefing and head nods to formalize several concerns about a pause. Staff is now gathering information and putting a white paper on pros-cons to pause. They are focusing on equity- the others were strong regional backbone focusing on land use in transit support.

Old Business: Good

New Business:

• New Committee on next agenda. Karin will gather the group and will report next meeting.
• Krystin is on RTD accountability Committee. LCC would like for her to report as often as possible.