Denver County Local Coordinating Council met remotely hosted by DRMAC. Jyotsna Khattri, Community Engagement Specialist with RTD was introduced as the new chair of the LCC. Caleb Susuras, Community Resource Specialist with DRCOG gave a presentation on DRCOG’s Transportation Voucher Program. Bus tickets, Access-a-Ride tickets, and vouchers for rideshare service, HopSkipDrive, are available. Prior to COVID 19, this voucher program succeeded in expanding capacity for older adults to book personal trips, a longtime gap in services in the region. Those interested in DRCOG’s Transportation Voucher Program can contact DRCOG at 303-480-6700. Following the presentation, a proposed project plan focused on making transit safe and attractive for youth in Sun Valley was discussed. Additionally, attendees shared how their operations had changed as a result of COVID 19. The next meeting is Wednesday, May 20 at 9am.
The Community Active Living Coalition held a meeting on April 8th. The meeting started with a brief discussion on how everyone is doing, and how the pandemic is affecting mobility in all forms. The guest speaker was Jessica Vargas from Denver Streets Partnership, and she addressed Denver Community Networks’ public feedback process. She was encouraging feedback on infrastructure policies that would connect networks for active commuting. Most of these policies have to do with biking paths and possible road closures. Jessica also demonstrated a virtual program that will allow users to suggest their own idea for a bike path by drawing it out on a map online. The focus of Denver Streets Partnership right now is on three networks: Northwest, Central, and South Central. The final decisions on the infrastructure changes will be made by the end of this year, and will be implemented in 2021.
To visit the CALC webpage, click here.
Let’s face it: We’ve been having cookies for breakfast, pasta for the other three meals, and wine in amounts nearing our daily recommended glasses of water. And if you’re reading this shaking your head, thinking, but I cook every meal fresh, am certainly not over-consuming and eating better than ever, well, hold on, because I have to refill my wine mug and lick the batter. Read more
On Sunday, the Regional Transportation District will implement a significant cutback in scheduled service. We’re reducing service levels by 40%, shifting to Saturday bus and Sunday rail schedules. Where possible, we will redeploy buses and operators freed up by this change to continue and increase the provision of additional, or “shadow” buses on our most used routes. That way, passengers can more easily spread out and maintain social distancing. Read more
Most of the goals that we expect public transit to pursue have just turned upside down. Ridership was an important goal two months ago, but now public transit agencies are telling customers to stay away if they can, restricting service to “essential trips.” These trips are critical, though, to the functioning of society. You could even argue, as I did in Citylab recently, that transit is helping prevent the collapse of civilization. Read more
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