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
As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people are coming together to help one another now more than ever. Google has been using their Doodle to thank front line workers from various industries during this crisis. Today Doodle will thank public transportation workers. Check out the link
4/13/2020 Boulder LCC
