For adults age 62 or older with a monthly income of $2,200 to $4,500 (or $5,200 for two people)
Location: 2595 S. Federal Blvd
For more information, visit: ccdenver.org/housing
Or contact Celina Medina at cmedina@ccdenver.org
Transit Needs/Requests
- SWAP program – no way to get from the in-take site at holy trinity church in Garden Center to hotels during severe weather events. Are using flex funds to fill this transportation gap using Lyft concierge account. Have spent less than 1k
- The Refuge applied for a grant to provide free transit passes. They have been distributed to other service providers.
Easy Ride Updates
- N/A
DRMAC Updates
- More calls for transportation referrals due to cuts in Medicare/medicaid transportation
- Technology training continues
- Monthly meeting on April 1 – older adult focused meeting
Transportation
- Broomfield Transit Study:
- Developing recommendations.
- Community Engagement Summary
- RTD Information
- May 2025 Proposed Service Changes
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- No changes that directly impact Broomfield
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- Call opens April 16th
- FlexRide Zero Fare Summer
- June, July, August
- May Library Storytime
- Adams County Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
- Via job fair this Friday 9-5 at the Franklin location
- Bring your resume
- Needing: CDL drivers, Non-CDL drivers, AM & PM shifts, bilingual dispatcher
- Swag, food, etc
- Full list of available positions with Via can be found here.
- Colorado State Patrol Cracking Down on Chain Violations
- State Patrol held its first weekly chain law enforcement operation in early March, checking 174 commercial vehicles after requests to Gov. Polis by Clear Creeky County commissioners
- Lack of enforcement was causing slowdowns on the highway, increased traffic in small towns, and strained local emergency response resources.
- For more details about the traction law, visit: https://www.codot.gov/travel/winter-driving/tractionlaw
- Idaho Springs Launches Projects to Increase Tourism
- This includes:
- Adding a gondola tramway starting in May
- Redesigning Miner Street to be more pedestrian-friendly and ADA accessible
- Building a new parking garage
- Other Travel Options
- Bustang Outrider
- Craig to Denver route includes Empire, Idaho Springs, & others
- Bustang Pegasus
- Avon to Denver Route includes Idaho Springs
- Treadshare App
- Carpool app for Colorado
- A trip must be at least 23 miles unless it’s to or from a ski resort
- Any trip must be posted (by the driver) and booked (by passenger) at least 2 hours in advance
- Bustang Outrider
- This includes:
- Red Rocks Transportation
- Owned by City and County of Denver
- Councilman Darryl Watson- looking into public transit improvements
- Will have connectors to: Matthews/Winters Park, Apex Park, Dinosaur Ridge, Red Rocks and downtown Morrison
- Looking at Shuttle Services
- Concerns are: Safety, Carbon Footprint, and Funding
- Lookout Mountain Road Study
- Safety of the Road
- Users that use this road are:
- Bicyclists
- Pedestrians
- Motorists
- Motorcyclists
- Hang Gliders
- 40 Suggested: design best practices, established project goals and objectives, and public input.
- Two-Way Vehicle Traffic with Uphill Bicycle Lane
- One-Way Vehicle Traffic Uphill with Separated Bicycle Lanes
- Public open house
- July 10th
- A Little Help
- Nonprofit connecting neighbors to help older adults thrive.
- Volunteers of all ages willing to help neighbors
- Service area: Denver Metro Area – must be a member and pay what you can
- By Appointment for 60+
- Cancer, Medical and other appointments
- Schedule 5 business days ahead
- Phone: 720-242-9032
- DRCOG Way to Go Carpool
- Free platform – connects adult commuters to carpool to/from work together.
- Commuters use their own cars
- Covers all counties
- All ages 18+
- Commuters contact one another to arrange the carpool to/from work in their own cars.
- The carpool matching tool is free, but commuters work out their carpool arrangements with other commuters (like contributing gas money, etc.)
- Phone: 303-458-7665
- GoGoGrandparent
- You can request rides at any time, that can take you anywhere.
- Reverse services
- Can get meals delivered to your door from local restaurants near you
- GoGo’s guarantee – meals will meet any dietary restrictions you share with us.
- You can get groceries and medications delivered from your favorite neighborhood supermarkets and pharmacies.
- Can get meals delivered to your door from local restaurants near you
- They are available 24/7 and you can use them throughout the nation.
- Available 24/7.
- Customers are charged for their rides at the rates set by Uber and Lyft — plus $0.27 cents/minute for GoGoGrandparent’s concierge fee
- Phone: 855-464-6872
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