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- Location: Meeting by phone
- Introductions – 17 in attendance
- APAC members
- RTD
- Contractors
- Public Comment
- None
- ACPD (Advisory Committee for People w/ Disabilities) Update by Dr. William Gross
- None – No meeting since last APAC meeting to report on
- APAC new members
- Brian Novak is taking a replacement seat
- His term will end Sept 2022
- RTD – Larry Buter
- COVID-19 Response
- 80% decline in ridership!
- Had to furlough operators
- Last week – started bringing drivers back on board
- In order to slowly ramp up so RTD is ready when riders do start needing more service
- Extra Board Operators – at the typical location waiting to be sent out on routes
- Loop Extra Operators – At strategic locations around the service area to be used as back up when needed to provide a quick response
- Drivers have PPE – masks, gloves, and sanitizers for vehicles
- Access a Ride (AaR) – Food Delivery Service
- Locations that are participating can be found on the RTD website
- NO CHARGE!!
- Must be an approved AaR rider to use this service
- Right now all applicants have presumptive eligibility until they can be assessed at Easter Seals
- Unlimited number of grocery bags
- You are requested to meet the driver downstairs if you live higher than the first floor of a building
- AaR has made 136 grocery deliveries to date
- Easter Seals is now open for testing
- They are bringing people back SLOWLY, like 1 at a time
- COVID-19 Response
- Brian Novak is taking a replacement seat
- Next meeting July 14th
The city’s public health department last month abandoned virtual meetings and instead started doing in-person compliance checks at long-term care facilities as COVID-19 cases rose in places like nursing homes. Read more
5/11/2020 Boulder LCC
- Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual)
- Introductions – 42 in attendance
- Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm
- Even months – Longmont
- Odd months – Boulder
- Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community
- Multi-modal education
- RTD Update
- As of 4/19 there has been a change in fixed-route scheduling due to low ridership
- Operating at 40% of regular weekday service schedule
- Telephone town hall tonight (5/11) with Director Lubow
- ZTrips Update
- As of March – drivers are cleaning vehicles between each trip
- As of April – Requirement for drivers to wear masks, stopped ride sharing, fogging vehicles with sanitizers weekly, drop in ridership
- As of May – Small increase in ridership, it is taking longer to get passengers because of detailed cleanings between each ride
- YES! They will take patients suspected of having COVID-19
- Need to treat everyone as if they have COVID-19
- One vehicle has been transformed with plastic barriers to drive patients with COVID-19
- Disinfected before AND after those trips
- Additional cost for time cleaning, etc.
- Policy requires a passenger on board for non-medical trips
- Colorado Community Health Alliance
- Working on transporting homeless individuals to and from medical appointments to test for COVID-19
- Independent providers accepting these types of services
- Boulder County Recovery Center
- Transporting 1 person at a time w/ cleanings in between
- Via
- Providing grocery and prescription delivery
- 24 hour notice is helpful but they can do same day service
- Saturday – Delivering from farmers markets
- Doing about 115 trips on these Saturdays
- Small increase in ridership – mainly medical
- Providing grocery and prescription delivery
- Mountain Transportation Listening Sessions
- Working on the volunteer driver program
- Launching next year
- Mobility for All
- Conducting a program evaluation
- Looking on the needs of the community
- Virtual Technology Workshops
- Working out the kinks due to COVID-19 preventing in-person trainings
- Rescheduling in-person workshops for fall (potentially)
- Housing & Human Services of Boulder County
- Emergency Operation Center in Boulder County
- Focusing on area coordination across entire county
- Monitoring
- Vulnerable populations
- Hospitals
- Coordinating PPE delivery
- County resource page
- Getting funding
- DRCOG Coordinated Transportation Plan
- Take questionnaire here
- City of Lousiville Transportation Master Plan
- This is the city’s first plan (started 2018)
- Plan adopted Oct 2019
- What’s going on now?
- 8 goals
- Focused on safety and efficiency
- Priority for all ages and abilities
- 8 goals
- Plan Overview
- Prioritized key corridors
- Bike network that builds on trail system
- Prioritize areas for pedestrian improvements
- Crossings that improve safety and access
- Enhance local and regional transit options
- NEXT MEETING
- Monday 6/8/2020
- Location: virtual (Microsoft Teams)
- Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Uber is ceding operational control of its micromobility arm, Jump, to Lime — and giving it a commanding control of the entire market. Read more
You’ll have to wear face coverings while visiting businesses but won’t be required to use them while doing things like running or walking. Read more
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