Latest News & Current Happenings

Broomfield LCC, February 11, 2022

In Attendance: Nikki Crouse, Penn Street, Dean Bennett, Sarah Grant, Teague Kirkpatrick, Bob Davis, Marc Ambrosi, Stephanie O’Neill

Dean Bennett reported that the DIA is hiring 2 new people to work on diversity and equity

Teague Kirkpatrick (RideCo) reported that he will be attending the SWATA conference. This conference is similar to CASTA, but it is regional instead of just Colorado. The regional aspect allows for a different perspective when looking at transportation

Penn Street (Audio Information Network) reported that they’ve had volunteers read DRMAC’s new Getting There and offered to read anything if folks need materials/resources updated. Their numbers are growing and everything they create is now on Spotify, Apple, and Google.

Sarah Grant reported on the Reimagine RTD System Optimization Plan. She mentioned that they recently extended public outreach until March 9^th 2022. The map can be found at this link: https://fhueng.mysocialpinpoint.com/reimagine-rtd-map. Sarah wants to know if this map is accessible. Sarah also mentioned that RTD is proposing to eliminate routes in Broomfield.

Nikki Crouse (Broomfield Easy Ride) reported that they have 2 new vehicles that were approved this week. Broomfield has the Summer of Travel programming coming up. Numbers are still increasing, and they are seeing an increase in the need for transportation for adults with disabilities in Broomfield. They don’t get any reimbursement for those trips, so they’re reassessing how they’re going to maneuver around that

Clear Creek LCC Meeting 1/19/22

Attendance: AnnMarie Smith, Beth Luther, Tom Stone, Matthew Helfant, Mitch Houston

RoundAbout- Shared stats of ridership for 2017-2021 – Record High for 2021 with 11,123 riders. They discussed our funding options and what applications we have submitted (5311, 5304, 5339). Applied for 2 buses in 2021.

Loveland is getting new buses and waiting on remaining parts. They started seeing Snowstang again. There is 1 route and the driver waits at the tunnel for the return trip. One goes to Loveland and one goes to A-Basin.

CCC Schools – They have spare buses but not enough drivers. They order new buses every other year. Looking to get new bus by June of 2022

Discussed new slip lanes & roundabouts, new drop off areas in Idaho Springs, and the new parking update

INC Transportation Committee

January 13, 2021, 6:00-8:00 PM

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

• Complete Streets: From Design Guidelines to Standards — David Pulsipher, DOTI City Planner Supervisor
  In 2020, Denver completed the creation of the Complete Streets Design Guidelines which includes contextual and visual guiding principles for the city’s public right-of-way and detailing how we allocate space to transportation, utilities, and other public infrastructure. The City is instituting regulations to enforce these guidelines with partners, engineers, and property owners. These regulations are forthcoming. While the Complete Streets Design Guidelines mainly affect new developments, there are other speed management improvements that can be done during other projects.

• New Parking Meter Rates & Use Of Funds — Alyssa Alt, DOTI Operations Manager, Curblane
  Starting in January, Denver has raised parking meter rates for the first time in decades, with the estimated $9.5 million new funds per year slated to go to multimodal and safety improvements and Vision Zero projects. Next steps in the city’s curb management program includes upgrading to new meter technology, demand responsive pricing, curbside pilots, and adjusting the parking citation fine amounts. Increasing safety is one of the main goals of this approach. One of the largest increases in parking fines will be for ADA parking spaces.

• RTD’s System Optimization Plan – Julie Skeen, Reimagine RTD Team & Doug Monroe, RTD Manager for Corridor Planning (Operations)
  The Reimagine RTD process has completed one of its major goals: the creation of a System Optimization Plan (SOP), which provides a route-by-route guide for service growth between now and 2027. The SOP looked at the entire RTD system in response to ridership changes, impact from COVID-19, to ensure fiscal sustainability, and to improve service quality. Considerations for rebuilding service include valuing employee’s health and safety, equity is prioritized, and the financial uncertainty due to ridership loss. Routes will be restored based on a four-tier typology, however not all routes will be restored. RTD is asking for feedback on the plan at: https://fhueng.mysocialpinpoint.com/reimagine-rtd.

• CDOT’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Rulemaking – Herman Stockinger, CDOT
  In December, the Transportation Commission for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) adopted new rules governing statewide transportation planning, recognizing that the transportation sector is the single largest source of statewide greenhouse gas pollution, and acknowledging that the impacts of local air pollution disproportionately impact lower-income communities and communities of color. Lauded by multimodal and environmental groups as an important, nation-leading step forward, this change sets a new framework by which CDOT’s future plans, including its existing 10-year plan, will be evaluated.

Next meeting: Thursday, March 10th — 6pm-8pm, Virtual Meeting via Zoom