Action Seating & Mobility, is hosting a wheelchair wash & disinfect event on Saturday, July 17, from 8am to 12pm at 788 8th Ave. Denver CO 80204. Call 303-482-1916 to reserve a spot.
DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – June 28, 2021
DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met via Zoom on Tuesday, June 28th. There were two action items presented for approval. The first action item was a DRCOG recommendation for approval of the eligibility rules and criteria for selecting projects to be funded through the DRCOG Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Services set aside through the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program. These rules and criteria were presented in detail at May’s meeting. The second action item was to recommend to the Regional Transportation Committee (RTC) the draft FY2022-FY2023 Unified Planning Work Program for the Denver Region. The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) outlines the transportation planning activities and tasks to be conducted within the region with federal transportation planning funds. The document also lists other major transportation planning activities performed by local governments and partner agencies. Both action items presented were approved by the TAC.
Following the action items, there were informational briefings on the following:
- Shared Micromobility in the Denver Region – committee was briefed on shared micromobility in the Denver region and on a shared micromobility data collaborative project.
- Potential Revisions to Metro Vision Performance Measures and Targets – DRCOG staff is providing recommendations for the TAC to review which will ultimately be incorporated into amendments to the Metro Vision Plan later this year.
- FY 2024-2027 TIP Policy Elements: Project Scoring and Project Readiness – two topics were presented for TAC input: potential adjustments to the project scoring methods and how to incorporate project readiness into the FY 2024-2027 TIP process.
- 2021 RAISE Grant Requests – DRCOG received three submittals, two for planning projects and one for a construction project. DRCOG staff intend to not provide letters of support for any project not presented at this meeting or that are not consistent with the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan.
For more information regarding this meeting, visit DRCOG’s website.
Next Meeting – July 26, 2021
Support CCDC at the Colorado Black Arts Festival
on July 9th, 10th, or 11th!
CCDC is going to the Colorado Black Arts Festival at Denver’s City Park in July, and we need your help! We will have an informational vendor table at the festival, and we are looking for people to help us at the table to talk with festival-goers about CCDC’s work.
More specifically, we are hoping to find volunteers to help with the vendor table during the following dates/times:
- Friday, July 9th, anytime from 4 pm until 8 pm
- Saturday, July 10th, anytime from 4 pm until 8 pm
- Sunday, July 11th, anytime from 1 pm until 6 pm
Please contact Lacey Stein at llnstein@ccdconline.org
to make arrangements to volunteer.
We wanted to let you know about an exciting initiative that can help you stay connected and save! The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) is a new government program helping to bring affordable broadband internet service into the homes of older Americans.
Eligible households can receive a $50/month discount on broadband internet service, and a one-time, $100 discount on a new laptop, tablet, or desktop computer.
OATS‘ Aging Connected initiative is helping older adults utilize this benefit. Find out if you qualify to save on your internet bill by visiting AgingConnected.org/EBB.
Click here to watch a short video to learn more about the program!
June 23 & June 30
12pm-6:30pm
For more information, call 303-602-6115
Bus passes and King Soopers gift cards will be given to the first 100 participants.
Denver County Local Coordinating Council
June 16, 2021; 9-10 AM
Zoom Meeting
Introductions
- Carol Buchanan – DRMAC
- Michael Hughes – West Corridor TMA
- Cooper Langdon – RTD Service Planning
- Kenna Davis – DRMAC TATF
- Jaime Lewis – CCDC
- Mayra Gonzales – Montbello Organizing Committee
- Daryl Kinton – Former RTD Board Member
- Latoya Prante – DRMAC
- David Krutsinger – DOTI
- Christian Steward – DOTI
- Kate Williams – RTD Board Member
- Rachel Bolin – CDOT
- Moira Moon – CDOT
- Paula Hillman – DRMAC
- Matthew Helfant – DRCOG
- Bobby Dishell – RTD
- Michael Davies – RTD
- Julia Wcislo – CDOT
- Jeff Prillwitz – CDOT
- Steve Martingano – RTD
- Cheryl Webb – RTD
Connected Colorado -Rachel Bolin, CDOT
- Develop easy-to-use mobile application and web platform that allows the public to plan their entire trip and pay online, while supporting better coordination and data sharing between local transit providers.
- Currently working with rural transit providers to get them integrated within the platform.
- Phase II Prototype Partners include Bustang, Bustang Outrider, EcoTransit (Eagle County), the Lift (Winter Park), and the Roundabout (Clear Creek County)
- Timeline: currently in the procurement phase and hoping to launch in 2022.
- Working with other agencies, but multiple projects occurring at the same time (i.e. RTD)
Sun Valley Travel Training
- Sun Valley Youth Center Staff
- Have had imbalance between adults and youth during previous meetings with the Youth Center.
- Cooper suggested making this a community-led effort.
- Latoya shared some of the positive benefits from the DRMAC’s travel training program.
- Julia to work with Latoya and the Sun Valley Youth Center to create a travel training program that fits the group’s needs.
- Fall Sun Valley Neighborhood Event
- Michael Hughes suggested teaming up with Bicycle Colorado for a west Denver bicycle event in August.
- Steve suggested incorporating a railroad safety element to the event.
- Michael will follow up with Bicycle Colorado – Steve, David and Cooper volunteered to help organize this event.
- Matthew asked about potential SRTS funding.
2021 Goals
- DCLCC Website
- CALC summer micro-grants will be released July/August timeframe
- Partner with Montbello to encourage youth transit ridership
- Mayra gave an update for what is happening in Montbello with encouraging walking and biking, gardening, and the FreshLo Hub with the Montbello microtransit project. Wait times are 15 minutes or less for the microtransit shuttle.
- Next steps would work with youth organizations to encourage transit education.
Member Updates
- Jaime mentioned that there will be a meeting in the West Colfax neighborhood about EV and accessibility in late July at the Girls Inc. building.
- Michael mentioned that the Jefferson County LCC has been discussing RTD’s Accountability Committee’s pending decision on regional councils – this can be a future discussion for the DCLCC.
Next meeting:
July 21, 2021 at 9am
Zoom Meeting
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