- DRMAC
- Walk Audit Sept 18 and 29, funded by AARP at 17th and Quebec
- RCC meeting on 1st Tuesday – theme accessible outdoor activies
- Getting there Guide, available next month.
- EasyRide
- Wheelchair securement training and assistance training
- Membership education – newer members joining that are giving up the keys and needing to plan and prepare, giving them more help and support for options
- Increasing use of language line for Mandarin and Japanese and culture
- Broomfield Transit Study:
- The BV page input is now closed after National Night Out consultants are crunching the final input
- Council will get a final update on October 21, before finalizing
- FlexRide Zero Fare Summer ends 8-31
- Together Jeffco – TMP
- Comprehensive Plan and Transportation & Mobility Plan Review Period is Complete
- Next Steps for the TMP
- Currently anticipating a hearing before the Planning Commission for the Transportation and Mobility Plan in September. Please note that the Planning Commission is the final decision-maker on this advisory plan.
- July through August – Brief PC and respond to comments
- September – Adoption by planning committee
- Front Range Passenger Rail
- WHERE: Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR) will initially run from Fort Collins through Denver to Pueblo, with a long-term goal of connecting Colorado to New Mexico and Wyoming.
- WHY: With 5 million people currently on the Front Range—and 3 million more expected—FRPR offers a safe, efficient way to travel and connect communities.
- WHEN: The first train could launch within 10–15 years. Planning is underway for routes, stations, and funding. 2029!!!!
- HOW:FRPR will use existing freight rail tracks and partnerships to reduce costs and speed up implementation, supported by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding.
- RTD Partnership program
- Supports community-designed transportation
- The program helps local governments and transportation organizations address local mobility needs
- For the 2025 Call for Projects (open April 16–May 14), RTD increased available funding by 50% to $3 million annually for 2026–2028
- Updates from Via Mobility
- Weekend Services: Stats
- Between June 1st and August 17th 1,074 weekend trips
- Approximately 100 a weekend
- Most in the Denver Metro
- 2 weekends left for the program
- Weekend Services: Stats
- Update of the micro transit pilot project
- The Enhancing Short Trips was a planning study
- Next Steps are for the County to apply for a grant to pilot the program
- They are estimating to apply for grants in 2026 and launch the service in 2027 depending on the funding availability
- The Colorado Energy Office has the final deliverables
- Recap Clear Creek/Gilpin Economic Development Regional Meeting & Next Steps
- Transportation Priorities
- Clear Creek Transportation Hub (Idaho Springs)
- Received grant for design but didn’t get grant for construction – will reapply next year
- Roundabout Support
- Currently not enough funding
- Loss of roundabout hurts utility of Transportation Hub
- Other Priorities
- Childcare Support
- Preventing Retail Leakage
- Broadband Access
- Senior Housing
- Diversifying local economy
- Eliminating food deserts
- Transportation Priorities
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