- Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual)
- Introductions – 46 in attendance
- Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm
- Even months – Longmont
- Odd months – Boulder
- Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community
- LCC updates
- Aidan Johan – new to Mobility 4 All team
- COVID-19 is changing how people travel
- They have new needs
- This and BLM movement are exposing inequities
- DRMAC Update
- Transit Options page – what it is and how to use it
- Uber Codes program w/ Q&A
- Ego Car Share
- 2-pronged approach
- Mission based – focusing on education, outreach, advocacy on non-SOV (Single Occupancy Vehicles)
- Fleet of 50 vehicles between Boulder & Denver
- Where vehicles are housed – want it to be complimentary to transportation near by
- Have taken a massive hit due to COVID-19
- People are shying away from ride-share
- They are finding out they are a lifeline for lower income, older adults, affordable housing communities
- Cultivate
- Have given about 240 rides from March – June
- Carry-out-caravan has been going really well
- 3x the clients from March to now
- ZTrip Voucher Program
- Started in April
- For people without alternative transportation
- Service area
- Purpose is to help where buses no longer run
- Lyons to Boulder
- Lyons to Longmont
- NOT Boulder to Longmont
- So far 100 vouchers have been given out and used
- Mostly trips to work & medical appointments
- Available for Lyons residents and those working in Lyons
- Want them to be widely available
- Available at
- Town Hall
- Emergency assistance food bank
- Caseworkers at AAA & Hours Center
- One-way ride has $45 value
- Mobility for All
- June – program evaluation & strategic planning
- July – prioritizing the rescheduling of technology workshops
- Lafayette On Demand Service
- New transit service – was identified from a needs assessment
- Purpose is to fill in gaps of FlexRide
- To start there will be 1 vehicle operated by Via
- Chosen because clients are familiar with service
- Will utilize Via’s call center and their web-based service & mobile app
- FARE FREE!!
- Will operate 7 days a week – 7am-8pm
- Open to public, but focusing service to help older adults, people w/ disabilities, and people w/ low income
- Service area will be Lafayette
- Only have 1 vehicle to inter-town transportation would be difficult
- Looking to expand or join FlexRide service areas after gathering some initial data
- Funding
- 50% – DRCOG HST grant
- 50% – Boulder County transit & trails sales tax
- Will be applying for a 2nd year of funding as it often takes awhile for people to recognize a new service and get used to using it
- Goal is to start services mid-July
- RTD updates
- Access a Ride is resuming evaluations at this time
- Full update to be given at July meeting
- Via
- 120-150 trips per day being given
- This is slowly increasing, but still lower than normal
- Mainly delivering groceries
- Hoping to keep this service available even as things start to open up
- 2020 Ridership survey
- 17% response rate
- Respondents primarily live in Boulder and Longmont
- Respondents primarily 70+ demographic
- 44% of respondents use the Via service at least once per week
- Saw that Door-through-door service is essential
- Respondents happiest with the drivers, most unhappy about not having the pickup time options they want and limited night and weekend services
- #1 thing respondents would like to see in the future is same day ride requests and #2 is weekend and night service
- NEXT MEETING
- Monday 7/13/2020
- Location: virtual (Microsoft Teams)
- Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
