DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – August 24th, 2020

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met virtually on Monday, August 24th. Following a public comment period, the committee took action on amendments to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the FY20-FY21 Unified…

RTD Accountability Committee – August 24, 2020

The following are highlights from the meeting: The group will be choosing On-Call Consultants later in the week There was formation of three subcommittees was proposed: Operations, Finance, and Governance Operations ADA Compliance…

Denver Commission on Aging Meeting – August 20th, 2020

Subjects covered: Denver Connect paid through DRCOG is still covering funds for transportation of elderly. Transition from Senior Resource to Via Mobility Services is slow going--trouble hiring. Transportation from a neighborhood to a bus line…

Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) – August 20th, 2020

Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) began with a presentation by Ashley Doty of DRMAC  about the development of the Getting There smartphone app. Linda Haley from Arapahoe County also gave a presentation about Arapahoe County Council…

ACPD Report – August 20th, 2020

The first activity of the group was awards to RTD heroes. There were some great stories of kind and noble things that drivers had done. Director Kate Williams and RTD Corporate Council Melanie Snyder were introduced to the group as new members.…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council – August 19th, 2020

Member Highlight: Montbello Organizing Committee-Mayra Gonzales • Began when last full-service grocery store left the neighborhood. Have been working with RTD to maintain/improve bus service throughout the neighborhood and connections to…

Broomfield LCC August 2020

The Broomfield LCC had a great meeting. They have a new webpage that is featured as a page on the City/County website, and they post the Zoom meeting information there to encourage all residents to join the meeting. A number of the attendees…

DRCOG’s Aging and Disability Resource Center Advisory Board – August 18th, 2020

Attendees were introduced, and Amy Pulley from DRCOG gave some announcements about ADRC services. Of note were Transportation and Personal Care pilot voucher programs developed to fill in some gaps in services. Also, DRCOG ombudsman staff have…

Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) Meeting – August 12th, 2020

Presentation given by Piep van Heuven at Bicycle Colorado for Denver Streets Partnerships. Denver Streets Partnerships Goals for 2030: Elimination of all traffic facilities and serious injuries Construction and maintenance of a…

INC Transportation Committee – August 13th, 2020

Virtual Meeting via Zoom Bill Sirois, RTD Senior Manager and Julie Skeen, RTD Project Team presented on Reimagine RTD: COVID presents immediate operational and fiscal challenges RTD will need to face, as well as medium- and long-term…