Transit Advocate Task Force (TATF)

Community Updates

What is the Transit Advocate Task Force?

The Transit Advocate Task Force (TATF) is a group of advocates who attend transit themed meetings in the Denver Metropolitan Area; these TATF members then report on their meetings and those reports will be posted on the DRMAC website to provide updated information on projects, initiatives, and policies.

Our transit advocates on behalf of DRMAC:

  • Attend transit, disability and older adults events representing DRMAC 
  • Participate in task forces, work groups, committees  
  • Provide relevant issues to DRMAC
  • Advocate for transit and disability rights for older adults 
  • Attend resource fairs

To see what they have accomplished, check the posts below!

Transit Advocate Task Force Meeting Notes

Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) September 2, 2021

Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) Thursday, September 2, 2021 1:30 to 3:30 by Zoom   In attendance: Joe Lamers, Chair, Michael Hughes (mike@westcorridor.org), Charley Able Lakewood City Council, Bobby Dishell, Dave…

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – August 23, 2021

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – August 23, 2021 Action Items included: FY 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendments FY 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Supplemental Wait…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council, August 18, 2021

Denver County Local Coordinating Council August 18, 2021; 9-10 AM Zoom Meeting   Attendance: Carol Buchanan – DRMAC, Kenna Davis – DRMAC TATF, Julia Wcislo – CDOT, Matthew Helfant – DRCOG, David Krutsinger - DOTI,…

Community Active Living Coalition (CALC), August 11, 2021

Community Active Living Coalition (CALC), August 11, 2021 via Zoom   Updates of note: The CALC scholarship program is still going on. Applicants can visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvHCwmE609r0VyQlZhJXJlGDhF5r6q3KzP1i9NBDUOvNgPNA/viewform…

Mobility and Access Coalition (MAC) Boulder, August 9, 2021

Mobility and Access Coalition (MAC) Boulder, August 9, 2021 via Zoom   Updates of note: A new youth transportation resource was presented by Cammie Piller Edson. It is a one-page guide to all transportation options available…

DRCOG TAC – July 26, 2021

DRCOG TAC – July 26, 2021 DRCOG TAC met on Monday, July 26th.  Following the call to order and acknowledgment of the previous month’s meeting summary, Lisa Houde and Alvin-Bidal Sanchez from DRCOG presented amendments to the Public…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC), July 18, 2021

Denver County Local Coordinating Council July 18, 2021; 9-10 AM Zoom Meeting Introductions   Carol Buchanan – DRMAC Kenna Davis – DRMAC TATF Jaime Lewis – CCDC Julia Wcislo – CDOT Matthew Helfant –…

Mobility and Access Coalition (MAC) July 12, 2021

Mobility and Access Coalition (MAC) July 12, 2021 Meeting via Zoom Updates RTD Fall Service Changes, Nataly Handlos Nataly provided updates regarding the proposed routes for service improvements in communities that rely on transit…

Broomfield Local Coordinating Council (LCC) July 9, 2021

Broomfield Local Coordinating Council (LCC) July 9, 2021 via Zoom In attendance: Sarah Grant, Teague Kirkpatrick, Dean Bennett, Marc Ambrosi, Stephanie O’Neill, Bob Davis, Jennifer Hussey Updates Easy Ride is currently at a standstill…

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee June 28, 2021

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) June 28, 2021 There was a presentation on federal money that’s been set aside for non-infrastructure transportation demand management projects. Another presentation followed on the Unified Planning…

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) Regional Meeting June 22, 2021

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) Regional Meeting June 22, 2021 The goal for this meeting was to learn what the southwest communities’ issues are. There were 3 attendees from those communities, and they expressed specific…

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) June 14, 2021

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) June 14, 2021 Jarrett Hughes, Governor’s Senior Policy Advisor on Aging presented all this Legislature’s bills that will impact seniors. HB21-1097, Establish Behavior Health Administration …

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – June 28, 2021

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…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council, June 16, 2021

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…

Boulder County Mobility & Access Coalition (LCC), June 14, 2021

Boulder County Mobility & Access Coalition (LCC), June 14, 2021   Updates: The Boulder County Recreation Hessie and Eldo Shuttles will continue to run this summer to help get folks to popular hiking and recreation areas. …

Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) June 9, 2021

Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) June 9, 2021 Community Updates Denver Streets Partnership (DSP) launched a contest to submit Spanish “Slow Down” slogans for community yard signs. Link: http://bit.ly/eslogan-dsp Struggle…

Jefferson County LCC – June 3, 2021

Jefferson County LCC - June 3, 2021    Update from Livable Communities, Karin Stewart - Survey on what is important for Jeffco residents has been released. Here's the Social Media/Email Blurb to post ASAP: There needs to be more…

RTD Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), 5/19/21 

 RTD Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), 5/19/21  Bill Sirois, RTD, gave an introduction to RTD’s upcoming Fare Study and Fare Equity Analysis. The process should take about 18 months and does include a peer review. This will probably…

Colorado Center for Aging (Colorado Senior Lobby)

Colorado Senior Lobby Meeting Updates: Topic: Transportation Issues The Colorado Senior Lobby has changed it’s name to: Colorado Center for Aging. To officially be known after the current legislative session Transportation Bills…

Designing for Transit Equity, 5/19/21

Designing for Transit Equity, 5/19/21 The main take-away from this webinar is that organizations should include people from the populations they are trying to serve. Include them from the beginning; let them help word surveys; let them recommend…

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging 5/10/21

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging, 5/10/21 The meeting started with Karin Stewart describing Jefferson County’s Age Friendly efforts. Jarrett Hughes, the Governor’s Senior Advisor on Aging, gave an in-depth update on the status…

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), May 24, 2021

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) May 24, 2021 DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met on Monday, May 24th via Zoom. The TAC’s only action item was approval of amendments to the FY 22-25 Transportation Improvement…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) 5/19/2021

Denver County Local Coordinating Council May 19, 2021; 9-10 AM Zoom Meeting Introductions Carol Buchanan – DRMAC Michael Hughes – West Corridor TMA Cooper Langdon – RTD Service Planning Kenna Davis – DRMAC TATF Patrick…

RTD Access-a-Ride’s Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – May 11, 2021

RTD Access-a-Ride’s Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – May 11, 2021 APAC met via Microsoft teams on Tuesday, May 11. This was second of three separate meetings for APAC this year. Additional meetings of APAC will be held jointly…

Boulder Mobility and Access Coalition 5/10/21 (Boulder Local Coordinating Council (LCC))

Boulder Mobility and Access Coalition (Boulder Local Coordinating Council (LCC)) May 10th, 2021 Location: Zoom virtual meeting Frequency: 2nd Monday of every month 2:00pm-4:00pm until Dec 13, 2021 Purpose of meeting: Discuss transportation…

Jeffco LCC – May 4,2021

The Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council (Jeffco LCC) met on Thursday May 6 at 1:30. The information about their regular meeting – date, time, and contact – can be found here. There were 16 people in attendance, including several…

Via Transit Talks – 4/22/2021

Via Transit Talks – 4/22/2021 (Updated) During Via’s ‘Go Big, Go Electric’ Transit Talk, Frank Bruno, CEO, shared that Via’s new Strategic Plan will guide how Via will expand its paratransit and public transit services while being…

SAPGA Legislative Caucus on Aging – 4/23/21

SAPGA Legislative Caucus on Aging – 4/23/21 State Senator Joann Ginal said the state needs to make sure that all seniors are coming out of COVID well and are being helped. She has tried to add $10M to the Area Agencies on Aging, Meals on…

Denver South Employees Transportation Champions – 4/13/21

Denver South Employees Transportation Champions – 4/13/21 This was a very interesting program on Reimagine RTD and CDPHE’s Employee Trip Reduction Program (ETRP). Reimagine is moving towards a system redesign to better serve the Denver…

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – April 26, 2021

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – April 26, 2021 The DRCOG TAC meeting was held April 26, 2021 via Zoom. There was no public comment, and no corrections or additions were made to the meeting summary from the April 5, 2021…

CLEAR CREEK LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCIL (LLC) – APRIL 21, 2021

CLEAR CREEK LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCIL (LLC) - APRIL 21, 2021 The Clear Creek Local Coordinating Council meet virtually on Wednesday April 21 at 11:30. The group talked about the summer program that the Clear Creek Metro Recreation District…

Boulder Local Coordinating Council (LLC) – April 12, 2021

Boulder Local Coordinating Council (LCC) April 12, 2021 Location: Zoom virtual meeting Frequency: 2nd Monday of every month 2:00pm-4:00pm until Dec 13, 2021 Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community, Multi-modal education   Speaker: Commissioner…

Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) – April 14, 2021

Community/Organization Updates Athmar Park Community Markets 1st Wednesday of each month 5-7pm at AP Library also we have a community bike ride planned for Saturday June 5 from Johnson Habitat Park to Breckenridge Brewery in…

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee – April 5, 2021

The DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met on Monday, April 5th via Zoom. After reviewing the notes from the last meeting held February 22, final eligibility rules and the selection process for FY22-FY23 Community Mobility Planning…

Colorado Senior Lobby

The Colorado Senior Lobby (CSL) has been active this legislative session tracking bills impacting older Coloradoans- including transportation bills. One of these bills is SB21-187, The Creation of a Dialysis Transportation Provider Reimbursement…

Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – April 1, 2021

Meeting via Zoom Guest: Debra Johnson, RTD General Manager and CEO: Ms. Johnson introduced herself and said that she appreciates the work the individual LCCs do. She is focusing on listening to the concerns of different groups and defining…

Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA) – March 26, 2021

SAPGA’s Legislative Caucus on Aging met to closely follow legislation that hopes to benefit older adults. Two State Senators and one State Representative was present at the meeting.  For 2021, SAPGA is focused on COVID, Caregiving and Long-term…

Douglas County Transit Solutions – March 25, 2021

Virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams 9:30-10:30 AM Member Updates Doug Tisdale-RTD RTD Accountability committee has approved regional sub-committees to create opportunity for greater local participation in terms of scheduling and planning.…

RTD Citizen’s Advisory Committee – March 17, 2021

The meeting began with an overview of the Reimagine RTD project followed by discussion of many challenging issues RTD is facing. Underserved neighborhoods need to get the service they need at a price they can afford Structures for weather…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – March 17, 2020

Via Zoom, 9am-10am Introductions and Updates Jyotsna Khattri – RTD, DCLCC Chair Bobby Dishell – RTD District D Director Southmoor Station stakeholder meeting is this Thursday at 5pm via Zoom. Mayra Gonzales – Montbello…

Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group – March 10, 2021

Reimagine RTD’s Technical Working Group (TWG) reconvened on March 10 after a break during which RTD welcomed a new general manager, the Accountability Committee began their work, and RTD implemented changes related to COVID. At this meeting,…

INC Transportation Committee – March 11, 2021

Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) Transportation Committee met on March 11, 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The meeting was held virtually via Zoom. Agenda covered: Bikes on Broadway - James Colbert, DOTI Senior Engineer & Gaby Serrado,…

Boulder County Local Coordinating Council – March 8, 2021

Location: Zoom virtual meeting Frequency: 2nd Monday of every month 2:00pm-4:00pm until Dec 13, 2021 Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community, Multi-modal education TOPICS COVERED Rename: Poll decided new name would…

Bicycle Colorado’s Moving People Forward: The Future of Mobility in Colorado – February 9 through 18, 2021

Bicycle Colorado’s annual Moving People Forward conference was held virtually this year from February 9-18. In addition to English, live interpretation services made the conference accessible in Spanish, Vietnamese, and American Sign Language.…

DRCOG Civic Advisory Group – February 23, 2021

The Civic Advisory Group has been meeting for about 18 months to provide feedback for DRCOG’s 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (MVRTP). Civic Advisory Group input summary and future - Lisa Houde, public engagement specialist,…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – February 17, 2021

Listening Session The meeting opened with a listening session on transit needs and service changes conducted by RTD staff, Lindsey Alarcon and Jessie Carter to obtain feedback on transit needs and service changes. The following questions…

Arapahoe County Transportation Forum – February 11, 2021

DRCOG had requested their counties form forums with the cities therein to prepare their Transportation Improvement Plans from which DRCOG must choose to fund. For the past two years that’s what the cities did. Instead of each city handing…

Denver South Employers Transportation Champions – February 10, 2021

Denver South is the Transportation Management Organization for the I-25 corridor from about Belleview (Denver/Greenwood Village) to the south side of Lone Tree. The Transportation Champions is made up of representatives of the businesses making…

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – January 25, 2021

DRCOG’s TAC via GoToMeeting beginning at 1:30pm. Amendments to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program were proposed and approved. These amendments included the following: New Project I-2I-25/Crystal Valley Pkwy Interchange:…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – January 20, 2021

9-10 AM Zoom Meeting Sun Valley Project Update Subgroup met with Sun Valley Youth center in late 2020. People in Sun Valley are already using transit out of necessity. Once people are able to afford a car, they switch from using…

Denver Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) Transportation Committee – January 14, 2021

Virtual Meeting via Zoom Looking Ahead at 2021 – Debra A. Johnson, RTD CEO and General Manager In November, the RTD welcomed its new CEO and General Manager, Debra A. Johnson. John has 28+ years of transit experience, including…

RTC’s Access-a-Ride Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – January 12, 2021

APAC met via Microsoft teams on Tuesday, January 12. This was one of three separate meetings for APAC this year. Additional meetings of APAC this year will be held jointly with RTD’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities (ACPD) as…

Douglas County Transit Solutions (DCTS) – December 17, 2020

DCTS met at 9:30am on December 17 via Microsoft Teams. Donielle Suber, new Mobility Program Manager for Douglas County, facilitated. Team members welcomed Donielle and shared the following updates and successes: RTD: Election updates. DCTS…

Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) – December 17, 2020

TSAC, Arapahoe County’s Local Coordinating Council, met on December 17th via Zoom. Zamy Silva from RTD’s office of Civil Rights gave a presentation on the role and responsibilities of the Civil Rights office. Chair, Andrea Suhaka provided…

Boulder County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – December 16, 2020

12/14/2020 Boulder LCC Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community – including multi-modal education Boulder LCC Priorities Understand Medicaid transportation better Ride Free Longmont and now Ride Free Lafayette …

Broomfield Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – December 11, 2020

The Broomfield LCC met virtually on Friday, December 11th at 9:30 am. Anyone is welcomed to join our group. The group discussed updates to transit in the Broomfield area. Via Mobility has had a lot going on, including their reverse service…

DRCOG Civic Advisory Group – December 8, 2020

DROG’s Civic Advisory Group opened with introductions. A refresher on the purpose of the Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (MVRTP) and a recap of the previous meeting were provided followed by an update on the status of MVRTP50. A…

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – December 7, 2020

The TAC met on Monday, December 7th via GoToMeeting. The first Action Item was an amendment to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) re: Central 70 project. This item was approved followed by the presentation of an Action Item…

National Federation for the Blind Aurora Chapter – November 21, 2020

The effects of Covid 19 on RTD fixed route, Flex Ride and paratransit services (Access-a-Ride) were discussed as were the safety precautions being taken. The new Access-a-Ride portal/mobile app was also discussed. This portal/app gives users…

DRCOG Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Advisory Council – November 17, 2020

Amy Pulley - DRCOG, ADRC Manager - opened the meeting by introducing new DRCOG staff Gina Gentili, Dwaynna Grace, and Lydia Dumam. ADRC meeting presentations: Jennifer Reeves – DRCOG, Program Manager for Ombudsman Services - Ombudsman…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – November 18, 2020

Member Highlight: DRMAC’s Getting There app – Ashley Doty, Program Manager Ashley gave a demo of DRMAC’s Getting There app. Anyone who is interested in learning more or having a demo done for their group can contact Ashley at adoty@drmac-co.org. Since…

Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – Thursday, November 5, 2020

The Jefferson County LCC met via Zoom from 1:30-3:30. The meeting started with introductions of attendees and then Zamy Silva, RTD Civil Rights Senior Manager, gave updates about her department at RTD. Zamy gave an overview of how she started…

ADA Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – November 10, 2020

RTD’s ADA Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) met on by phone on November 10, 2020. Twenty-five people were in attendance including APAC members, RTD staff, and contractors. New members Tex Elam, Craig Towler, Lindesy Leith, Lyndsey Sent,…

RTD Accountability Committee – November 9, 2020

HIGHLIGHTS Subcommittee Reports Finance:  Had discussion on RTD’s role in the COVID crisis resolution and the need for rapid vaccinations to assist in RTD’s economic recovery. The discussion included the need to obtain information…

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – October 26, 2020

The TAC met on Monday, October 26th and began with public comments from Piep Van Heuven of Bicycle Colorado and Sue Prant of Community Cycles. Both thanked DRCOG for work done on the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (MVRTP) and…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – October 21, 2020

DCLCC met and continued working in subcommittees on their project to make transit the desirable option for youth in Sun Valley. The Marketing and Outreach subcommittee will be reaching out to Councilwoman, Jamie Torres to get her perspective.…

Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) – October 15, 2020

The October 15th TSAC meeting featured candidates for the RTD Board of Directors. Candidates included those from District H: Regan Byrd, Roger Edwards, & Doug Tisdale and District G: Julian Bouquet. Next month TSAC’s Board of Directors…

National Federation of the Blind Aurora Chapter – October 24, 2020

Joe Triplett, a representative from NFB, reported the group was presented with information about an Access-a-Ride/Uber pilot program in some Arapahoe County zip codes. Uber will be used much like the current Access-a-Cab program. Access-a-Ride…

CALC Meeting – October 14th, 2020

The Denver Community Active Living Coalition met via Microsoft Teams from 5:30-6:30. The meeting started with a quick virtual scavenger hunt and introductions. Kayla Gilbert shared photos and information about the two street murals that were…

Boulder County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – 10/12/2020

The Boulder County LCC met virtually via Microsoft Teams on October 12, 2020. Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community o Multi-modal education Boulder LCC Priorities o Understand Medicaid transportation better o Ride Free…

Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – October 1, 2020

The Jefferson County LCC met via Zoom from 1:30-3:30. The meeting started with introductions of attendees and then went into candidate introductions for Jefferson County Commissioner. Libby Szabo and Tracy K-Tharp gave their plans about serving…

RTD Accountability Committee – October 19, 2020

Following public comment, there was an Introduction of On-Call Consultants - North Highland Vice President, Anna Danegger, and Project Manager, Tanya Eydelman. They provided an introduction of their firm and expectations of their proposal to…

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – October 5, 2020

DRCOG's Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met on Monday, October 5th. A briefing was provided on the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Whitepaper. There was also a presentation on the 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ON ROADWAY TRAFFIC…

The Denver Streets Partnership – October 2, 2020

The Denver Streets Partnership met on October 2, 2020. The following topics were discussed: Depave – Jaime Lewis Article presented about unused or damaged pavement being removed This pavement is unnecessary and removal prevents…

Denver Commission on Aging – September 17, 2020

The Denver Commission on Aging met virtually on September 17. Olga Garcia with Denver Connect reported on an upcoming event Saturday, 9/19 10am-2pm at the Denver Indian Center. The event includes COVID testing, and Denver Connect will be onsite…

Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group (TWG) – September 23, 2020

Reimagine RTD’s Technical Working (TWG) group met for one last time this year before pressing “pause” on the process due to COVID 19 and financial issues facing RTD. RTD staff reviewed the proposed January 2021 service changes which will…

Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) Board Meeting – September 17, 2020

The TSAC Board met via Zoom on September 17 at 9am. An update was provided on the status of TSAC’s 501c3 designation. Chair, Andrea Suhaka reported the process should be complete in 6 months. Plans were made for the October member meeting.…

Boulder Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – September 14, 2020

Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual) Meets every month 2:00pm-4:00pm. Even months in Longmont. Odd months in Boulder. Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community, Multi-modal education Menti questions-Which populations…

Via Monday Morning Cup – September 14, 2020

The Via Monday Morning Cup met via Zoom from 10am-11am. The meeting started with introductions of attendees. Ashley Doty, Program Manager at DRMAC, gave a presentation on DRMAC’s Getting There App for the group. She gave an overview of the…

Denver Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – September 16, 2020

The Denver Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) met on Wednesday, September 16th. Leaders recapped work done in the August meeting on the LCC’s project to make transit the desirable option for youth in Sun Valley. Attendees then broke into project…

RTD Accountability Committee – September 14, 2020

The RTD Accountability Committee met and discussed contracting with an on-call consulting firm to support the work of the committee. DRCOG staff concurred with a review panel's recommendation to contract with North Highland. This recommendation…

RTD’s ADA Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – September 8, 2020

Location: Meeting by phone Introductions – 18 in attendance APAC members RTD Contractors Public Public Comment Kudos to RTD programming team! The portal is phenomenal! ACPD Report from Dr. Gross …

Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) Transportation Committee – September 10th, 2020

The INC Transportation Committee met on September 10th from 6:30pm-8:00pm. CALC gave a quick presentation of their upcoming 3rd Annual Denver Streets for People Summit, Sept 16-19th. It will be a four-day conference that will explore opportunities…

DRCOG Civic Advisory Group – September 1, 2020

DRCOG’s Civic Advisory Group met to provide further feedback to DRCOG’s Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (MVRTP) 2050. DRCOG staff, Lisa Houde gave an update on the process and reminded the group of priorities established by the…

Jeffco LCC – September 3rd, 2020

Via Zoom Presentation by Karin Stewart: Age Friendly Community Development This meeting is to focus on the Action Plan for Aging Friendly. Starting with tentative goals for the mobility and access subcommittee. LCC Potential Goal…

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National Federation of the Blind Aurora Chapter – Saturday August 29

Updates were provided on RTD services including the hiring of a new General Manager, Debra Johnson. Attendees were informed that masks are required on all RTD services: Bus, Rail, Flex Ride, and Access-a-Ride. Attendees were also informed Access-a-Ride…

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…

Ride Alliance Pilot Providers Meeting – August 12, 2020

DRCOG’s Ride Alliance Pilot Providers met on August 12 to continue plans for the implementation of a trip exchange pilot project. The joint MOU for providers is almost complete. The goal is to have the MOU between providers/DRCOG and the contracts…

Boulder LCC – August 10th, 2020

Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual) Introductions – 42 in attendance Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm Mobility for All Technology Workshops Trained 20 Ambassadors 9 active in post-COVID Events 25 Workshops…

Jeffco LCC – August 6, 2020

Previous Minutes Approved? Yes, No changes! Mike Hughes will send out invite for Jeffco LCC Meetings. Latoya will take this meetings notes. Karin Stewart: Age Friendly Community Development *David and Dawn are on the steering committee Overview:…

RTD Accountability Committee – August 10th ,2020

Summary: The Regional Transportation District (RTD) board, in collaboration with the Governor of CO and the Transportation chairs of the General Assembly, have created the RTD Accountability Committee. The Committee is fully independent from…

16th Mall Stakeholders Meeting – August 5th, 2020

Designers are considering a hybrid for curbless design. Eliminating curbs has been a concern for members of the blind community. Continued guidance from the blind community is needed. Each block will have its own theme: History, Art, Family,…

JEFFTAAG- Jefferson County Transportation Action and Advocacy Group – July 29th, 2020

Panelists: Celeste Caulkins Steve Durian Jacob Riger (DRCOG) Mark Westberg Ron Papsdorf (DRCOG) Lindsay Towsend Alvan- Bidal Sanchez Aaron Heomann Steve Glueck Mike Whiteaker Jocelyn Mills. Main goal was…

Colorado Mobility Action Coalition (CMAC) – July 30th, 2020

Ann Rajewski from CASTA gave an update about the rollout of the statewide NEMT brokerage with IntelliRide. Members shared challenges encountered because of this transition. Some offered suggestions on how they were working with HCPF to address…

Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group – July 15th, 2020

The 7th meeting of the Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group met occurred on July 15. Reimagine is looking at development of a near term System Optimization Plan (SOP) and a longer-term Mobility Plan for the Future for RTD.  During the meeting…

DRMAC’s Guided Tour of the 5280 Trail

This week a group of transit advocates had a great guided tour of the 5280 Trail. About 20 folks met with their bicycles at noon in Skyline Plaza in front of the Downtown Denver Partners office. Andrew Iltis and Adam Perkins led the group, using…

Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) – July 17th, 2020

The Board of Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) met on July 17 via Zoom. Plans were made to finalize a draft of the strategic plan to present at the next full meeting of TSAC members in August. Plans were also made to list an opportunity…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council – July 15th, 2020

Reimagine RTD – Bill Sirois, RTD Key element of Reimagine RTD: Evaluate current system and determine what RTD can afford. Seek your input on priorities and draft system optimization plan (SOP) (Fall 2020) Outreach period through…

Boulder LCC – July 13th, 2020

Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual) Introductions – 59 in attendance Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm Even months – Longmont Odd months – Boulder Mission – Overcome transportation gaps in the community …

Jeffco LCC – July 9, 2020

Members attended: 13 Two guest speakers: Julie with Re-imagine & Marjorie Sloan with RTD Running candidate for District M Board Member Reimagine-Julie RTDs point for Reimagine is to face the current challenges and future for RTD…

DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – June 22nd, 2020

After having two work sessions earlier this month, the TAC came to a consensus on the project solicitation and evaluation process for the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (2050 MVRTP). The Policy Framework and Desired Outcomes,…

Clear Creek LCC – July 1st, 2020

First Wednesday of each month at 10:30 – virtual meeting – no driving required! Bring your local knowledge and meet with your neighbors. Contact kwilliams@drmac-co.org to be added to the mailing list and get an invitation to the meeting. Our…

Douglas County LCC – June 25th, 2020

Location: Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting Intros & Updates (16 people in attendance) Bustang City of Lone Tree will become a part of their route Start date undetermined Working on app where you can buy Bustang…

RTD Board Meeting – June 23rd, 2020

Started at 5:30pm with all board members present. The first speaker said the union is very concerned about brothers and sisters catching COVID-19. Most people from the public spoke about the conditions and safety of their fellow workers at…

Transit Solutions Arapahoe County (TSAC) Meeting Report – June 18th, 2020

Andrea Suhaka lead the virtual TSAC meeting via Zoom on Thursday, June 18th, 2020. Twenty members were in attendance. Matthew Helfant, the DRCOG Senior Transportation Planner, & Lisa Houde kicked off the meeting by presenting DRCOG’s Coordinated…

TAC Work Sessions Summary – June 8th & 15th

DRCOG’s Technical Advisory Committee held 2 work sessions to further talk through and refine the proposed next steps for developing the 2050 MVRTP addressing project eligibility, solicitation, and evaluation. Revisions focused on two aspects:…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council – June 17th, 2020

Making transit safe and attractive for the youth in Sun Valley – Julia Wcislo, CDOT Potential subcommittees: Outreach to various community stakeholders to be involved in the process and expand to other neighborhoods throughout Denver …

INC Transportation Committee – June 11th, 2020

Virtual Meeting via Zoom 1. Temporary Outdoor Expansions for Restaurant and Bars - Andrew Iltis, Sr. Mgr. Transportation & Mobility, Downtown Denver Partnership CCD created a new Temporary Outdoor Expansion program for outdoor dining…

RTD Reimagine Technical Working Group Summary – June 10th, 2020

The Reimagine RTD Technical Working Group (TWG) met to continue providing guidance toward the development of a SOP to be implemented by RTD in the near-term and a Mobility Plan for RTD’s future. COVID 19 has greatly impacted RTD’s financial…

Community Active Living Coalition Meeting (CALC) – June 10th, 2020

Kayla Gilbert of DOTI hosted the virtual CALC meeting on Wednesday. There were 22 people present. There were three featured speakers who presented the projects they had accomplished using microgrant funds from DOTI. David Chen and Ratha Sok…

PCTC – June 8th, 2020

There was a continuation of May’s meeting with the discussion surrounding safety precautions among non emergency medical transportation personnel. Are the staff within this realm considered to be essential personnel, and if so, then does that…

Boulder LCC – June 8th, 2020

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 …

Jeffco Local Coordinating Council – June 4th, 2020

Members that were present: Krystin Trustman, Jeanne Weis, David, Hank Braaksma, Jadwiga Brown, Michael Hughes, Ann Husker, Lindsey Alarcon. 1st Item: Where is everyone at and any updates in the last 3 months? David: No report- daily…

Clear Creek LCC – June 3rd, 2020

Location: Zoom meeting Introductions – 10 in attendance Prospector Looking into getting grant money and Cares Act dollars to continue running The Prospector Want to have service running again by July Spoke to county commissioners…

Reframing Aging during the time of COVID-19 workshop – May 27th, 2020

Changing The Narrative Colorado hosted a webinar on May 27th to highlight and discuss the issue of ageism and how it is relevant to the Covid-19 pandemic. Janine Vanderburg hosted this webinar and gave out valuable resources and information…

Strategic Action Plan Group on Aging (SAPGA) – May 26th, 2020

SAPGA had a rural transit providers virtual meeting today. The main topics were innovative ways to cope with potential future lack of funding; ways to make riders feel safe again; and what is working where. This group is made up of mobility…

Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA) – May 26th, 2020

The state transit collective met on a weekly virtual COVID 19 call this morning. Among the topics were safety shields for drivers – types of material, and how they stand up in a crash. The state’s new Medicaid program, IntelliRide, was also…

DRCOG Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) – May 15, 2020

The focus of much of the May TAC meeting was on next steps for developing the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan (MVRTP). DRCOG staff shared the proposed major project types/categories for the 2050 MVRTP Priority Investment Framework:…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council – May 20th, 2020

Zoom Meeting Moira Moon (CDOT) reviewed the proposed Action Plan for 2020, which includes making transit safe and attractive for the youth in Sun Valley through education, travel training, and identifying and resolving concerns related to…

RTD Reimagine Technical Working Group – May 13th, 2020

The Technical Working Group meeting included an overview of Reimagine RTD and the work completed so far. The impact of COVID 19 on RTD and the Reimagine process was part of the agenda, and RTD shared their response to COVID as well as some financial…

People Centered Transportation Committee (PCTC) – May 11th, 2020

PCTC Meeting Date: 5/11/2020 at 1:00pm-2:30pm Non-medical transportation companies are lacking in necessary supplies to establish and maintain safe working/driving conditions. Gloves, masks, and sanitizers are needed. Members of PCTC have…

Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Board Meeting – May 8th, 2020

CDHS Board Meeting: Date: 5/8/2020 at 8:36am Board Members present: 9 Title of Rule: Disability Navigator for the Aid to the Needy Disabled - State Only ( And- SO) Program Vote: 2nd reading, and passed with a unanimous vote of 9. The…

Elected Officials Town Hall for Central/East Central/Southeast Denver – May 14th

The Electeds Town Hall meeting with representation from Central, East Central, and Southeast Denver focused on updates from each of the representatives and featured an update from Senator Chris Hansen on budget issues being addressed by legislators. Some…

RTD’s ADA Advisory Committee Meeting – May 12th, 2020

Location: Meeting by phone Introductions – 17 in attendance APAC members RTD Contractors Public Comment None ACPD (Advisory Committee for People w/ Disabilities) Update by Dr. William Gross None -…

Boulder LCC – May 11th, 2020

5/11/2020 Boulder LCC Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual) Introductions – 42 in attendance Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm Even months – Longmont Odd months – Boulder Mission – Overcome transportation…

DRCOG Civic Advisory Group – May 5th, 2020

The Civic Advisory Group met to continue to provide community input for DRCOG’s Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan 2050. Results from outcome scenarios modeled by DRCOG were shared with the greatest impact shown when combining “centers”…

Virtual press conference and webinar by Mayor Hancock – May 5, 2020

Denver’s Mayor, Michael Hancock, issued a press conference on May 5th at the city and county building of Denver, to give an update on his “Stay at home” order. With the progression being made, the Mayor feels confident in moving to phase…

Via’s Monday Morning Cup – May 4th

Via discussed the transportation they have been providing in the Boulder area during quarantine. Via is currently delivering food from grocery stores, food shares, and farmers markets. They are also dropping off prescriptions from local stores…

Elected Officials Town Hall for Central/East Central/Southeast Denver – April 30th

The Electeds Town Hall meeting with representation from Central, East Central, and Southeast Denver focused on updates from each of the representatives and featured an update from Dr. Bill Burman with Denver Health. Some of the more notable…

DRCOG’s Technical Advisory Committee Meeting (TAC) – April 27th

Summary of DRCOG’s Technical Advisory Committee Meeting (TAC) Monday, April 27, 2020 The meeting was held virtually due to the stay at home order in place. Of significance was an amendment to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement…

HCPF Disability Community Webinar – April 24th

Julie Reiskin – Executive Director, CCDC CCDC will always fight to maintain Medicaid services, and has made recommendations to HCPF about not making cuts to Medicaid services for people with disabilities, use the budget  absolutely NOT…

Douglas County Transit Solutions (DCTS) – April 24th

The Town of Castle Rock will be further exploring 3 transit service options as part of the transit feasibility study. The recommendations went to Town Council earlier this week as part of a Council update. Here is a little summary from the presentation…

CPC & Care Management – April 21st

DRMAC presented to a group of nurses, physicians, pharmacists and administrative people at the Westminster Medical group. The health care professionals were all super aware of the connection between transportation and good health. As each person…

Rocky Mountain ADA Service Animals Training – April 21st

There are visible and invisible disabilities, ones you can see and ones such as mental health issues that you can't. However, there is a difference between a disability and an impairment. A disability constitutes something that hinders your…

Mile High Connects (MHC) – Governance Working Group – April 17th

April 17, 2020 2:00-4:30pm Objective: Provide clarity and advise steering committee on MHC’s fiscal sponsor process by developing criteria and implementing a selection process that ensures MHC can achieve community impact and adequately…

Ride Alliance Ride Hub meeting – April 17th

The Ride Alliance project is “owned” by DRCOG with funding from CDOT to design and implement a virtual hub to allow paratransit providers and alternative service providers in the greater Denver metro area to share rides. As an example, if…

TSAC (Transportation Solutions Arapahoe County) – April 16

The LCC met remotely hosted by The Arc of Arapahoe & Douglas Counties. TSAC will have an intern from Metro State University work with the LCC this summer on revising their strategic plan, exploring development of a website, and recruiting…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council – April 15

Denver County Local Coordinating Council met remotely hosted by DRMAC. Jyotsna Khattri, Community Engagement Specialist with RTD was introduced as the new chair of the LCC. Caleb Susuras, Community Resource Specialist with DRCOG gave a presentation…

The Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) meeting – April 8th

The Community Active Living Coalition held a meeting on April 8th. The meeting started with a brief discussion on how everyone is doing, and how the pandemic is affecting mobility in all forms. The guest speaker was Jessica Vargas from Denver…

Boulder LCC – April 13th

4/13/2020 Boulder LCC Location: Microsoft Teams Meeting (virtual) Introductions – 37 in attendance With intros we also spoke about how each of organizations have been affected by COVID-19 and what we’ve been doing to meet needs…

Broomfield LCC – April 10th

Attendance: Teague Kirkpatrick, Route Match, Sarah Grant, City/County of Broomfield (CCB), Marc Ambrosi, CCB, Lisa Bitzner, Via Mobility, Kate Williams, DRMAC/RTD, Bob Davis, Citizen Advocate Sarah will type up the minutes of the February…

CDOT Monthly Transit Providers meeting – April 9th

CDOT Monthly Transit Providers meeting The agenda was: Team CDOT-business office, audit, civil rights (CRBRC), procurement Office Special guest- Mallory Cyr, CO HCPF- NEMT Update All that, and a bag of chips- updates Dolores County… …

APAC Member Meeting – March 24th, 2020

Location: Meeting by phone Introductions APAC members RTD Contractors Public Comment Concerned about RTD’s position on denying 360 people in wheelchairs unlimited access to paratransit in the last 2 years. APAC…

DRCOG’s Technical Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, March 23.

Highlights included: *Discussion and approval of Eligibility Rules and Selection Process for the RTO&T Set-Aside. The Regional Transportation Operations & Technology (RTO&T) Set-Aside funds transportation technology improvements…

Colorado Department of Human Services March 6th, 2020

Adams’ County Diversity and Inclusion Division Diversity: The condition of having or being composed of differing elements, values, experiences, knowledge, and strengths, acknowledging each individual, and recognizing their individuality. AND Inclusivity: The…

RTD Board Meeting March 10th

There was committee meetings last night. First, communications committee, and customer service committee: Under communications committee there was robust discussion on reduction of services and canceling service. The light rail service…

Jeffco LCC meeting March 6th

Karin Jeffco HS: Karin from Jefferson County Human Services spoke about the plan with Age Friendly Community development and how the focus is on the 8 domains of livability. They are: Transportation, Housing, Health Services, Sociable Communities,…

Denver Streets Partnership Meeting

Denver Streets Partnership meeting Friday March 6 9am-10:30 am Downtown Denver Partnership, 1515 Arapahoe Street, Denver DSP meets monthly at a variety of locations. This month the agenda included a presentation by the Denver Police…

3rd Annual Lobby Day with The Women’s Foundation of Colorado

Women from all across the state of Colorado gathered at the Capitol on March 5th to introduce themselves to their legislators and to watch the House and Senate in action.   This day of education was hosted by The Women’s Foundation…

DRCOG Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan Civic Advisory Group March 3, 2020

The Civic Advisory Group is convened by DRCOG as a form of public engagement to gather input for its Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan 2050. This was the second meeting of the group. The first meeting was held December 2019. This group…

Technical Advisory Committee Feb. 24th 2020

DRCOG’s Technical Advisory Committee met on Tuesday, February 24. Highlights included: Approval of a one-time exception to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Waiting Lists Protocol in order to leverage $9 million of…

DRMAC at the Capitol

On February 26, DRMAC Executive Director Kate Williams and DRMAC Government Liaison Malia Munson attended an exciting event hosted by Chris Hansen, Senator for Colorado’s House District 6. This event, called HD 6 Day, is held every year to…

Our TATF Members Are Being Heard

Colorado lawmakers hear from people with disabilities as RTD struggles to provide service.

Boulder Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – February 10th, 2020

Location: 515 Coffman Street, Longmont, CO 80501 (Room 112S) Introductions Meet every month 2:00pm-4:00pm Even months – Longmont Odd months – Boulder RTD Access a Ride (AaR) Discussion Certification process …

Jeffco Local Coordinating Council (LCC) – February 6, 2020

Location: Seniors’ Resource Center - 3227 Chase St., Wheat Ridge, CO (3rd Floor Conference Rm) Dawn will step down as Chair effective in March. Joe Lamars has said that he would like to replace her.  Currently no one else has volunteered,…

Strategic Action Plan Group on Aging (SAPGA) – February 2020

Outreach meeting at Aurora Center for Active Adults Topic: Community-Based Successes and Strengths: Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council – DRMAC o Creating an app that will be age-friendly (e.g., large font, user friendly) …

INC Transportation Committee – January 9, 2020

Topic 1 – RTD Board Perspective on Operator Shortage, General Manager Search, and Reimagine RTD – Jeff Walker, RTD Director (District D) Q & A Driver Operating Shortage Service changes every 4 months Reductions often happen…

Douglas Local Coordinating Council – January 23, 2020

Location: Douglas County Government building (100 S 3rd Street, Castle Rock) Intros & Updates (19 attended) Empower Health Partners (Natalie) Her business provides resources and services Bob Epstein Legislation…

ADA Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – January 14, 2020

RTD-Civic Center Plaza, 1560 Broadway 19th Floor Conference Room What starts the 6 minute wait clock? - Shuttle arrives at pick-up point and driver presses “Arrive” on the MDC Driver Shortage Update - RTD continues to search…

SAPGA – Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging

  https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agingstrategy The Colorado General Assembly and the Governor formed the Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging with passage and signage of House Bill 15-1033 in 2015 (key provisions, and fiscal…

Boulder Local Coordinating Council – January 13, 2020

Administrative Updates: Boulder County – changing county administrators. Mobility for All will now be under Community Planning & Permitting instead of Transportation Why the change? Continuity & oversight since…

Denver County Local Coordinating Council – December 18th, 2019

Speakers - Naomi Amohoaw-Goldneck from the American Heart Association shared about her participation with the Denver Streets Partnership.  Her focus is working on transit policy and establishing a working relationship with local City Council…

People Centered Transportation Committee (PCTC) – December 9th 2019

This was the second kickoff meeting, with the new structure and aims of PCTC. PCTC efforts are to improve Non-Emergent Medical Transportation.  In attendance, there were representatives of various community agencies, seeing how they can contribute…

Denver Commission for People With Disabilities – December 5, 2019

Krystin Trustman presented the DRMAC (Denver Regional Mobility Access Council) Getting There Guide, a transportation resource on transportation in the Denver Metro Area. The Guide is published annually in five languages. It lists different…

RTD Advisory Committee For People With Disabilities – November 21, 2019

ACPD presented 5 ADA Hero Awards for drivers and dispatch personnel who have demonstrated an exceptional performance. The Regional Leadership Academy presented their project to collect ridership data for riders using Access-a-Ride.  Data…

Douglas Local Coordinating Council – Nov 21, 2019

Location: Castle Rock Senior Center (2323 Woodlands Blvd) Intros & Updates Faye Estes Waiting on funding from RTD & CDOT for 2020 Getting new bus for Senior Center Celebrate: approved for full funding amount requested …