Let's Discuss the Future of Transit in Lakewood

Social Action for Transit is meeting again.

Saturday, May 19 at 2 pm
Lakewood Library
10200 W. 20th Avenue (20th and Miller)
Lakewood
Bus: 16, 100
The 100 is closer (a five minute walk away, but the 16 runs more often. Luckily, it stops right at Miller. The 16L runs by on Colfax, but the closest stop is at Oak.

Usually, I like to meet at places that are closer to bus routes, but I want to have a meeting in Lakewood to help my neighbors organize around the changes to bus service. As of right now, almost all the bus service west of Lakewood is going to be replaced with Call-n-Rides. We need to figure out what we need to do to make that work. If we decide that there are not going to be enough seats for everyone who wants to take the bus or that the new system is going to be too complicated, what should we do?

Should we help people reserve the Call-n-Rides?
Do we want to push for a flex route? If so, where?
Do we want to advocate for a particular kind of small bus to be used for the Call-n-Rides?
Where can we get money for better bus service?

I am hoping that we will start to talk to the FasTracks team about the amount of money that they are spending to encourage people to drive to our new trains compared to what they are spending to support people who are going to walk, bike or take the bus.

I hope you can all come.