Olde Town Arvada Station Bus and Parking Facility Meeting

Public Meeting on Draft Environmental Reevaluation (6 pm)
followed by a meeting on the facility design (7:30 pm)
Thursday, August 7
The Vineyard
5445 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard
Arvada
Bus: 52 (Also, a block and a half from the Olde Town Arvada Park-n-Ride.)

RTD is hosting the first meeting while the City of Arvada is hosting the second. So come at 6 to hear from RTD and come at 7:30 to talk to representatives of the city. Or come for the whole thing.

It looks like the plan to put the buses right next to the station is a go.

Union Station Opening Party

Saturday, July 26, 10 am to 3 pm
Opening Ceremonies at noon
Denver Union Station
1701 Wynkoop
Denver
Bus: The downtown bus box is behind the station.

I am not sure exactly what is happening, but I know that there will be a street festival with music. There is also supposed to be beer and family friendly activities. I am not sure if the festival will be between the buses and the trains or on Wynkoop or both, but everything should be easy to find.

10:45 Rachel and the Kings

12:30 Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

2:00 The Railbenders

You can tour the Union Station building for $1.00 by reserving a time online. Tours start hourly from noon to 8 pm.

Transfort (Fort Collins) Service Change Open House

Wednesday, July 23, 4:30 to 7:00 pm
South Transit Center
4915 Fossil Boulevard (south of Harmony near College and Fairview)
Fort Collins
Bus: 16, 20, MAX, FLEX (All schedules are PDF's.)

The purpose of this meeting is to inform bus riders of potential schedule changes and collect comments. The new schedules will start in August and new routes are possible as well.

If you would like to comment but cannot attend a meeting, send your comments to transfortinfo@fcgov.com.

Vigil Held in Longmont on the Anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic Disaster

Guest Post by Sharon Malloy

Lighting 47 candles

On Sunday, July 6, I organized a Longmont vigil to honor the 1st anniversary of the oil train tragedy in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, where 47 people  were killed when a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded.

This action was started by 350.org, Sierra Club, Forest Ethics and Oil Change International. T.he purpose was to stand in solidarity with the residents in Lac-Mégantic and other grassroots activists/vigils across North America. The giant oil boom of the last 6 years has resulted in a 4, 111% increase in oil by rail.  This dramatic increase dramatically increases risk... Lac-Mégantic’s struggle is a grim reminder to us all: Big Oil will stop at nothing to extract, transport, and burn every drop of oil in the ground. No matter the risk, no matter the cost to public health, safety, and the climate, the oil industry will jump at every opportunity to profit. 

In Longmont, the train that runs along Atwood is just a few  yards from Columbine Elementary, Twin Peaks Charter (formerly Spangler Elementary), St. John's Catholic school,  and hundreds of homes and dozens of businesses on Main Street.  

The point of the vigil was to honor those who died by marking this anniversary and moving forward toward reasonable solutions and policies.

RTD's July Board Meeting

Tuesday, July 15 at 5:30pm
RTD Administrative Offices
160 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: 0, 6, 20, 28, 32, 44

Lots of budget stuff at this meeting, including paying too much for the parking at the Central Park Station (East Rail Line).

Meeting on Fares???

There may be an RTD meeting on fares this Wednesday at 5:30 at the RTD Administrative Offices. That is the same time as the Central Rail Line Extension Meeting.

You can RSVP for this Friday's East Rail Line Tour

Friday, July 18 at 10 am - noon
Meet and Return to
40th and Airport Park-n-Ride
3900 Salida Street (near 40th and Peña Boulevard)
Aurora
Buses: 43, 44, 45, 153, ABA, AF, AT

Very much construction porn, but I am hoping that there will be some actual information as well. The tour may only go to the area around Peña Boulevard and Smith Road.

Reservations are accepted on a first come, first served basis, and can be had by contacting Joshua Solis at 303-297-5284 or Joshua.Solis@dtpjv.com.

These tours take place monthly, usually on a Friday, and the RSVP contact should stay the same.

Central Rail Extension Mobility Study

Wednesday, July 16, 5:30-7:30 pm
St. Charles Recreation Center
3777 Lafayette Street
Denver
Bus: 12
Also within walking distance of the 48 and 44.

This public meeting is a part of a study of the rail line that will extend the current D line north to the 38th/Blake Station on the East Line. The immediate focus will be on the downtown loop options as the process of narrowing the possibilities has already started, but input on the rest of the line in welcome.

Even if you do not have anything to say to the team, come to find out about what is happening with FasTracks in central Denver.

BB-PTAG General Meeting

Wednesday, July 9, 3:45 - 5:15 pm
Downtown Transit Center
250 N. Mason Street
Longmont
Bus: 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 81, 91, 92, MAX, FLEX

Scheduled: Supporting the expansion of Transfort.