Get information about BRT between Boulder and Longmont

State Highway 119 BRT Public Meeting
Thursday, December 6, 5:30-7:30 pm (Presentation at 6 pm)
Left Hand Grange
195 2nd Avenue
Niwot
Bus: BOLT (It is a five minute walk from the Niwot ParknRide)

As far as I can tell, this project does not improve bus service, makes providing service between Longmont and Boulder more expensive, and may in fact may be a way to hide a road widening project.

We should be spending our money on improving service between Longmont and Lafayette. Service between those towns is currently inadequate and unreliable, and is facing serious cuts. We also need adequate service in east Boulder County on weekends.

Town Hall en español en dos horas

Llama 877-229-8493 y codigo 112104 dentro 6 y 7 horas.

How to access tonight's telephone town hall

Tonight Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 pm there is going to be a telephone town hall with RTD Board Chair Doug Tisdale and RTD CEO Dave Genova about train construction and upcoming fare increases.

You can join the call by dialing 877-229-8493 and entering 112070. You can call in any time before the end of the call. Usually, these calls last from 45 minutes to an hour. There will be an opportunity to leave a question at the beginning of the call and possibly some time in the middle.

A recording of the call will eventually be added to the RTD website.

How to get to the polls by bus in Boulder County

Boulder County Clerk and Recorder
1750 - 33rd Street
Boulder
This is where the ballots are actually counted.
Bus: The Jump is closest.
I was unable to figure out how to walk here from the Bound. I assume you have to walk down 33rd Street from Arapahoe. May not be accessible.

Boulder Meadows
4500 19th Street (far north Boulder)
Bus: 20

Hampton Inn & Suites Gunbarrel
6333 Lookout Road
Boulder
Bus: In between stops for the 205 and BOLT

There is one polling location in downtown Boulder and one on the CU Boulder campus in or near the student center. I assume access transit and pedestrian access are the same as always.

Lafayette Public Library

Voting is at the behind the library. Just keep going down the sidewalk until you see the signs.

Bus: 225, LD1/2 (If you are traveling within Lafayette, you can request a local fare on the L D buses.)

There is continuous sidewalk from both stops, but you may need to request the ramp to get off the bus even if you don't always need it.

Superior Town Hall

Bus: 228, Superior CallnRide

Louisville Police & Courthouse

Dropoff box is in the island in the middle of the parking lot. Staff are helpful.

Bus: 228, Louisville CallnRide

Bus stop may not be accessible due to signs in the road.

Louisville CallnRide starts to serve both the above locations after rush hour so service is guaranteed until 7


Nederland Community Center
750 North Highway 72
Bus: N
From satellite view it looks like the stop at  Hwy 119 and W Boulder St is most likely to have sidewalks all the way to vote.


I assume that the polling locations in Longmont are NOT handicapped or bus rider accessible as things there are usually not.

RTD Decides on Cuts to Bus Service at October Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting
RTD Administrative Offices, Basement
1660 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: 1, Free Mall Ride

The Board will be deciding on ending bus service between Longmont and Denver and possibly bus service between Longmont and downtown Lafayette at this meeting. Meanwhile, RTD continues to waste money on things that do not improve service.

In particular, RTD continues to spend money on parking even though parking does not increase bus ridership.

New Transportation Plan for Boulder County

Boulder County's Transportation Department is starting to rewrite our master plan. As part of this process, there will be three kickoff meetings. There is also a survey online at https://publicinput.com/3138. \

TMP Update Kick-off Meeting in Louisville
Tuesday, September 25, 6 to 8 pm
Kestrel Housing Community Room
1130 S. Kestrel Lane
Bus: Closest is the DASH. Be carefull walking from the bus.

TMP Update Kick-off Meeting in Longmont
Wednesday, September 26, 6 to 8 pm
St. Vrain Community Hub
515 Coffman Street
Bus: 324, BOLT, LD1, LD2 (If you are coming from Lafayette, be aware that the two LD1's that run in the evening run through Lafayette on different routes.)

TMP Update Kick-off Meeting in Boulder
Thursday, October 4, 6 to 8 pm
Boulder Chamber of Commerce
2440 Pearl Street
Bus:  HOP

RTD only cares about getting people to stations

So RTD is hosting "pop-up events" at a small number of stations this month. Here the upcoming ones.

Wednesday, September 12, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Table Mesa Park-n-Ride
In front of Parking Garage
Boulder
Bus: 206, 236, DASH, AB, FF1, FF2, FF4, FF5

Tuesday, September 18, 11 am - 1 pm
Human Services Complex Adams County
11860 N. Pecos Street
Westminster
Bus: 120

Thursday, September 20, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Iliff Station, Platform
Aurora
Light Rail: H, R
131 is the closest bus

Prodigy Coffee
(for 40th & Colorado Station, about a 10 minute walk away)
3801 E. 40th Avenue
Denver
Commuter Train: A
Bus: 37, 40, 44

The I-70 project wants to make noise at night

Denver Board of Public Health and Environment
Public Hearing on Central 70 Project Noise Variance
Thursday, September 6 at 5:30 pm
Denver City and County Building, Room 389
1437 Bannock Street
Denver
Bus: 9, 52 (south), 16 (north)
Within walking distance of the Free Mall Ride and Civic Center Station

Kiewit Infrastucture is asking not to be subject to the same laws that the rest of us have to follow so that they can widen I-70 at night. Reminder that this involves damaging, and possibly destroying, one of the last Latino neighborhoods in Denver. There is no information from the Department of Public Health and Environment why this is being considered, how this helps people's health.

The Department of Public Health and Environment is accepting written comments through the afternoon of Wednesday, September 5. You can email comments to BEH@Denvergov.org. You can also bring them or mail them to the Department of Public Health and Environment, Administrative Offices, Attention Kathy Houston, 200 W. 14th Avenue, Suite 300. (The 9 and 52 stop is north of these offices.)

RTD wants to raise fares while ridership declines

RTD is hosting public meetings to tell people what they want to do.

The first meeting is telephone town hall so they don't have to actually talk to people.

Thursday, July 12, 7-8 pm
Call 877-229-8493


Look for them to overemphasize the effort that they put into the study while not mentioning that lack of bus riders or lack of people qualified to do this study. Or even the fact that there were only five or six people at most sessions.

I am also concerned that people who asked the legislature not to fund transit may have been part of the group.

Also, I don't expect them to mention that the nonprofit program will not get anymore money, but will be more expensive to administer which means less bus and trains rides for the low income people.

A few days later, open houses start.

Monday, July 16, 6-8 pm
West Boulder Senior Center
909 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder
Bus: HOP, 205

Wednesday, July 18, 6-8 pm
Englewood Civic Center
Community Room, 2nd Floor
1000 Englewood Parkway
Englewood
Light Rail (Englewood Station): C, D
Bus: Englewood Trolley, 0, 51
The 27 stops two blocks away.

Saturday, July 21, noon - 2 pm
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver
4397 Crown Boulevard
Denver
Bus: 42, 45

Monday, July 23, 6-8 pm
Aurora Municipal Center
City Cafe, 2nd Floor
15151 E. Alameda Parkway
Aurora
Bus: 3L, 133, 153, 157
(This location may be the furthest from a bus stop just because the area is so car oriented.)

Tuesday, July 24, 6-8 pm
Thomas Jefferson High School
3950 S Holly Street
Denver
Bus: 46

Wednesday, July 25, noon - 2 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
Basement
1600 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: Free Mallride

Margaret W. Carpenter Recreation Center
Rooms B & C
11151 Colorado Boulevard
Thornton
Bus: 92

Another round of Serice Change Meetings

Wednesday, May 30 at noon and 6 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1660 Blake Street, Basement
Denver
Bus: 1, Free Mall Ride

Thursday, May 31 at 7 pm
Ranch House
7676 S. Centennial Divide Road
Bradford Room
Littleton
Bus: 85 (This is a route that is going to be eliminated.)

Wednesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Evergreen Fire District
1802 Bergen Parkway
Evergreen
Bus: None

Wednesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Calvary Baptist Church
6500 E. Girard Avenue
Denver
Bus: 35, 65, 105

Thursday, June 7 at 6 pm
Alfalfa's Market
1651 Broadway
Boulder
Bus: 204, 225, DASH, SKIP

Monday, June 11 at 7 pm
Aurora Public Library, Large Community Room
14949 E. Alameda Parkway
Aurora
Bus:  133, 153
Minor cuts are proposed to all the buses that serve this location except for the 157 which will run half as often.

Very few big cuts.

Meeting on Quiet Zones along Railways in Niwot and Boulder County

Public Meeting/Open House by Boulder County
Monday, May 14, 6 to 7:30 pm
Niwot High School
8989 Niwot Road
Niwot
Bus: None

Since 2005, train conductors have been required to sound their horns at all railroad crossings, except where quiet zones have been established. Right now Boulder County and the cities of Boulder, Louisville and  Lafayette are working to create quiet zones within their borders. The current Boulder County efforts are focusing on the area around the Diagonal Highway. For a map of places where changes may occur, please go to this link: https://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/plans-and-projects/railroad-crossing-quiet-zones/

The presentation for the meeting is there, but it is a mess.

Most accidents are caused by people trying to drive around the crossing arms which risks running to people on bikes and people walking. People also get their cars stuck, often in the path of the oncoming train. Most people who are hit because they don't hear the horn are people walking or biking while wearing headphones, and these accidents are less common than people racing the train in their cars.

Here is a summary of some of the proposals:

Niwot Road and Main Street
Either a raised median or channelizing devices will be built at both these locations which will eliminate three to six parking spaces. The consultants think that this is very important. They do not care about anyone who walks or rides a bike. They may need to do this because cars have to be able to turn around safely. This is not mentioned until the section on Independence Road.

Monarch Road
No action needed?

North 55th Street
Channelizing devices instead of medians because medians would require rebuilding the area around the tracks which is expensive.

Jay Road
4-quadrant gate because the most people cross here.

Independence Road
This crossing is close to one in the City of Boulder and as such county planners need to coordinate with the city. Also, the road may need to restriped or changed in other ways.

North 83rd Street
Because this crossing is so close to the Diagonal Highway, making it safe is difficult. The turn off of the highway may need to be restructured. CDOT may need to be involved with any changes to this crossing.

If you cannot go to the meeting, you can submit comments at https://bouldercounty.wufoo.com/forms/s1v7b0ie1r0rbc6/

RTD continues to cut bus stops, not having public meetings near the cuts

May Service Change Meetings

Monday, February 26 at 6 pm
Alfalfa's Market, Community Room
1651 Boadway
Denver
Bus: 204, 225, SKIP, DASH

Tuesday, February 27 at 6pm
Broomfield Health and Human Services, Heritage Room
100 Spader Way
Bus: 51, walking distance to 120

Wednesday, February 28 at noon and 6 pm
RTD Administrative Offices, Basement
1600 Blake Street
Bus: 1, 6, 9, 15L, 43, FreeMallRide
The Market Street stop is currently closed so the 20, 28, 32 and 44 are further away than they usually are.

Thursday, March 1 at 6 pm
Calvary Baptist Church
6500 E. Girard Avenue
Denver
Bus: 35, 40, 65, 105
This meeting is primarily about cuts to the 105. It might be useful to find out what the state rep and state senator for this area think about funding for bus service.

Denver Moves:Transit Still Has Some Open Houses to Come

Tuesday, January 23, 4-7pm (Presentations at 4:30, 5:30, 6:30 pm)
Northwest Denver
Scheitler Rec Center
5031 W. 46th Avenue
Denver
Bus: 44 is more than 2 blocks away, the 50 and 51 are more than 3. Neither the 50 or 51 stop right at the corner of 44th and Sheridan.

Wednesday, January 24, 5:30-7:30 pm (Presentation at 6:15)
Southeast Denver, includes Hampden Corridor Study Community Open House
Thomas Jefferson High School
3950 S. Holly Street
Bus: 65

Tuesday, January 30, 6-8 pm
Far Northeast Area Plan Meeting & Resource Fair
Evie Garret Dennis Student Union
4800 Telluride Street
Denver
Bus: None

There will be another open house in less than two weeks, but the location and time have not been decided yet.

Each RTD District is getting its own Open House

Monday, January 8, 6 - 7:30 pm
District C (north and west Denver) Open House
Trevista at Horance Mann Elementary School
Auditorium
4130 Navajo Street
Denver
Bus: 19, 52 (Walk through the park)

Wednesday, January 10, 6 - 7:30 pm
District E (west Aurora and southeast Denver)
Whole Foods Market
7400 E Hampden Avenue
Denver
Bus: 35, 105

Thursday, January 11, 6 - 7:30
District D (Englewood and Sheridan with small parts of neighboring Lakewood and Denver)
Englewood High School
3800 S. Logan Street
Englewood
Bus: Five blocks from the 0 and 0L

Tuesday, January 16, 6 - 7:30 pm
McMeen Elementary School
1000 S. Holly Street
Denver
Bus: 11

Wednesday, January 17, 6 - 7:30 pm
District K (Thornton, Brighton, and Commerce City)
Anythink Huron Street Public Library
9417 Huron Street, Room A
Thornton
Bus: 8


These would be good meetings to ask about all the bus stop closures although they would rather talk about the G Commuter Rail Line.

We should also remember that the Colorado Legislature cut RTD's funding and the City of Denver wants to get rid of ordinary bus service on major routes and replace it with BRT (stops far apart).