FlexRide Trainings in Louisville

Monday, November 18, 9-10 am

Louisville Senior Center

900 West Via Appia Way

Bus: 228

Thursday, Dcember 5, 1:15 -2:15 pm

Louisville Public Library

951 Spruce Street

Bus: DASH

I am not sure if there is going to be any training, but you can get a free daypass by attending either event. You can also get a daypass by going to trytheflexride.org, clicking on the colorful box near the bottom of the page and giving Commuting Solutions your email address. The pass can ve used any day until the end of December and should work on any bus or train in the RTD system.

Telephone Town Halls are Here

Wednesday, October 9 at 7:30 pm
Kate Williams, District A
She represents downtown and south Denver.

Thursday, October 10 at 6 pm
Doug Tisdale, District H
He represents Highlands Ranch, Southglenn, and Cherry Hills Village.

Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 pm
Shontel Lewis, District B
She represents northwest Denver and north Aurora.

Thursday, October 17 at 6 pm
Peggy Catlin, District N
She represents west Jefferson County.

Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 pm
Natalie Menten, District M
She represents Lakewood and Wheat Ridge.

Monday, October 21 at 6 pm
Vince Buzek, District J
He represents Westminster, Thornton, and Northglenn.

Monday, October 21at 7:30 pm
Bob Broom, District F
He represents east Aurora.

Monday, October 24 at 6 pm
Angie Rivera-Malpiede, District C
She represents west Denver and Edgewater.

Monday, October 24 at 7:30 pm
Troy Whitmore, District E
He represents west Aurora.

Monday, October 28 at 6 pm
Lynn Guissinger, District O
She represents Boulder.

Monday, October 28 at 7:30 pm
Shelley Cook, District L
She represents Arvada.

Wednesday, October 30 at 6 pm
Judy Lubow, District I
She represents east Boulder County and Broomfield.

Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30 pm
Ken Mihalik, District G
He represents the most southwest parts of the RTD district.

My descriptions of districts are approximate. To find your district go to https://www.rtd-denver.com/board-district-map. There is also a PDF map at https://www.rtd-denver.com/sites/default/files/files/2017-06/directors-district-map.pdf.  Some districts may have already held their town halls, the website is not clear. In fact, I only spend time on this  website because the RTD website is not clear.

These town halls look like they are ads for the Reimagine RTD thing that is happening. I think if Reimagine RTD was a good thing, it would not need this kind of promotion.

You can call 855-543-3425 to participate.

January Service Change Public Meetings are Here

Wednesday, September 25 at 6 pm
Lafayette Library
775 Baseline Road
Lafayette
Bus: 225, LD2

Thursday, September 26 at 6 pm
Commerce City Eagle Recreation Center
6060 Parkway Drive
Commerce City
Bus: 62
48 and 88 within close walking distance

Tuesday, October 1 at 6 pm
Longmont Museum
400 Quail Road
Longmont
Bus: 324
LD1, LD2, LX2

Thursday, October 3
2 meetings at noon and 6 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1660 Blake Street, Basement
Bus: I need to check because they seem to have changed significantly or Google is messed up again.

RTD continues to kick people off the buses, especially people with disabilities, by shutting down bus stops.

Service to Southwest Plaza may be ending.

The 225 is going back to its old route. The route between Lafayette ParknRide is going to be a new route, LD3. We need to see how accessible that route is.

Two More Meetings remain to find out about changes to bus service when the North line opens

Wednesday, August 21 at 6 pm
Northglenn Recreation Center
11801 Community Center Drive
upstairs in Senior Center
Northglenn
Bus: The closest buses are across the highway at the Wagon Road ParknRide: 8, 12, 120, 120X, 122X, 128, AA

Thursday, August 22, Noon and 6 pm
RTD Adminstrative Offices
1660 Blake Street, Room T&D
Denver
Bus: 1, 20, Free Mallride (Also some Greyhound buses.)
It looks like buses to this location have been drastically cut.

So I got the announcement for these meetings as the first one was taking place. So sorry for the short notice. The notices on the bus just went up as well. No information so far on how bus routes are going to change.

RTD's July Board Meeting

Tuesday, July 16 at 5:30 pm
RTD Offices
1660 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: Free Mallride, 0, 6, 28, 32
Check for construction detours before you go: http://www3.rtd-denver.com/elbert/RiderAlerts/index.cfm

No info on the subject

As always, each member of the public has 5 minutes to talk at the beginning.

RTD is proposing eliminating the 33 and ending service to Flatirons Mall along with other small changes to service

Wednesday, June 5 at 6 pm
Broomfield Community Center, Lakeshore Room
280 Spader Way
Broomfield
Bus: All service ends by 7 pm.
People who take the bus to Flatirons Mall will probably not be able to attend this meeting.

Thursday, June 6 at 7:15 pm
Rude Recreation Center
2855 W Holden Place
Denver
The W light rail line and multiple buses (1, 15L, 16, 30, 31, 33) run near here as this is near the Decatur-Federal Station. However, this area is not very walkable. The 33 is the route that is going to be cut. RTD is proposing replacing it with a Flexride route.

In good news, the 4 may start running on Saturday on August. If you support that change, it may be worth your time to attend a meeting or send a message to RTD in support. There are always people who complain about any increase in service, so it is good to let RTD know that bus riders want more service.

If you cannot attend a meeting, you can send a comment to service.change@rtd-denver.com.

You can take free rail to the ColoRail's annual meeting on April 27

Colorado Rail Passenger Association Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 27, 8:30 to noon
The Guild, Englewood Town Center
3435 S Inca Way
Englewood
Light Rail: C, D
Bus: 0, 35, 51

ColoRail is electing five new board members and is hosting multiple guests. These include Amtrak's Colorado Representative, the project director from Colorado's Passenger Rail Commission,  and the Sierra Clubs Transportation team leader. There will also be a of rail caps and tee shirts to benefit small railroads.

ColoRail has a lot of members, and is somewhat democratic. As such it has had some significant successes in the past. But the board needs more people of color, more women and more young people to really energize those members and achieve transformative successes.

RTD rail is free on April 27

The G Line is finally opening on Friday, April 26 at 10 am and will be free all that day and the day after when all of RTD's rail lines will be free as well.

There will also be station parties at four stations:

41st and Fox
Clear Creek and Federal
Olde Town Arvada
Wheat Ridge and Ward

I am wondering if the the people around Ward Road is going to get better bus service now that they are connected into the broader system.

April Board of Directors Meeting

April 16, 5:30 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1660 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: Free Mall Ride

This would be a good meeting to ask preserving bus service in Longmont and Lafayette.

Open Houses as Boulder County tries to use bus money to widen roads

Open House in Louisville
Tuesday, April 2, 5:30 to 7:30
Kestrel Housing Community, Senior Community Room
1130 Kestrel Lane
Louisville
Bus: 228 (at the end of the line)

Open House in Longmont
Thursday, April 4, 5:30 to 7:30
5201 St. Vrain Road
Longmont
Bus: None

Open House in Nederland
Monday, April 8, 4 to 7pm
Nederland Public Library, Community Room
200 Hwy 72 N
Nederland
Bus: N

East County bike-focused meeting
Louisville Public Library, second floor
951 Spruce Street
Louisville
Bus: DASH

Meeting boards and additional links at https://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/plans-and-projects/transportation-master-plan/#1553805739139-65b8fe58-cd

Boulder County wants to spend a lot of money on special projects while we still don't have adequate base service in Boulder County. The road widening funds hidden in the BRT projects would be enough to fund adequate transit in Longmont and to improve service between Lafayette and surrounding communities, including better salaries for bus drivers. In fact, providing adequate service in our neighborhoods would make it easier to find the bus drivers we need to provide that service.

The City of Boulder, Boulder County, and CU Boulder are hosting a Transportation Master Plan Event

Connecting People and Places
Millennium Harvest House Boulder
1345 28th Street
Boulder
Bus: AB2 (Make sure that this bus doesn't charge the regional rate.)
Also within walking distance of the JUMP.

Mostly speeches by people who think that they are leaders. May be the only way to find out what is happening in transportation planning.

For example, it appears that bus routes connecting Lafayette to other cities will be cut to fund a BRT project which will provide worse service than the current BOLT.

There will be some kind of public comment available.

Public Hearing on Boulder County's Transportation Master Plan

Planning Commission Public Hearing
Wednesday, March 20 at 1:30 pm
Commissioners Hearing Room
1325 Pearl Street
Boulder
Bus: Walking distance from Boulder Station

Boulder County Staff will be presenting information the current status of the Transportation Master Plan. This would be a good meeting to use the public comment period to tell the County Commissioners your concerns, especially about potential cuts to bus service to Lafayette.

First RTD Board of Directors Meeting of 2019

Tuesday, January 29 at 5:30 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1660 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: There is construction in the area, so it is hard to say. The easiest is to take the free Mallride and walk over.

The public can briefly speak at the beginning of the meeting.

Flood Plain Management and Transportation System Resiliency Study and Action Plan Open Houses

RSAP Open House in Longmont

Tuesday, January 22, 6 to 8 pm

St. Vrain Community Hub

515 Coffman Street

Longmont

Bus: 324, BOLT, J, LD1, LD2, LX2

RSAP Open House in Boulder

Thursday, January 24, 6 to 8 pm

West Senior Center

909 Arapahoe Avenue

Bus: HOP

For more information go to www..BoCoResiliencyStudy.org. I encourage everyone to sign up for updates.

I am curious how this study intersects with other efforts of Boilder County that are making our transportation system less resilient. The website is OK. It specifically mentions buses at least. I need to report back from the open house as to whether this is worth people's effort.