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.