[Colorado-talk] Upcoming RTD Board Meetings

Mon Jun 26 21:44:10 UTC 2017

Gary -

How does one sign up in advance to speak! I looked at the calendar
page for the RTD Board, but didn't see anyting there.
Thanks,
Dan

On 6/22/17, Cody Bair via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Agreed that these new Mall busses pose a significant safety hazard to blind
> pedestrians. I hope we are able to get a good turn out at the RTD meeting on
> Tuesday. I would have loved to go but will unfortunately be out of town.
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> Thanks,
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> Cody
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> From: colorado-talk at nfbnet.org
> Sent: ‎Thursday‎, ‎June‎ ‎22‎, ‎2017 ‎11‎:‎41‎ ‎AM
> To: colorado-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: slabarre at labarrelaw.com
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> Ryan, thank you for sharing your story and if at all possible, please go
> with Dan and Garry to the next Board meeting and tell the RTD Board Members
> your story: how you got hurt and how they never responded.
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> Best,
> Scott
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colorado-Talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Ryan O. via Colorado-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:24 AM
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Ryan O. <rryano218 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Upcoming RTD Board Meetings
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> With respect to the quiet shuttle issue, I was actually hit by one a few
> months ago. I walked away from the encounter, but bruised my hand pretty
> badly. I did Lodgin incident report with Rtd, but of course, never heard
> back. It was very disconcerting, because I had absolutely no idea of the
> shuttle was there until it slammed into me.
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> I think we need to take collective action on this issue before somebody
> really does get severely injured or killed.
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> RyanO
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>> On Jun 22, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk
> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Gary and Joe -
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>> Thanks for your vigilance on this matter.  Electric (quiet) mall
>> shuttles are a concern of all of us.  On the national level we got the
>> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act passed to require quiet vehicles to
>> emit sounds which make it clear that they are there, that they are
>> idling, accelerating or decelerating.  Quiet shuttles deployed at this
>> time without auditory provisions are a threat to blind people, but
>> also to all pedestrians on the mall.  It's frustrating that despite
>> Gary and Joe's presence and addressing this issue with rTD earlier,
>> they've still deployed these shuttles and don't know when they'll be
>> actually safe for blind and other pedestrians.
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>> Gary has asked RTD's General Manager to ensure that the shuttles ring
>> their bells as they approach  crosswalks, but this isn't actually
>> enough.  The shuttles need to make appropriate sounds all the time.
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>> I'm going to plan on coming to next Tuesday's meeting.  I hope that
>> lots of other blind folks come along too.  We clearly need to make the
>> point with the board of directors, who are the ones who call the
>> shots.
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>> Best,
>> Dan
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>>> On 6/22/17, Jim Wolcott via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>> Joe, I listen for the shuttle to know when to cross the streets on the
> mall.
>>> If I can not hear them, I will have to concentrate on the other
>>> traffic. Let us know what you find out. Thanks for doing this. Jim
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>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>> On Jun 21, 2017, at 22:49, James Triplett via Colorado-Talk
>>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> Yes I am going to speak at the next RTD board meeting about the
>>>> quiet Marshall I encourage all Federation in the mile high chapter,
>>>> Aurora chapter, and the damn a chapter and all of my friends and
>>>> parents to come and speak that RTD must understand that the motors
>>>> on these mall quiet shut off must be louder so we can hear them
>>>> otherwise they could be a serious accident
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>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>> On Jun 21, 2017, at 6:56 PM, Gary Van Dorn via Colorado-Talk
>>>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The new electric Mall Shuttle Buses are quiet.  A few members of
>>>>> the Mile High Chapter plan to attend the next Board meeting to
>>>>> speak on this issue.  Please join us if you have a issues
>>>>> concerning the quiet mall shuttles!  Or join us if you have any
>>>>> other issues you wish to address before RTD.  You may speak for
>>>>> three minutes.  RTD encourages you to register to speak before the
> meeting, although you do not have to do so.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Board meets as a whole monthly.  The next Board Meetings are:
>>>>>
>>>>> *   27 June 2017
>>>>> *   25 July 2017
>>>>>
>>>>> All RTD Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. at 1600 Blake Street in the RTD
>>>>> Board Room.  You may find the packets and exact information on the
>>>>> meetings at http://rtd.iqm2.com/Citizens/Calendar.aspx.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary Van Dorn
>>>>> Vice-President, Mile High NFBCO
>>>>> Board Member, NFBCO
>>>>> Treasurer, NFBCO Sports & Recreation Division
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