[Colorado-Talk] Speak up Tuesday about multiple-stop trips for Access on Demand

[Nate Trela]

Thank you everyone who plans to be there at the meeting tomorrow. Sounds like this will be our best turnout yet for one of these meetings. 
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> On Apr 29, 2024, at 8:04 PM, Maryann Migliorelli via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Nate,
> I will definitely be there and will be speaking about the cost savings and convenience of multiple stops for car pooling purposes.
> This is something we used to do coming down to events from Boulder. Now it is much less convenient and more costly to RTD for us to travel individually.
>  
> At your service,
> Maryann Migliorelli—President
> National Federation of the Blind Boulder Valley Chapter
> Office: 303-499-9125
> Cell 720-284-2318
> NFBBoulder at gmail.com
>  
> From: Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Nate Trela via Colorado-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2024 11:12 PM
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Nate Trela <ntrela at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Colorado-Talk] Speak up Tuesday about multiple-stop trips for Access on Demand
>  
> RTD's next board meeting is Tuesday, April 30, at 5:30 p.m. and we could use anybody interested in speaking out about potential changes to Access on Demand to make their voices heard. The agency should have begun a peer review of its paratransit offerings by now and the RTD board is expected to have that report in hand some time in June. That makes it critical we keep speaking about the importance of restoring multiple stop trips for Access on Demand users.
> 
> I would implore anyone who cares about the issue and is an Access on Demand user to come to the meeting in person. It  will be held at the RTD office, 1660 Blake Street, in Denver. If you are interested in speaking, please show up a few minutes early so you can sign up at the table just outside the meeting room to talk. Even if you are not interested in speaking, having a presence in the room will go a long way to showing how serious this issue is and how we will not just accept a reduction in service.
> 
> If you plan to attend the meeting via Zoom, you need to register in advance. Here is the link to register - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__V6whPf_RTCkeggTVe8nJQ#/registration
> 
> The agenda for the meeting can be found at https://rtd.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=4335&Inline=True
> 
> RTD continues to seek feedback from Access on Demand participants about the service. You can share your thoughts at https://rtd-denver.com/access-on-demand-update
> 
> That form is only for Access on Demand users, and if you are one, you can weigh in there on anything you think is running well or poorly with the program. Among the suggestions for improvements and changes I have heard people raise are:
> - Restoring the ability to make multiple stops on a single trip
> - Increasing the number of rides allowed monthly (currently 60; was 120 under the now-discontinued Access a Cab program)
> - Finding a better way to track Access on Demand rides taken across multiple providers. (users must track how many rides they take across all providers and face suspensions if they go over the current allotment of 60, but the user must manually track it)
> - Doing a better job of addressing ride-share denials for service dog handlers. (RTD added Uber Pet to the covered services but that means the voucher does not go as far in terms of covering the costs of trips)
> - using a model similar to what DRCOG provides for seniors, where a credit is placed on the Uber account each month and riders can decide for themselves how best to use the funds, which do not carry over from month to month.
> 
> Please reach out to me if you have any questions and especially if you plan to be at the meeting.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nate
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