[Colorado-Talk] Access on Demand proposals presented tonight

[Nate Trela]

After staying quiet for a couple months, RTD has dropped its latest
proposals for changes to Access on Demand. They'll present two options to
the operations, safety and security committee tonight.

Both plans:
- Cut subsidy from $25 to $20 on each ride
- Cut service area and hours to match the core Access a Ride program

They are going to ask the board to endorse one of two options for fares and
ride limits.

Option 1: 50 trips a month with a $6.50 fare ($3.25 if you qualify for
lower fares)

Option 2: 60 rides with fares in tiers. First 30 rides at $4.50, rides
31-50 at $5.50 and rides 51 to 60 at $6.50 (all with half-price fares for
those who qualify). This will not save as much money in part because they
say they'll need to spend $450,000 a year on new staff to manage it.

They'll formally present this at the end of what looks like a long meeting
over Zoom that starts at 5:30 tonight. Public comment is at the start of
the meeting. If you want to speak remotely, you can sign up at
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yyIHdm3YREiamvxCdEhUpg#/registration

The full board will take it up on Wednesday May 28 (not the usual Tuesday
session) at 5:30 p.m. I'm sure there will be more people showing up for
that one in person.
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