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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I have not got the new yet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Keenan via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 26, 2024 4:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> tkeenan79@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] RTD Paratransit Survey Breakdown<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hooray, they fixed the survey! You should have received an email with a new link.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those of you who use RTD paratransit and haven’t received it (I don’t believe it will be sent to every customer,) here’s a breakdown of what they ask. This might help you when you’re leaving your feedback.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First, they ask how often you use AAR and AOD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then, they ask you to rank five aspects of the service in order of importance, including trips per month, trip cost, service area, and a couple I can’t recall right now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Next, they present three possible scenarios for AOD and ask you to rank your preference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before listing these scenarios, they reiterate that:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the following scenarios, Access-a-Ride ADA service is provided in the ¾ mile boundary around all non-commuter fixed-route bus routes and rail stations, during the time of day and days of week those fixed services are offered. Access-a-Ride trips have a fare of $4.50/trip.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Currently, the Access-on-Demand program provides a $25/trip subsidy for up to 60 trips per month. Service is provided within the entire RTD service area. Customers pay no fare.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, you can see they’re really trying to hammer this equity thing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scenarios:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scenario A: Provides a $30 per trip subsidy for up to 30 trips per month. The customer will pay a fare of $4.50, equal to the AaR fare.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Scenario B: Provides a $25 per trip subsidy for up to 40 trips. The customer will pay a fare of $5.50.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scenario C: Provides a $25 per trip subsidy for up to 50 trips per month. The customer will pay a fare of $6.50.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In all scenarios, service will be provided within the ADA service area (3/4 mile from fixed route service).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then, they ask:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regardless of your preferred scenario above, if RTD were to provide Access-on-Demand service outside the ADA service area, but within the RTD boundary, and charge a premium fare of $10-12 per trip, how likely are you to use that service?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To me, this is confusing because it doesn’t say whether you’d have to pay anything on top of this fare. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Then, they ask you how implementation of any of the listed scenarios would affect your use of AOD and AAR.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After that, they ask you what other modes of transportation you use. This includes riding in family/friends’ vehicles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Finally, they ask you whether you use a wheelchair, followed by the usual demographic questions, including your annual income and how many other people live in your home.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And that’s that.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh, and when they sent the original botched one yesterday, the survey had a due date of next Monday. I didn’t think to look whether they extended that. Either way, not a very long time to fill it out for those of us who received the survey, though it’s quite short and to the point.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This certainly raises some questions. The only one I’ll pose here is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In one of the listening sessions, someone said that they thought it would be illegal for them to raise the AOD fare beyond the AAR fare. I guess we need to know whether that’s really the case.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, everyone!<br>Happy feedbacking!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Tim<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>