<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thank you, Curtis for sharing this. This makes it a lot easier to understand.</div><div><br></div><div>Shon</div><div><div dir="ltr">Dishon Spears<div> </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 21, 2025, at 3:54\u202fPM, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Greetings:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">While Access-on-Demand was not actually discussed during the May 14 meeting of RTD's Operations, Safety, and Security Committee, there was a PowerPoint document incorporated into the online agenda which I was able to extract and have analyzed by perplexity.ai./ The analysis document was somewhat convoluted in its format, but I was able to extract the following useful information for those of you interested in knowing what RTD staff is currently considering for Access-on-Demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><Begin Excerpt><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Current Access-on-Demand Program</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Subsidized curb-to-curb taxi and ride-share service for certified paratransit customers.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">RTD pays the first $25 of each trip; the customer pays any amount above that.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Customers may take up to 60 trips per month.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Available within the entire RTD service area, 24/7.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">No customer fare (i.e., $0 base fare).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Annual operating cost: $15.3 million; 685,402 customer trips in 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Initial Recommendations (November 2024)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Customer Fare<br>Current Program: $0 (base), $0 (LiVE)<br>Initial Recommendation: $4.50 (base), $2.25 (LiVE)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Trip Cap<br>Current Program: 60 per month<br>Initial Recommendation: 40 per month<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Subsidy per Trip<br>Current Program: $25<br>Initial Recommendation: $20<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Service Area<br>Current Program: Entire District<br>Initial Recommendation: Mirrors ADA service area<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Service Hours<br>Current Program: 24/7<br>Initial Recommendation: Mirrors current service hours<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Estimated annual cost reduction: $5.86 million (38.2% decrease)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Revised Recommendations<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Scenario 1: Increased Trip Cap Approach<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 Trip Cap: 50 trips per month (higher than initial recommendation but lower than current).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 Fare: $6.50 per trip (base), $3.25 per trip (LiVE discount).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 Subsidy: $20 per trip.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 Service Area/Hours: Mirrors current ADA service area and hours.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">\u2022 Estimated annual cost reduction: $6.17 million (40.2% decrease)1.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Financial Impacts:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Increased fare generates more revenue.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Trip cap reduction and subsidy decrease save costs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Projected yearly spend: $9.16 million (down from $15.33 million).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Scenario 2: Tiered Approach<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Trip Cap:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Up to 60 trips per month.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Tiered Fare Structure:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Trips 1\u201330: $4.50 (base), $2.25 (LiVE)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Trips 31\u201350: $5.50 (base), $2.75 (LiVE)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Trips 51\u201360: $6.50 (base), $3.25 (LiVE)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Subsidy:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> $20 per trip.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Service Area/Hours:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Mirrors current ADA service area and hours.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Estimated annual cost reduction:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> $5.04 million (32.9% decrease)1.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Operational Considerations:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Requires significant staff oversight and additional headcount (4 FTEs).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Customers must track their trips to know their fare each time, potentially causing confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Projected yearly spend: $10.29 million.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Summary of Options<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Scenario 1 (Increased Trip Cap):</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Reduces trip cap to 50/month and increases fare, maximizing cost savings and revenue while maintaining a relatively high trip allowance.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Scenario 2 (Tiered):</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Maintains the current 60-trip cap but introduces a tiered fare structure, increasing the fare as usage rises. This option preserves flexibility for high-frequency users but adds administrative complexity and potential customer confusion.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><End Excerpt><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/dishonspears%40comcast.net</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>