[bouldercouncilhotline] Fwd: Update on RTD's Pass Program Working Group

[Young, Mary]

Mary Dolores Young
Boulder City Council
303-501-2439
________________________________
From: McCarey, Scott <smccarey at bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:24:24 AM
To: George Gerstle; EJones; Jones, Suzanne; Young, Mary; 'charles.sisk at rtd-denver.com'; 'Joe Gierlach'; 'Will Toor (wtoor at swenergy.org)'; 'John Tayer'; Winter, Molly; Winfree, Tracy; Hagelin, Chris; 'Dennis Coombs (dennis.coombs at ci.longmont.co.us)'; 'bobm at Louisvilleco.gov'; 'Christine Berg (christine.berg at cityoflafayette.com)'; 'Steven Thweatt (steven.thweatt at colorado.edu)'; 'Carla Ho-a'; Sean Maher; Sweeney, Michael; 'ashleys at louisvilleco.gov'; 'Clint Folsom (clintf at superiorcolorado.gov)'; csullivan at townoflyons.com; 'Lubow, Judy'; 'Louise A Vale'; 'Dennis Coombs'; 'Frank Bruno (fbruno at viacolorado.org)'; Hall, Jared; alex ariniello; Arndt, Rachel; 'audrey at 36commutingsolutions.org'; Bond, Angel; Brandon Smith; Dace West; Dara Ward (ward_dara at svvsd.org) (ward_dara at svvsd.org); david.cook at colorado.edu; Dawn Weller; Dennis Yaklich; Jennifer Billig; 'Joliette Woodson; Coordinator, BuenaVista; landon.hilliard at bvsd.org; Landrith, Lane; Michael Washington (michael.washington at rtd-denver.com); Stiffler, Natalie; 'Paul Rayl'; Phil.Greenwald at ci.longmont.co.us; rburns at viacolorado.org; Rob Zuccaro; Theresa Rinker; Tracy Foster (tracy.foster at bouldertc.org); Heather McKillop (heather.mckillop at rtd-denver.com)
Cc: Bond, Angel; Fuselier, Elizabeth; rdalessandro at viacolorado.org; aaron at cpwd.org; ahardy at unitedwayfoothills.org; alaso at berthoud.org; amanda at ywcaboulder.org; amyo at wildplumcenter.org; ande at theacademyboulder.com; andrew.stiso at transdev.com; Anne Tapp; asantacruz at saludclinic.org; aspenmeapartment at qwestoffice.net; bealt at boulderhousing.org; boulder.ed at sunriseseniorliving.com; Leslie Gibson; Cady.Dawson at fhueng.com; carolyndrews at gmail.com; cathy.mcleod at pepnet.org; chris at carefulwheelstransportation.com; cinnamon at seniorhousingoptions.org; clldreese at comcast.net; co_transportation at totherescue.net; colleen at relopros.com; cynthia.spindler at junipercommunities.com; debroberts at alternativesforyouth.org; Johnson, Audrey; dennis.w.whalen at gmail.com; dfox at imaginecolorado.org; diane at cpwd.org; dianee at louisvilleco.gov; Dotti Longobardi; ebrady at aclboulder.org; edwina at ourcenter.org; ehamilton at broomfield.org; elizabethl at wildplumcenter.org; erikjunso at gmail.com; Shaw, Jenny; Francea Phillips; Gibson, Leslie; Travis Railey; Hall, Jared; hbraaksma at srcaging.org; Pauze, Heather; info at autismboulder.org; jdaviesfia at aol.com; jdeden at cocenter.org; Jeff.Becker at rtd-denver.com; michele.waite at longmontcolorado.gov; jhornos at leisurecare.com; Jimwolcott8 at gmail.com; jlewis at ccdconline.org; joann.vann at transdev.com; joann at safeshelterofstvrain.org; jreiskin at ccdconline.org; Coordinator, BuenaVista; kathynmurphey at gmail.com; katieb at louisvilleco.gov; Kennedysarak17 at gmail.com; Kilsdonk, Betty; kphifer at mhpcolorado.org; lbrown at fpcboulder.org; lczolowski at hovercommunity.org; LeBlanc, Celeste; Christopher, Lindsay; lisa.strub at uhsinc.com; lornab at cityoflafayette.com; maltman at chainreactionco.org; Marta at elcomitedelongmont.org; maryannmigs at gmail.com; Mayne, Eden; mcarnarius at balfourcare.com; McDevitt, Isabel; mckie_randy at svvsd.org; McKinley, Jane; mobilitytransportation at gmail.com; morodriguez at saludclinic.org; nfontes at saludclinic.org; passage08 at aol.com; Phil.Greenwald at longmontcolorado.gov; president at cadeaf.org; ralph.power at transitplus.biz; rburns at viacolorado.org; regislindsay at careconnectbc.org; rgumm3 at yahoo.com; sandy at ourcenter.org; Sara at cohandsandvoices.org; sarahj at sistercarmen.org; schristensen at balfourcare.com; smcneff at centurypa.com; smlabrucherie at outlook.com; sue at communitycycles.org; susan.fager at state.co.us; suzanne.oneill at transitplus.biz; svela at hovercommunity.org; svmanor at gmail.com; swright at nelsonnygaard.com; Tania at indra.com; TerriCox at boulderco.com; theinn at innbetween.org; thelegacyadministrator at comcast.net; thelodgeathover at qwestoffice.net; Tom.Coogan at routematch.com; tom.miller at wfbc.org; Will at carshare.org; wosweeney at comcast.net; zusms at hotmail.com; sue at communitycycles.org; kwilliams at drmac-co.org; Christopher, Lindsay; sandy at ourcenter.org; lbitzer at viacolorado.org; Mayne, Eden; dennis.W.Whalen at gmail.com; Mathews, Laura; Shaw, Jenny; Chrystibritt at careconnectbc.org; peter at carshare.org; Michael Hughes
Subject: Update on RTD's Pass Program Working Group

Good morning Communitywide Eco Pass PAC and TAC members,
I wanted to provide you with an update on the Pass Program Working Group. The group is in the process of refining three program options that the consultant will evaluate for ridership and revenue projections. In brief the three options are the following:
Option B: Eliminate all passes. All fare media is moved to the MyRide, or similar stored value type card. There is no discount for volume purchase or volume use. There is a Low-Income Program where individuals within 138% of Federal Poverty Level received a 50% discount card, similar to the senior/Medicare/student discount.
Option C: Eliminate all Eco Pass, keeping day and monthly passes. There is a Low-Income Program set at either 15% or 40%. There is a “volume-use discount” where a there would be a “step-down in price” on total trips each month (although it is not entirely clear how this works).
Option E: Keep all Eco Pass programs and expand the program to include schools, priced on a model similar to businesses. Introduce a neighborhood Eco Pass first-year fixed rate, replacing the survey. Include a Low-Income program that provides a 50% discount to those within 138% of Federal Poverty Level.

It goes without saying that an RTD Board adoption of Option B or C – as they currently stand – would drastically change the landscape of transportation in Boulder County. Please know that I recognize the magnitude of this as we work through a complicated process.

Our sixth meeting will be held next Tuesday in Denver. All meeting agendas, working documents and minutes have been posted to the website: https://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/multi-modal/rtd-transit-pass-update/<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/GWrQBEF9QpgFg?domain=bouldercounty.org> Please use this website as a resource and provide it to anyone interested in this work. I am Ccing the Boulder County Local Coordinating Council<https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Y1EABef98M4Fl?domain=bouldercounty.org> who is also interested in this work, particularly as it relates to the Low-income program.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with questions.
Thank you,
Scott

Scott McCarey, PE, AICP
Multimodal Division Manager
Boulder County Transportation
smccarey at bouldercounty.org<mailto:smccarey at bouldercounty.org>
720-564-2665 (direct)
303-441-3900 (office)

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://list.ci.boulder.co.us/pipermail/bouldercouncilhotline/attachments/20170913/ee7c0eb6/attachment.html