1. Boulder County Mobility Gaps Analysis – Population with a Disability
By Victoria La Rocca, Jill Falchi,
Jared Pinkus, and Michael Hall

2. Outline
Demographic Analysis
Mobility Audit
Stakeholder Interviews
Gaps Analysis
Recommendations

3. Demographic Analysis
Dense areas in Longmont, Boulder and Lafayette. Our Mobility audit was done in Boulder and our interviews are focused on the disabled population in Longmont.

4. Demographic Analysis Boulder County Population Percent with Disability
Boulder County Population with Disability by Age
* The left chart includes all people with disability over 5, the right chart only includes individuals over 16…Either update the chart or during your 2 minutes explain why the 5-15 was left out.

5. Mobility Audit Mobility Study Corridor: Broadway
Boulder County Government
Boulder Community Hospital
Pearl Street/Retail
UC Boulder
Mobility Study Corridor: Broadway

6. 2 3 1
Jill – I inserted these numbers for things to possibly point out. Obviously take them out if you want to but I thought if you were going to talk about the stop it might be easy to label the attributes, also would make people focus on the picture. But, like I said just delete them if you want I just put it in there to add something to the picture. Also there is a picture of the stop across the street you could copy from the report but, again I don’t know what you are talking about so have no idea if it even relates.

7. Stakeholder Interviews
Team split into three separate groups
Six individuals interviewed
One representative of Via Mobility
Three individuals from overlapping populations (elderly)
Two individuals living
with a disability
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Legally Blind

8. Access-A-Cab Access-A-Ride (RTD) RTD Via Mobility
Gaps Analysis
Service Provider Analysis
Access-A-Cab
Access-A-Ride (RTD)
RTD
Via Mobility

9. Gaps Analysis
Via only during business hours and on one weekend day- issue for those who work
Concerns of being stranded- service times largely spaced apart
Physically capable yet still disabled- issue for those who are impaired but do not qualify
Stop elimination- stop on only one side of street prevents usage

10. Gaps Analysis
RTD bus stops acceptable; surrounding sidewalks inaccessible for handicap access.
RTD features ≠ disabled populations needs- senior home night stops
Lack of handicap cross walk safety amenities in Boulder- minimal buttons
BIGGEST GAP- lack of interregional transportation options and knowledge- Longmont least served
Are we sure there are no cross walk buttons?

11. Recommendations
Increase accessibility to underserved areas such as Longmont and rural Boulder County
Extend hours of service for individuals who work
Expand Access-A-Ride qualifications
Identify physical barriers to bus stops
Improve awareness when moving a bus stop
Improve methods of communication, especially for the visually impaired

12. Questions