Disability advocates say RTD paratransit cuts make independent study essential
ADAPT Colorado and disability-rights witnesses told the Senate committee that AccessRide and Access on Demand cuts harmed riders, and they urged passage of SB 26,150's independent paratransit study provisions; sponsors adopted amendments to clarify study scope and timelines.
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Speakers from ADAPT Colorado described dramatic paratransit service reductions and urged the committee to require an independent study and corrective plan. Mary Hennick, transit advisor for ADAPT, told the committee: "Paratransit riders are being cut off from transportation. RTD's AccessRide program is deeply broken and failing to meet federal standards," and said cuts to Access on Demand reduced service by about 42 percent according to the group's analysis.
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