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Boulder Chamber updates commissioners: employer moves, winter bike events, and long-term push to reopen RTD Depot station
Summary
Will Shepard of the Boulder Chamber briefed commissions on transportation benefits available to Depot Square residents, employer office moves that will reduce EcoPass users, upcoming bike events, and plans to survey the community about resuming RTD service at the Boulder Junction Depot station.
Will Shepard, a Boulder Chamber representative, briefed the Boulder Junction commissions on Jan. 22 about transit benefits, recent employer moves and planned outreach to resume RTD service to the Depot station.
Shepard said property coordinators and local programs provide benefits including free transit passes, B-cycle electric bikes and Colorado Car Share options for residents in the Depot Square area. He also noted that one employer listed on the EcoPass roster plans to move employees out of Boulder Junction, removing roughly "60 to 85 staff on our EcoPass roster" from the district's account.
Shepard highlighted upcoming events, including Winter Bike to Work Day on Feb. 14 and other community outreach. He said the Chamber is participating in core arterial network planning discussions for 30th Street and will host and circulate an invitation to a related chamber event next week.
On the RTD Depot station, Shepard said reopening the station is a long-term priority and that a transit survey will be distributed to the Boulder Junction community to collect resident feedback on service resumption. "One of the most essential elements to service resumption at the Boulder Junction Depot RTD station" is community input, he said.
Why it matters: employer moves can reduce transit funding and ridership counts; community interest and survey data will be used when coordinating with RTD. Commissioners received the update and had no questions at the time.
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Shepard offered to send event links and follow up by email; commissioners asked staff to share any links posted in the meeting chat and to include the RTD survey results when available.
