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County and Boys & Girls Club present Arrive Alive 719 microtransit pilot to Pueblo City Council
Summary
County Commissioner Miles Lucero, Boys & Girls Club representatives and youth advisers pitched a free late‑night microtransit pilot, Arrive Alive 719, aimed at reducing teen car‑crash fatalities by providing door‑to‑door rides for people roughly 15–22 years old within Pueblo city limits, funded through CDOT clean transit funds and administered by SRDA.
County Commissioner Miles Lucero, joined by Becky Medina of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County and youth adviser Nico Mora, presented Arrive Alive 719, a pilot microtransit service designed to give young people safe, free door‑to‑door rides home during late‑night hours.
Presenters told the City Council the program grew out of a 2022 fatal crash and a subsequent feasibility study by Via, and was refined through 180 youth surveys and 10 focus groups with 65 youth and parents. Presenters cited local crash figures, saying Pueblo recorded 22 teen fatalities from car crashes between 2016 and 2021 and that Saturday nights are the highest‑risk period.
Under the pilot, the service would be limited to residents aged roughly 15–22, run from about 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and operate inside Pueblo city limits. Rides would be free to users. SRDA would serve as fiscal agent and contract operator, dispatching bundled rides with three shuttles and three drivers per night plus one dispatcher. Presenters said funding would come from Colorado Department of Transportation clean‑transit enterprise funds secured through a grant; marketing materials and a phone dispatch number will be developed for initial rollout.
Councilors pressed presenters on operational details and community impacts. Councilor Latino asked about curfew enforcement and the four‑day school week’s impact on youth schedules; Commissioner Lucero and Medina said the program is intended to serve all youth needs (movies, activities, safe transport), not only cases involving alcohol. President Aliff and Councilor Boston expressed concern that a free ride program could be seen as enabling underage drinking; presenters and other councilors framed the pilot as harm reduction and a way to reduce fatalities and encourage positive participation in community activities.
Councilor Hernandez said the grant supporting the pilot was secured by Councilor Martinez and referenced an annual figure discussed during the meeting (speakers mentioned both $280,000 and $236,000 when describing the funding package). Presenters committed to share finalized marketing materials and survey data with the council and asked members to help spread program information through school portals, social channels and community partners.
The presenters asked only for council support with outreach and transparency about marketing; no funding request was made. Presenters emphasized the pilot nature of the project and that program parameters — including geography, hours and eligibility — could expand if the pilot proves successful.
The council offered general support for outreach and requested future briefings and the finalized materials the presenters said would be available within weeks.
