The DRCOG Area Agency on Aging (AAA) receives federal Older Americans Act Title III funds and State Funding for Senior Services funds to support community-based service programs that benefit adults age 60 and older within the AAA’s eight-county region. Funding is awarded annually for up to two years beginning on July 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2021. This funding is subject to appropriations from the state and federal legislatures and may be reduced or canceled at any time.
The nomination period is now open for the Denver Regional Council of Governments' Metro Vision and John V. Christensen awards, as well as the Way to Go Champion awards. Each year, DRCOG recognizes the best in regionalism! Please help us identify the people, projects, programs and plans that have made the Denver region a great place to live, work and play. Nominations for DRCOG and Way to Go awards will be accepted until 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2019.
DRCOG's Way to Go program has come to the end of another successful Go-Tober challenge! Fifty-eight companies throughout the metro area participated in this annual friendly competition to see which could get employees to log the most commutes by transit, carpool, on their bikes or their feet. Of those, more than 2,000 took at least one trip during the month of October using a method other than driving alone, and 1,899 made the goal of at least one day per week.
We’re living in a time where technology is rapidly changing and transforming the way we travel through a connected and digital-driven transportation network. DRCOG is pleased to be partnering with CDOT, RTD, and the Denver Metro Chamber to create the Mobility Choice Blueprint. Please take this brief quiz and be a part of the change you would like to see in your Mile High transportation future. Read more about the Mobility Choice Blueprint here.
DRCOG is excited to share a draft of the metro area’s first-ever regional active transportation plan. The Active Transportation Plan envisions a safe, comfortable and connected network, and highlights opportunities and implementation strategies to improve active transportation across the Denver region. Comments from the public are being accepted through Nov. 25; find information about how to submit comments here.
DRCOG is currently seeking applications for station area master plans and urban center studies. These planning actions create local visions and action strategies that ultimately assist in the implementation of Metro Vision, the region’s long-range plan for growth and development.
The open enrollment period for Medicare has begun. Between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, Medicare users looking to make changes to their coverage can compare plans and adjust to better meet their current circumstances.
On Sept. 18 Colorado became the third state in the nation to be designated as age-friendly, joining AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The recognition comes as part of the state’s introduction of Lifelong Colorado, an initiative that addresses the challenges of a growing population of older Coloradans. It aims to significantly increase the number of age-friendly cities and counties in Colorado.
The DRCOG Accountable Health Communities (AHC) program is looking for a person with Medicaid to serve as a member of our advisory board. Becoming a member of our advisory board gives you the opportunity to share your insight and experience receiving services from health care providers and other organizations that you use to support your well-being. We need your unique perspective involving healthcare and community-based services.
Mobility Choice Blueprint has launched a new website! The Mobility Choice Blueprint is a collaborative strategy to help the metro Denver region identify how to best prepare for and invest in the rapidly changing technology that is revolutionizing transportation mobility. A unique planning and funding partnership of DRCOG, CDOT, RTD, and the Denver Metro Chamber is creating the Blueprint – a coordinated strategic direction for the evolving mobility of the region related to walking, bicycling, driving, and transit.
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