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PUBLIC NOTICE

Transportation Needs Assessment

Information for Proposers

The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) is seeking proposals from entities to conduct a community-wide needs assessment related to transportation for youth (middle school to college-aged students) to inform efforts related to implementing a safe-ride program for Pueblo teens.

 

Project Overview

In 2019, Pueblo Communities That Care (CTC) conducted a series of youth focus groups with over 80 young people asking them where they hang out in Pueblo, where they want to go more often, and what their barriers are in accessing prosocial places and spaces. Data from these focus groups indicated that youth have a major transportation barrier and are unable to access the places they want to. To encourage youth to take advantage of the City’s public transit system, the CTC coalition pooled resources to fund free buses for all Kindergarteners through 12th graders. Since making youth buses free, Transit has had a 31% increase in youth ridership. In 2022, CTC conducted another series of youth focus groups, and transportation, again, was identified as a major barrier for teens in accessing spaces.

In 2023, Pueblo Communities That Care (CTC) hosted a partner meeting to discuss teen fatalities in our community, identify gaps in preventing teen deaths, and brainstorm solutions. Through this meeting, it was identified that there is a gap in safe transportation for teens on weeknights after public transit closes and on the weekends. Pueblo County is ranked 10th in statewide teen car crashes, 7th in car crashes that result in a teen death, and has the 2nd lowest seatbelt usage in the state. Pueblo teens need a safe ride program to transport them home safely if they have been drinking, partying, or out past public transits hours of operation.

It is our goal to address both concerns in our community with one solution: create a ride-share program designated for teens to access prosocial activities and a safe ride program for teens to use if they need a safe ride home.
 

PDPHE is needing a Subcontractor to accomplish the following objectives:

  • Determine what the transportation gaps are for youth aged 13-18 in Pueblo County. 
  • Determine what the rider demands would be for youth and young adults aged 13-22 in Pueblo County.
  • Determine what the most impactful and cost-effective scale and scope of the ride share program would be for Pueblo County.
    • How many vehicles would we need?
    • What service zone size would best serve Pueblo County youth?
    • Identify the best days and times to offer ride share services.
    • Identify the best days and times to offer safe ride services.
  • Determine the best ride share program model for Pueblo County.
    • What would a teen ride share program look like in Pueblo County?
  • Determine if parents would let their children use the service for prosocial activities.
  • Determine if parents let their children use the service for safe rides home.
  • Determine if youth and young adults would utilize both the prosocial ride share program and the safe ride program.
  • Determine what price parents and/or students would be willing to pay for services.
  • Recommend how the system could be ADA compliant and determine gaps or barriers in maintaining ADA accessibility with a youth ridership system for Pueblo County.

 

Quote Requirements

Each quote must include a completed narrative along with the following items to be considered complete and eligible for review. Otherwise, the submission will not be accepted.
 

Requirements for Quote Narrative:

  • Applicant name and contact information.
  • A total cost estimate for the project which includes all anticipated costs to complete the work.
  • A detailed description and timeline of key project milestones and how those will be met to ensure contract goals are achieved.
  • A detailed description of how data will be collected—specify the type of data collection that will be used and from what partners. 
  • Staff working on the project.

Any communication regarding this RFQ and the final RFQ narrative should only be directed to Shannon Roybal, Purchasing Agent, [email protected] or by phone at 719-583-4523.
 

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