我们正在改变轻轨车辆的座椅设计

To improve light rail service for passengers using mobility devices, 比如轮椅, 摩托车, 和步行者, RTD is redesigning the seating on light rail vehicles to provide additional space to board and maneuver. This effort includes removing seats next to the current wheelchair areas. This alteration also provides additional standing room when not being used by passengers with mobility devices.

These changes are being made with input from passengers with disabilities and as the result of a class settlement agreement finalized in August with the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, a Denver-based organization that advocates for social justice for people with all types of disabilities. The terms of that agreement call for all of RTD’s existing light rail vehicles to be retrofitted as described, as well as for all new vehicles to be substantially similar in design to the retrofitted vehicles. RTD has collaborated on this effort with the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC) and Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC).

We appreciate your understanding as RTD further enhances the light rail experience for all members of our community.

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常见问题

为什么座位要换?

The purpose of the new design is to provide additional boarding and maneuvering space, 也可以进入轮椅区, 对于行动不便的人. The design was completed with input from passengers with disabilities and the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC). CCDC advocates for social justice for people with all types of disabilities.

座位是怎么变化的?

The new design required removing eight seats on each end of the train, totaling 16 seats per train. This change provides additional standing room when wheelchair locations are not being used.

什么时候会发生变化?

采用这种新设计的列车将于9月11日开始推出. 11. 这将是一个渐进的过程. It will continue over the next five years until the entire fleet of light rail trains has been modified with the new design. This new design will include retrofitting our existing fleet and purchasing new ones.

其他物品可以放在这个区域吗?

这个新区域不是为自行车而设的, 婴儿车, luggage or other large items brought aboard from the high block ramps.

Does this change affect the ability to bring my bike on the train?

No. We welcome bikes on all of our light rail trains, no permit necessary. Bikes are allowed on light rail at any time on a space-available basis and at designated doors only. Please visit our Bike-n-ride page for specific information on bringing your bike on light rail.

对于这种新设计，你们的ADA政策是什么?

• RTD will ensure passengers with disabilities have equal access to our trains via high block ramps, 以及优先座位和指定轮椅区.
• RTD将对其政策进行合理修改, practices and procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy and participate in all RTD programs, 服务及活动.

如果我有残疾，需要坐下来怎么办? With the limited number of seats what do I do if all the seats are taken?

All of our light rail trains have priority seating designated for people with disabilities. The priority seating areas are located on both ends of each light rail vehicle and are identified with signage located just above the seats. You can ask people to move from these seats so you can be accommodated, or you can enter train at the platform and the train operator will assist you.

为什么所有的火车都需要改装? Why can’t RTD just modify the front train that has access to the ramp/platform?

RTD确实探索了这个选项. All of light rail trains are interchangeable and are made up of one to four Light 铁路 Vehicles (LRVs). 取决于铁路线, the number of LRVs needed will differ to make up different lengths of trains needed. At different times of a day, a LRV may be the lead for one segment and the middle or end on another. Each LRV makes up trains that fit into so many different scenarios it’s unworkable to modify just a few. 维护也是一个问题. LRVs need regular maintenance and a large number need to be available for runs individually while others are being repaired individually. 在任何给定时间, Light 铁路 Operations must be able to change the length of a train to meet scheduled and unscheduled run demands. 不管一列火车有多少辆轻轨车, the lead LRV that arrives at the end of the line may not be the lead LRV leaving from that location. When the train heads the opposite direction from the end of line, any one of the LRVs of that original train could be the lead LRV requiring access to the platform area.

How were the general public notified of the changes to the light rail seating as a result of the settlement? 为什么没有更早地通知公众这些变化?

Once the settlement agreement on this matter was finalized RTD notified the public through a series of public notices that appeared in newspapers, 火车上的标志, 新闻稿, 在轻轨上带一张卡, 传单, 电子邮件, www.rtd-denver.Com主页，以及公开会议.

我的移动设备是否需要固定?

No. You are free to move and position your mobility device as needed in the wheelchair area. Due to the nature and design of light rail, securement is not provided nor is it required.