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Mobility Hub PetitionThe Mobility Hub peition passed the Randolph Town Council in 2023, and a "Feasibility Study" was conducted, with a final presentation in June 2024. The next step is to find grant funding for the project; Councilor Gordon's proposed order (below) sets that up. Please come to the Randolph Town Council meeting on Oct. 28, 2024 (Monday at 6 PM at Town Hall) to express support for moving forward -- it won't happen without people voicing support!
New Materials Oct, 2024:(all are attached and linked)
Materials:
Council Order: 2024-0XX Introduced by: Councilor Jesse Gordon September 30, 2024 Mobility Hub Grant Research WHEREAS, a "Randolph Transportation System Feasibility Study" was completed in June 2024; including a presentation to the Town Council on June 24, 2024; and WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to move forward with the "Microtransit Service Alternative" which is described as: "The Project team developed two micro-transit service alternatives to provide service throughout the Town of Randolph and selected nearby destinations identified during the Existing Conditions Analysis; - Zone 1 - Service within Randolph Town limits - Zone 2 - Service within Randolph Town limits, plus additional service to shopping destinations in Stoughton (e.g., Kohl's, Target, Costco, Ikea)" THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, that the Town shall investigate grant options available to complement that alternative, and shall prepare for the Town Council a plan for applying such grants, by December 1, 2024; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Town Manager shall assign the grant investigation task to a Town staff person or to an outside consultant, at his discretion, with an understanding that the same assignee would be responsible for the grant application itself once reviewed by the Town Council.
Older information:
The NEW bus petition is on! Mobility Hub petition -- March 25, 2023 -- info below is from the OLD bus petition!Meeting on Wednesday Jan. 23 2023 meeting including Mobility Hubs: CSJ 101 Calition for Social Justice meeting at 6:30pm-8pm via zoom! Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88429836679 Charter Petition to Randolph Town Council - we submitted over 250 signatures, certified in November 2022. Details below. Sign online petition (Change.org) - we have already submitted the offiicial petition but we'll presnet your name to the Randolph Town Council! Download official charter petition (sign and mail in, instead of online) Routes including Stoughton and neighboring towns (RandolphEmeraldNecklace.com) Call to Action (this webpage in a one-page printout) Right now, many residents in Randolph housing complexes have a long walk to get to the bus or commuter rail. That means they must pay for a car, even if they're committed to commuting by T. We seek to change that, so that residents can get to work without a car, saving a huge expense and improving the environment while reducing traffic in Randolph. This petition asks the Town of Randolph to set up a shuttle van or bus service, between under-served residential areas and transit stations and workplaces. For example, from the Rosemont Square apartments on Chestnut West, residents must walk across High Street plus a mile along Chestnut Street to get to the nearest bus stop, the #240 on North Main Street. We propose a town-run shuttle van to replace that long walk, and many others like it. We submitted a "Charter Petition", which entitles us to a hearing and a vote at the Randolph Town Council. We would like YOU to come and speak in favor of this petition! Tell your commuting story, and how a shuttle van would help -- come speak in person in Spring 2023, and/or write a letter before then. If the Randolph Town Council votes in favor, we would begin setting up a shuttle van in 2023. If the Randolph Town Council votes no, we have the right to put this issue on the November 2023 ballot. We would need your help for that too -- gathering petition signatures in spring/summer 2023. Setting up a shuttle van is expensive -- probably over a million dollars in annual expenses plus well over a million for initial setup. There's a state program called Mobility Hubs -- implemented in Boston and in Acton/Maynard and others -- in which Randolph should participate.
Petition TextWe, the below-signed registered voters of the town of Randolph Massachusetts, hereby request that the Town Council, Town Manager, and Town Clerk adopt the following petition regarding public transportation in unserved areas of Randolph:The undersigned call on the Town of Randolph to secure funding to provide a bus or shuttle bus to serve residents. Many residents, including those in large apartment complexes have no transportation options. They must walk miles to shop for food, medicine, or postal services. We call on the town to secure funding to provide a regular bus route or a shuttle bus to under-served areas, including the listed apartment complexes. Residents of the above, and other under-served areas need to get to stores in downtown Randolph, the Randloph/Holbrook rail station, and make connections to the MBTA.
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