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Denver Post Tuesday, January 19th, 1982 Editorials, Opinion, 2, 3 Weather 4 Ski Report, 4 Suit over Bus Lifts Hits RTD By Howard Pankratz, Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer Some of Denver’s handicapped, who believe the Regional Transportation District has broken a promise to install wheelchair lifts on 89 new buses, turned that belief into action Monday by suing the district. In a lengthy brief filed in Denver District Court, seven wheelchair-bound individuals and the Atlantis Community for the disabled accused the district of violating both state and civil law and a settlement reached in federal court several years ago. In that settlement, alleges the suit, RTD agreed that all new buses would have wheelchair-lift equipment. But that promise has been broken, said the suit, which asks that RTD be required to install lifts on 89 new buses due for delivery beginning next year and on all new equipment in the future. The Monday suit is based on RTD’s having contracted for 89 new buses, worth $21.3 million. The suit says that 80 percent of the purchase price is to be paid by the federal government. Originally, said lawyer John Holland, who represents the handicapped, all the buses were to have had lifts to make them accessible to the handicapped. But last November, the RTD board decided not to have lifts installed. The total cost of the lifts would be $1.1 million, with the federal government again paying 80 percent of the cost. The suit alleges that it wasn’t the cost, technical feasibility or the maintenance of the lifts that caused them to be dropped, but rather a decision by RTD to use the new buses on “express bus service” from which the handicapped are to be excluded. This, claimed the wheelchair-bound complaints, blatantly violates the state’s civil rights act. Reacting to that alleged broken promise, handicapped individuals demonstrated on the RTD properly, for three straight days in early January, an action that caused the district to go to court seeking an order banning such demonstrations. However, late last week, Denver District Judge Daniel Sparr told both sides he feared that if he issued a restraining order against the handicapped, it would only widen the gulf between the two sides. He noted that the handicapped had legal avenues to follow if they felt a promise had been broken. On Friday, heeding Sparr’s advice, the two sides reached an accord, whose points will be made public February 2. RTD lawyers Alan E. Richman and Russ Richardson said Monday that RTD has a policy of not commenting on such pending lawsuits.
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The Denver Post? Decision Reserved In RTD Bus Case U.S. Dist. Judge Richard P. Matsch Friday reserved decision on a petition for preliminary injunction to keep the Regional Transportation District from using 213 new buses without equipment to aid handicapped and elderly persons. The petition, filed against RTD by the Atlantis Community, a residence for the handicapped, and others, originally had sought to get a preliminary injunction against the manufacture, purchase and delivery of the buses. On Friday, however, the attorney for the plaintiffs, John Holland asked the court to allow an amendment to his original petition which would prohibit only the use of the buses, not their manufacture, purchase and delivery. Matsch agreed to letting the plaintiffs amend the petition but reserved decision. RTD has ordered 213 buses from Flexible Buses and the AM General Corp. for delivery later this year. The buses won’t come equipped with and ramps for the handicapped, but could be outfitted with the special equipment. At the two days of court hearings which ended Friday, John Simpson, RTD executive director and general manager, testified the system currently has 36 of one bus for each 1,000 persons in the city, while maintaining 1.4 buses for each 1,000 handicapped persons. Simpson told the court if all buses were specially equipped for the handicapped, it would upset schedules and require more buses on the street. He pointed out the special lifts for handicapped take two to three minutes to operate. In its Saturday editions, The Denver Post erroneously reported that Matsch had denied the plaintiff’s petition for a preliminary injunction.
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Denver Post (This article continues in ADAPT 115 but the entire text is included here for easier reading.) "Talk,” Judge Tells RTD, Atlantis By Howard Pankratz Denver Post Legal Affairs Writer Citing what he fears to be increased “polarization” between some of the Denver’s handicapped citizens and the Regional Transportation District, a Denver judge Thursday abruptly halted a hearing involved the two parties, called them into his chambers and asked that they negotiate a settlement to their dispute. The unusual action by Denver District Judge Daniel Sparr came in the midst of a hearing on RTD’s request that Sparr ban some handicapped people from engaging in disruptive demonstrations on RTD property and buses. At all cost, said the judge, he wanted to avoid an “us against them” climate. “It appears it is a confrontation that is not going to do anybody any good,” he said. On January 4, 5 and 6, handicapped individuals, some organized by the Atlantis Community for the disabled, demonstrated at various RTD offices protesting a decision by the RTD Board of Directors not to place wheelchair lifts on 89 high-capacity, articulated buses slated to be added to the RTD bus fleet in 1983. Many of the estimated 16,000 handicapped people in the Denver area feel that the district broke a promise to them when the lifts weren’t provided. Sparr said he felt that if he had to issue a temporary restraining order against the handicapped at the end of the hearing it could only lead to increased polarization and animosity between the district and the handicapped, something he said needs to be avoided. The judge noted that if that order, or subsequent orders were violated, it might result in contempt citations, fines and jail terms for handicapped people.
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PATRICIA SCHROEDER 1st District, Denver Colorado Washington Office: 3410 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 (202)229-4431 District office: 1787 High Street Denver, Colorado 80218 (303) 837-2354 ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR WOMEN'S ISSUES. CO-CHAIR Refer reply to: American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit/kc August 13, 1984 Byron Johnson Chairman of the Board Regional Transportation District 1600 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 Dear Byron: I’m sure you’re well aware of my long standing belief in providing handicapped-accessible bus service for Denver. I’m well aware, and appreciate the fact, that RTD has done quite a bit over the years to provide and maintain regularly scheduled buses for the handicapped. I now ask that you keep your good record in mind when considering bus purchases for inter-city transportation. The routes between Boulder, Longmont, Evergreen and Denver should be driven by buses that can carry all the constituents of RTD. Sincerely, Patricia Schroeder Member of Congress PS : kcb