Tag: Light Rail
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More RTD lines added for Saturday’s Broncos vs. Bills, Nuggets vs. Wizards matchups
More cars are being added to the E, W and N lines serving Mile High Stadium and Ball Arena to aid in the anticipated surge in traffic from this weekend’s sports matchups The Regional Transportation District expects a major surge in ridership Saturday, as fans converge on Empower Field at Mile High for the Denver Broncos’ playoff game against the Buffalo Bills…
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RTD to resume D, H, L light rail service following Kalamath Street project
The Regional Transportation District announced that its D, H and L light rail lines will resume their normal service Sunday. The announcement in a Saturday morning news release comes months after the services were re-routed off their usual routes as part of the agency’s $152 million light rail reconstruction project, which began in 2024 and…
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RTD allows riders to tap their cards and phones to pay fares
There’s a new and easier way to pay for bus and rail rides around the metro Denver area. The Regional Transportation District now allows riders to tap their mobile wallets or payment cards at fare validators in a new contactless payment program called Tap-n-Ride, the transit agency announced Tuesday. The Tap-n-Ride brings another option for…
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RTD to run special ‘Holiday Train’ near downtown upon completion of light rail project
The Regional Transportation District will debut a new December holiday service on its new light rail tracks in place of standard rail routes downtown. And, no, this doesn’t mean downtown light rail trains D, H and L lines have returned after a months-long construction project. Following the reconstruction of the light rail crossing at the…
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RTD to begin week-long Kalamath Street closure for rail reconstruction work
As part of its continuing light rail track reconstruction project, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) will close Kalamath Street between Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue for a week starting Sunday. The closure will replace the current lane shift through Oct. 26 as the RTD continues its multi-year, $152 million project to reconstruct miles of light…
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Using scooters to commute the last mile in busy South I-25 corridor
How many people who commute along the busy I-25 South corridor and into the Denver Tech Center are using Light Rail trains or other public transportation to get to work? Just a tiny 3.1%, according to a study of commuters carried out annually by the economic development group Denver South. Only around 2% of the…
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A bump-and-pop home listing in Littleton is urban, but not too urban
ON THE HOME FRONT Mark Samuelson Four years ago, during Covid, home buyers were suddenly headed out of town, wanting more social distance, reversing a long trend in the Denver area that had seen people moving closer-in — looking for urban amenities. Now some agents are saying that they see that trend reversing again, but…
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RTD offering bus shuttle service during repairs on E line March 11-13
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The Regional Transportation District announced bus shuttle service between 4:30 a.m. and noon March 11-13 as it completes the final maintenance on the E Line that will remove the speed restrictions. During the period, RTD crews will tamp rail and adjust track geometry between the Yale and Southmoor stations on the southbound track. Bus shuttles…
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New Detective Bureau formed at the Regional Transportation District Police Department
The Regional Transportation District Police Department has launched an internal detective bureau to consolidate investigations of crimes on district property. The move will help resolve the district’s problem of investigating and prosecuting crimes on its far-flung transit network, according to transit officials. Currently, the district turns over criminal investigations and prosecutions for thefts, assaults, drug crimes…
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Downtown light rail repairs on schedule for completion in about three weeks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Repairs to the downtown light rail loop are forging ahead on schedule. The complete reconstruction of the tracks on 15th Street at Stout and California in less than three weeks allowed the Regional Transportation District to reopen the intersections to traffic ahead of Tuesday’s rush…