Tag: Regional Transportation District
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EDITORIAL: A needed reassessment for Colorado public transit
You rarely have to fight for a seat if you ride the Denver metro area’s Regional Transportation District (RTD). On plenty of routes you might have a bus all to yourself — or even an entire light-rail train. The same goes for Mountain Metropolitan Transit in the state’s No. 2 metro area, Colorado Springs. On…
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RTD to reconsider service priorities as cuts, budget deficit loom
Should the Regional Transportation District aim to maximize ridership or system coverage? That question sat at the heart of the RTD Board of Directors’ first Comprehensive Operations Analysis briefing on Thursday afternoon. With the Denver transit agency facing a budget deficit of over $200 million next year, the analysis aims to re-evaluate the RTD’s entire…
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Front Range Passenger Rail reaches agreement with BNSF to allow service from Denver to Fort Collins
Front Range Passenger Rail service between Denver and Fort Collins could begin by early 2029 under an agreement reached with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, which owns the freight lines that would be used by the passenger rail. State officials said Thursday that it will cost $333 million to launch a “starter service” with an…
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Denver police searching for suspect in RTD sex assault
Denver police are searching for a man who allegedly committed sexual assault on a Regional Transportation District light rail train. The incident took place at about 11:05 a.m. on March 21 on an RTD light rail train leaving the Perry Street Station, according to a Metro Denver CrimeStoppers bulletin. The suspect was described as a…
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RTD launches new online newsroom for transit updates and community stories
The Regional Transportation District launched a redesigned newsroom on Monday, making it simpler for customers, media outlets and stakeholders to find official announcements, project details and related content in one location. The updated site consolidates what was previously spread across multiple pages into a single, mobile-friendly location, according to a news release. Visitors can now…
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RTD merges eight southeast FlexRide zones into single DTC FlexRide area
The Regional Transportation District has consolidated eight separate FlexRide service areas in the southeast corridor into a single unified zone, DTC FlexRide, effective Feb. 1. The change combines the former Arapahoe, Belleview, Dry Creek, Meridian, Orchard, Lone Tree, South Inverness and North Inverness areas into a single service that spans both sides of Interstate 25…
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Officials to discuss Colfax BRT, construction, business impacts at Aurora open house
Aurora and East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit officials will hold an open house for the public on Feb. 11 to talk about the transit project coming to the Colfax community. The open house is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Manos Sagrados, 9975 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. The event was initially…
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RTD pilots digital open meeting discussion tool
The Regional Transportation District debuted a digital tool last week that officials said is the first of its kind they’ve seen for open meetings use — at least in the Denver area. Utilized by the agency’s Board of Directors, the online discussion tool will allow board members to discuss work plans and plan for upcoming…
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Woman stabbed at Union Station bus terminal
A woman was hospitalized, and another is in custody on charges of stabbing her repeatedly, after what appeared to be a random attack at Denver’s Union Station’s Regonal Transportation District bus terminal Sunday night. Denver Police Department officers confirmed the attack and the arrest of Nakila Marie Green, 37, on charges of first-degree assault. If…
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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…