Tag: Regional Transportation District
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RTD budget rises as ridership numbers remain low, study says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District, despite budget increases over the past four years, is witnessing a slow post-pandemic recovery in ridership levels amid a simultaneous rise in RTD crime rates, according to a Common Sense Institute study. The study, titled “A Fork in The Railroad,”…
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Section of RTD A Line closed on Saturday
Commuters traveling between Central Park and the Denver International Airport will need to take provided shuttles
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As crime in Denver soars, RTD finds itself in the frontlines
The Lakewood Police Department described a disturbing scene that unfolded on Feb. 13 at a Regional Transportation District light rail station. Two teenage girls allegedly assaulted a man at the Wadsworth Boulevard light rail station, the police said. The teens seemingly attacked the man at random, holding him down, kicking him and calling him racial slurs,…
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RTD to temporarily suspend L Line service March 18-22 for safety improvements
Downtown light rail riders should be aware that the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) L line is suspending service from Monday through end of service at 10:07 p.m., Friday. Normal service will resume on Saturday. RTD will be performing safety improvements during the shutdown. Work will take place every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,…
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Elevator open-door program seeks to improve RTD customer safety
Some 350 reports of “less than optimal conditions” at light rail stations in the first two months of the year have the Regional Transportation District trying out a new security procedure to make customers feel safer in three of its high-use rail stations that have elevators. “The elevator doors at Nine Mile, Colorado and Southmoor…
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RTD bus driver job fair offers $26/hr plus $4,000 signing bonus
Have a hankering to be a bus driver? Looking for a job starting at $25.96 an hour with a $4,000 signing bonus? There’s good news. The Regional Transportation District wants you to come to its career fair at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 14. “The…
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Denver’s $152M light rail overhaul to cause traffic and transit headaches downtown
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Transportation officials on Wednesday announced a massive $152 million light rail reconstruction project in the heart of downtown Denver. The good news: The four-phase project will replace aging, 30-year-old infrastructure over the course of the next two years. The bad news: The construction will mean…
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Denver mayor nominates new Regional Transportation District board member
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Thursday nominated a new Regional Transportation District board member to represent one of its most populated public transportation service areas. Following the resignation of former RTD Board of Directors District A representative Kate Williams on Jan. 12, the mayor selected Jaime Lewis to fill the vacancy. District A covers nearly…
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Work this weekend at Union Station to affect RTD commuter rail service
The Regional Transportation District will interrupt light rail service to-and-from Union Station for 48 hours beginning Saturday morning through the end of the service day on Sunday. The A, B, G and N lines will be undergoing federally mandated maintenance during the interruption, according to a news release. RTD will be providing shuttle bus service…
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Denver faces abundance of traffic, closures for New Year’s
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Those attempting to head downtown on New Year’s Eve should be wary. A collection of celebrations and events may hold Denver traffic to a standstill. New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday this year, landing in line with a few sporting events in the city,…