Tag: Regional Transportation District
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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,…
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Denver celebrates the 49th annual Parade of Lights – RTD informs customers of restrictions
Denver holds the reputation of being the historic epicenter of outdoor holiday lighting. According to historian William Wei and HistoryColorado.org, the custom of outdoor holiday light displays started in 1914, when David Dwight Sturgeon — who founded Denver’s Sturgeon Electric in 1912 — hand-dipped some bulbs in red and green paint and put them up…
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East Colfax bus rapid transit in final design stages, Denver leaders say
A major bus project in Denver’s East Colfax corridor is in its final design stages, with the bidding and construction process set to start next year, transportation officials said. Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure held a community webinar on Thursday to discuss the latest updates in the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)…
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Long-promised RTD rail service to Boulder and Longmont gets another look
Commuter’s dreams of taking a train from Boulder and Longmont to downtown Denver have languished in the background for almost 20 years of the Regional Transportation District’s metro area rail system. But RTD is taking another look at a pared-down version of the idea and is hosting two public open houses to gather new information…
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Downtown Denver and 16th Street Mall: Johnston vows revival with $58 million spending plan
The mayor believes the first step is in homelessness
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RTD will let Denver-area youth ride free all year — to school, to work, anywhere
Denver-area youth will be able to ride for free to school, the mall, work, and just about everywhere they go beginning Sept. 1 under a new Regional Transportation District pilot program. The free fares for youth 19 and younger riding buses and the light rail system will start following the conclusion of the RTD’s summer…
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RTD launches $2 million in community mobility grants
The Regional Transportation District will offer $2 million to local governments in the eight-county district to fund innovative mobility projects that meet community needs. The funds come from RTD’s 1% sales and use taxes. The program provides an opportunity for local governments and Transportation Management Associations/Organizations to apply for funding for services or enhancements that…
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Increase to RTD ridership continued after August free fare month
The Regional Transportation District’s “fare free” August didn’t cause major hiccups in operations, a rise in ridership continued into September, but RTD officials admitted they’re not sure how to measure the program’s impact on air quality, according to a report analyzing the effort. The Zero Fare for Better Air initiative came out of Senate Bill…
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Unsealed investigation shows excessive speed caused RTD R-Line derailment in Aurora
Excessive speed and operator error caused the derailment of RTD’s R-Line light rail train in September, according to investigation records recently unsealed by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The R-Line train that derailed on a 90-degree curve at South Sable Boulevard and East Exposition Avenue in Aurora Sept. 21 went back in service Monday…
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Secrecy over September’s RTD R-Line derailment investigation ending
After months of delay, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission Wednesday unanimously agreed to declassify some documents related to the second derailment of the Regional Transportation District’s R-Line light rail train in four years at the same Aurora intersection. Since the Sept. 21 derailment RTD officials have been tight-lipped offering no information about the cause, and…