Tag: Rtd
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Denver RTD makes its Zero Fare for Youth program permanent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver metro young people will be able to use all Regional Transportation District services at no cost from now on. The RTD Board of Directors voted Tuesday to make the free fare program permanent to give youth ages 19 and under access to transportation to…
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Copper wire thefts causing delays and malfunctions on RTD light rail system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Theft of copper wire from Regional Transportation District light rail facilities is impacting service systemwide, causing train delays and malfunctions of crossing arms and signaling devices, and necessitating bus shuttles along the R, A and G lines. Demand for copper “has created a market for…
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RTD prepares for influx of riders during Kenny Chesney concert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Country music star Kenny Chesney is expected to pack the entirety of Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday during his sixth concert at the stadium. The Regional Transportation District (RTD), which deploys a bevy of light rails and busses near Empower Field, is preparing…
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RTD police chief reportedly on leave for alleged ‘policy violations,’ reports say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Regional Transportation District Chief of Police Joel Fitzgerald Sr. has been on leave since early July as an outside investigator looks into alleged “policy violations,” according to reports from CBS News Colorado. An RTD spokesperson confirmed that Fitzgerald has been on leave since July 1,…
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Denver Union Station’s $11M renovations are finished: Take a peek.
The Great Hall of downtown Denver’s Union Station is fully open after months of construction — and people quickly filled its space again Friday morning. Travelers with suitcases sat in the station’s custom modernist booths drinking coffee with friends and family. Workers propped their laptops out on the ledges with charging outlets. Men in button-up dress…
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RTD Board of Directors seeks to extend TABOR exemptions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bypassing TABOR is on the agenda for the Regional Transportation District via a resolution adopted by the transit system’s board of directors. The board submitted a ballot question that would free RTD from future revenue limitations of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — again. If voters…
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RTD schedules emergency evacuation drill on N Line’s Skyway Bridge Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District will be holding an emergency evacuation exercise simulating a disabled train on the N Line over the Skyway Bridge to test the response of six emergency response agencies. The drill is scheduled to last four hours, between 6 a.m. and about…
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RTD to begin overnight track maintenance starting Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The E and R light rail lines will experience various service interruptions this week as part of the Regional Transportation District’s summer maintenance projects. RTD will be making “necessary track repairs” to sections of Denver’s Southeast Corridor light rail system between Sunday and Wednesday, according to…
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RTD seeking comment on more than 40 proposed bus and rail routes, schedule changes
Virtual and in-person meetings being held through June 25
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Maintenance on E, H, and R lines will interrupt travel overnight Tuesday-Thursday
Expect delays and line shutdowns between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.