Tag: Rtd
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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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Regional Transportation District adding services for Denver Broncos Sunday game
The Regional Transportation District expects a significant increase in bus and train ridership Sunday as thousands of fans head to Empower Field at Mile High for the Denver Broncos’ AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots. The 1 p.m. kickoff Sunday positions public transit as a practical option to avoid downtown traffic and parking…
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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 transit police cite sharp declines in security calls, drug activity as top 2025 achievements
The Regional Transportation District Transit Police Department reported marked reductions in security incidents and drug-related reports across the transit system in 2025. The department cited the consistent declines as a leading accomplishment in a year-end statement on community safety progress, according to a news release. Security calls fell about 21% on average through late autumn…
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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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Denver government and services to close for New Year’s Day
After the world rings in the new year Wednesday night, Denver city officials, like many others, will be taking Thursday off. In observance of New Year’s Day on Thursday, the Denver city government and city services will be closed to the general public. That will include the Mayor’s Office, City Council offices, the Clerk &…
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Polis calls out Xcel as provider says work to restore power delayed as late as 10 p.m. Friday
Gov. Jared Polis called out Xcel Energy Friday afternoon, saying the utility had to do a better job at communicating how long its outages would last. The statement comes at the end of a week of severe wind in the Front Range, with Xcel intentionally turning off the power to at least 48,000 customers on…
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Denver RTD buses, trains decorated as gingerbread houses for the holidays
Holiday cheer is on the move this year in Denver. Gingerbread, candy canes and snowman cookies will decorate the exterior of some Regional Transportation District buses and light rail trains through the end of the holiday season, the transit agency announced Friday. The new wraps will appear across the metro Denver RTD system “along several…