commuter rail
RTD in Crisis Part 2: A Failure of Leadership
A failure of leadership caused the current crisis at the Regional Transportation District. Gov. Polis, members of the Colorado General Assembly and RTD's board of directors are to blame.
January 14, 2020
Photo Essay: Walking, Biking and Transit in Buenos Aires
Streetsblog Denver editor Andy Bosselman recently traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Check out his photos and observations related to the city's mobility options.
December 9, 2019
Update: Council Approves Denver Airport Road Widening That Would Make Traffic Worse
A plan to widen the road to Denver International Airport, which would make traffic worse and wipe out the city’s newly-minted goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions, will get a vote from the Denver City Council on Monday.
July 12, 2019
Expert: Colorado Should Build High-Speed Rail Along I-25
As Colorado studies rail options along the congested I-25 corridor, experts say few would ride options slower than high-speed rail. But a well-funded anti-rail cabal is likely to defeat any push for bullet trains.
June 3, 2019
3 Maps: The $21 Billion Colorado High-Speed Rail Network Proposed in 2010
Colorado's economy could support and benefit from a $21 billion high-speed rail system, according to a 2010 report by the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority. The maps presented here come from that report. They offer initial sketches, not detailed plans.
May 31, 2019
After Study of High-Speed Rail Along Front Range, Slower, Cheaper Trains More Likely
As soon as next year, voters could approve a passenger rail line that would extend along the Front Range from Pueblo and Colorado Springs to Boulder and Fort Collins, with other stops along the way.
May 30, 2019
With G Line Opening, Has RTD Figured out Positive Train Control?
When the Regional Transportation District opens the long-delayed G-Line on Friday, is it a sign that the agency has finally worked out the electronics difficulties that bedeviled the launch of its first three commuter trains? RTD is the first transit agency in the U.S. to deploy a positive train control system from the ground up … Continued
April 23, 2019
The G-Line From Denver to Arvada and Wheat Ridge Will Finally Open April 26
The G-Line train from Denver Union Station to Arvada and Wheat Ridge will finally open April 26 after more than two years of delays. Like the University of Colorado A-Line, glitches in the positive train control system caused the line to fail federal safety standards. But federal approvals finally arrived late last week.
April 1, 2019
Longer Airport Trains Rolling After Ridership Increased 6 Percent
Denver’s airport trains are twice as long since growing ridership pressed the Regional Transportation District to expand the service. RTD’s University of Colorado A-Line trains grew from two-cars to four on January 13, which follows a six percent increase in ridership in 2018 over the previous year. Since the line launched in April of 2016, … Continued
February 28, 2019
Facts & Stats: Everything You Should Know About Denver’s Airport Train
We look at the cost, route, ridership numbers, vehicles, station design and other issues related to the Regional Transportation District’s second-newest railroad, the train between Union Station and Denver International Airport, including a 35 percent decline in ridership.
February 27, 2019
