Dave Genova
RTD is in Crisis: Part 1
People in the Denver Metro are ditching public transportation as a growing list of problems at the Regional Transportation District have become a full-blown crisis.
January 13, 2020
Drivers to RTD: I Quit
Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District cancelled at least 38 trains, which is the latest round of service disruptions caused by an ongoing driver shortage. The fiasco did not happen overnight, but has been building as most of the drivers RTD hired in the last two years have quit.
October 23, 2019
Irony! The Best Way to Buy RTD Tickets Is From Uber
The ride-hail company recently admitted that it needs to poach huge numbers of transit riders to make a profit. But RTD counts its recent partnership with the ride-hail company a success.
July 9, 2019
MyRide: Why Can’t RTD’s Tap-to-Pay Card Reload Cash Automatically?
RTD frequently praises itself for innovation. But the agency's MyRide tap-to-pay fare payment card lacks basic features, including the ability to automatically add value, which may be why only 1% of RTD riders use the card.
April 24, 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
Denver Airport Train Will Get Less Horn-y
Quiet will finally come to people who live and work along the A-Line train to the airport. Commuter and freight trains will stop routinely blowing their horns at the line's nine road crossings within Denver starting March 1.
February 8, 2019
Is RTD Boss Dave Genova Doing the Best He Can for Denver Transit?
The agency is struggling, but the RTD Board just voted to give the agency chief a small bonus.
November 30, 2017
With New Transit Chief Dave Genova, What’s Next at RTD?
The RTD Board of Directors offered Interim General Manager and CEO Dave Genova the permanent post late last week after the career RTD employee beat out two outsiders for the job. Phil Washington left the agency to run LA Metro in Los Angeles, and his legacy centers around FasTracks, the massive, voter-approved expansion of the region’s rail … Continued
December 16, 2015
Here’s How the RTD CEO Candidates Said They’d Make Denver Transit Better
RTD held what amounted to a public job interview Thursday for three finalists hoping to fill the general manager and CEO post vacated by Phil Washington earlier this year. Stephanie Dawson, Richard Leary, and Dave Genova each had 20 minutes to answer questions about their experience and why they’d fit at RTD. Afterward they spent … Continued
December 11, 2015