RTD is in Crisis: Part 1
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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.
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Drivers to RTD: I Quit
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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.
Irony! The Best Way to Buy RTD Tickets Is From Uber
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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.
MyRide: Why Can’t RTD’s Tap-to-Pay Card Reload Cash Automatically?
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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.
With G Line Opening, Has RTD Figured out Positive Train Control?
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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 […]
Denver Airport Train Will Get Less Horn-y
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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.