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Peña Blvd. viewed from the A Line on April 23, 2016. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

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Update: Council Approves Denver Airport Road Widening That Would Make Traffic Worse

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 12, 2019 | 20 Comments

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.

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Drivers Kill 3 Pedestrians

By Andy Bosselman | Jul 2, 2019 | No Comments

Traffic fatalities are up 29 percent this year in Denver with 37 dead already compared to 29 at this point in 2018. The numbers grew last week after drivers killed two pedestrians in Denver and a third in Aurora after a frightening hit-and-run Saturday night.

Longer Airport Trains Rolling After Ridership Increased 6 Percent

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 28, 2019 | 6 Comments

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, […]

A passenger prepares to board an RTD A-Line train at Union Station on January 30. Streetsblog file photo by Andy Bosselman.

Facts & Stats: Everything You Should Know About Denver’s Airport Train

By Andy Bosselman | Feb 27, 2019 | 45 Comments

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.

RTD's new driverless shuttle at a bus stop. Photo: RTD.

RTD’s Robot Bus Launch: A video, 7 Pics and Mayor Hancock’s Selfie

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 30, 2019 | 2 Comments

Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District kicked off the first-ever passenger service on a driverless electric bus in Colorado. The little, futuristic-looking bus will carry up to 12 passengers at a time along RTD’s newest route, the 61AV. It will originate at the Peña Boulevard transit station, go to a Park-n-Ride facility and hit three stops […]

The Opening of RTD’s A-Line and What’s Next for Denver Transit

By David Sachs | Apr 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

The A-Line between Union Station and Denver International Airport opened today to loads of fanfare: Two ribbon cuttings (one at each end of the line), 14 scheduled speeches, and a media train that departed at 5 a.m. As Streetsblog wrote earlier this week, the hype for the A Line has gotten a little out of […]

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