fares
Applying for RTD’s New Discount Program? A Confusing, Complicated and Glitchy Website Awaits.
A 40-percent discount transit program for the poor rolled out today with an online application process that’s so confusing it requires 60 pages of instructions and left one of the leaders of an organization that helped to launch it perplexed where to start.
July 29, 2019
Breaking: 40% RTD Discount Program for Riders in Need Opens July 29
RTD will start accepting applications for its long-awaited discount program starting July 29. The cost of riding buses and trains in the Denver Metro will go down 40% for people who qualify for the new income-based program.
July 10, 2019
It’s Official: In 2019, RTD Fares Could Cost You More or Less, Depending on Age and Income
The elected RTD Board of Directors approved a new fare structure Tuesday by a vote of 10 to 5, and things will get harder before they get easier for less priveledged residents.
September 19, 2018
RTD Board Advances Massive Fare Pass Restructuring with Discounts for Riders in Need
How will the transit agency ease the burden on bus and train riders while increasing ridership and revenue? It's complicated.
September 12, 2018
Transit Riders to RTD Board: Honor the Public Process and Approve New Fare Pass Discounts
Elected officials still have to vote on a new fare package. Constituents don't want them to pick it apart.
August 23, 2018
Lower Fares for Low-Income Riders in Hands of RTD Board that May or May Not Approve Them
Cherry-picking from a new fare structure proposal would have rippling — and possibly crippling — effects on the RTD Board's own goals.
July 31, 2018
Next Week Is Your Chance to Weigh in On RTD’s Fare Pass Overhaul, Which Isn’t a Slam Dunk
Before Board members vote on the package (likely this fall), RTD will hold eight meetings -- three in Denver -- where the public an show support for the changes, which include an income-based discount.
July 13, 2018
Colorado Lawmakers Nudge RTD to Provide Bigger Fare Discounts for Low-Income Transit Riders
RTD Board of Directors says it has everything under control.
April 26, 2018
Tim Neville and Kimmi Lewis Want to Deny Affordable Transit Fares to Kids and Low-Wage Riders
If passed, the bill would undermine a local year-long effort aimed at creating fairer fares.
March 13, 2018
The Overhaul of RTD’s Fare Pass Programs, Explained
Callibrating current passes, nixing old options, and adding new ones might raise ridership, but not everyone is happy.
February 27, 2018