RTD Board of Directors
RTD in Crisis Part 3: Here’s How to Fix RTD
Poor management must be overcome. Inadequate funding needs to be addressed. And disinterested elected officials should be engaged. But RTD's problems have deeper roots.
January 15, 2020
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
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
RTD’s Board Told What It Takes to Increase Ridership. But Will It Listen?
A celebrated transit planner who is so talented that he even got Houston bus ridership to increase may not be able to bring the same success to Denver for one simple reason: politics.
July 31, 2019
The RTD Transit Board Is Elected by You. Get to Know the Candidates at a Forum on Tuesday.
The public can listen in on the phone, and we'll livestream the event on Facebook.
August 29, 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
RTD Is Upping Transparency With Video, Audio, and Transcripts for Board of Directors Meetings
Transit agency won't spend money needed for live broadcasts and real-time closed captioning, though.
May 1, 2018
Is Your RTD Board Member Slacking?
Unlike most other transit agencies, the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors is elected. It turns out that some of those reps take their elected duties a lot more seriously than others.
April 2, 2018
RTD Board Members Want a Better Fare Pass Program. Will They Rock the Boat to Get It?
Several members of the RTD Board of Directors are concerned about changes to the agency's fare pass program that could increase low-income ridership but dent the transit agency's revenue. Only one member, however, hinted at going after additional funds from the state.
December 7, 2017
