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Uber and RTD team up on paratransit service, neighbors react to deadly crash

If you draw a massive venn diagram of all the characteristics we want out of our transportation system – safety, affordability, less congestion, less pollution, and more access that’s more equitable – you’ll find transit sitting right at the sweet spot in the center. This year, 2021, is the year to build a more robust and sophisticated transit system in Denver, and we may finally have the funding to do it, writes Matt Frommer, a Senior Transportation Associate with the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP).

The main challenge facing the RTD Board is to increase ridership and revenue while providing transportation that is safe and equitable for everyone. Johnson is optimistic: "We just have to be willing to roll up our sleeves and look at what's before us.”  

“Transit justice does not rely on transit agencies alone. The injustices are symptoms of larger problems and the agencies have to work in tandem to create programmatic solutions that make our community safe and accessible for everyone,” Campbell stated. 

Doug Tisdale and Kate Williams, two returning RTD Board Directors, reflect on the past four years and what they’ve learned, offering insight into the future of the RTD board.

Now is the time for the Denver region to embrace equitable transit oriented development. eTOD ensures that development near transit serves the users of public transit – our essential workers, our transit dependent, and low income riders, safeguarding development as a benefit for all people.

When Bouquet learned there were some board members who didn’t use RTD at all, he felt he could bring a new perspective. “I decided to run because I thought we needed a perspective from riders,” Bouquet said. “We need to be hearing from people that actually have experience riding trains or buses.”

“As the service becomes more quality and more attractive, it is going to mean more and more people will ride transit." It is going to allow Colfax to carry more people than it does today."

Marjorie Sloan has years of experience working on transportation issues in the Denver metro area. Will it help RTD get on the right path?