RTD
The High Cost of Keeping Pretty, Pricey “Pavers” on the 16th Street Mall
Should RTD continue spending big bucks to maintain the aesthetically pleasing but functionally flawed surface of the transitway on the 16th Street Mall? Nostalgia says yes, but common sense says no.
January 11, 2017
To Become a Great Transit City, Denver Should Follow Seattle’s Lead
Denver officials should study the transit renaissance in Seattle, where officials have put to new funding for transit to excellent use, providing tangible service improvements that benefit tens of thousands of people each day.
January 6, 2017
RTD Board Rips Xerox for Ongoing Delay of Smart Card Fare System
RTD's quest for this simple fare tech is now eight years long and has cost at least $21 million.
December 16, 2016
Denver’s Unwalkable Rail Network, Visualized
Only 8 percent of Denverites live within a half-mile of a rail station -- about a 10-minute walk -- "despite growth in rail transit in Denver over the last 15 years."
December 13, 2016
What Denver Council Member Robin Kniech Learned From Relying on RTD
Kniech experienced the everyday indignities, inconveniences, and outright hazards that Denver transit riders know all too well.
December 5, 2016
To Combat Inequality, Denver Must Do More for People Who Walk to Transit
Household income of transit riders, broken down by how they get to the bus or the train. People who walk to transit tend to make much less than people who drive, but the RTD prioritizes driving anyway
November 28, 2016
Despite What You May Have Heard, the Car Is Still King in Denver
The Mile High City has the internet bursting at the servers with superlatives about its unmatched quality of life — brought to you, in part, by a supposedly superb transit system. But the data tells another story. In 2002 the city set out to shape Denver’s neighborhoods with Blueprint Denver, a planning document that tried to … Continued
November 10, 2016
Here Are the Newly Elected Members of the RTD Board
Last night’s election was good for transit in cities that asked voters to approve funding measures. But don’t get it twisted: Republicans have baked anti-transit, anti-city stances into their party platform, and they now control the White House and Congress. For RTD, an agency that relies on some federal funding, the potential implications are troubling. … Continued
November 9, 2016
Meet RTD District M Candidate Natalie Menten — A “Financial Watchdog”
Even people who use Denver’s transit system daily might be surprised to find out that a publicly elected board of directors oversees the Regional Transportation District. It’s true. The 15-member RTD Board of Directors reps constituents from all over the map, literally, and makes decisions that affect Coloradans — in some ways more directly than … Continued
November 3, 2016
Meet RTD District I Candidate Lee Kemp, a Veteran of Transit
Even people who use Denver’s transit system daily might be surprised to find out that a publicly elected board of directors oversees the Regional Transportation District. It’s true. The 15-member RTD Board of Directors reps constituents from all over the map, literally, and makes decisions that affect Coloradans — in some ways more directly than … Continued
November 2, 2016