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Northeast Transportation Connections, a non-profit based in Stapleton that advocates for more sustainable neighborhoods, launched an initiative today aimed at getting people to and from The Shops at Northfield Stapleton without personal vehicles. The suburban-style shopping center is a major commercial destination and employment center for northeast Denver, about two miles from Central Park Station … Continued

Ever been riding an RTD bus, anxious to get to work on time, and the bus comes to a stop for what seems like forever while a passenger boards? That Guy is counting out $2.60 in exact change and the driver can’t pull away until he’s paid the fare, so everyone gets held up. Other major cities … Continued

Along Sheridan Boulevard, next to the immaculately manicured Willis Case Golf Course in Berkeley, is a strip of dirt and shrubs, inches away from speeding traffic, that Denver Parks and Recreation expects people to use as a sidewalk. Walking isn’t much better on the other side of the street, where the sidewalk is either nonexistent or just a few feet … Continued

There’s no such thing as free parking. Just ask RTD. It costs the agency millions of dollars a year to give away spaces at its expansive park-and-ride lots, according to a study it released last month [PDF]. Across metro Denver, RTD could raise tens of millions of dollars annually if it charged for parking. That’s money which could be … Continued

Editor’s note: If you want to help shape Denver’s transit network, take this map-based survey where you can make as many recommendations as you want. As Denver grows, the city needs to take transit into its own hands. As helpful as RTD and its expanding rail network may be for suburban commuters, the region’s new transit lines don’t do much for the … Continued

RTD is having a busy 2016, and it continued Monday with the opening of the B-Line between Westminster and Union Station. The commuter rail line gets people between downtown and Westminster in 11 minutes. It arrives every 30 minutes during peak hours (5:50 – 8:30 a.m. and 3:20 – 7:30 p.m.) and every hour the rest … Continued

Here’s a sad joke on Colorado Boulevard. This bus stop near 38th Avenue on the edge of Park Hill Golf Course requires people to walk and wait on a ridge of lumpy dirt. Weeds, plants, and bushes create an impassable route for wheelchair users and a dangerous one for everyone else. The RTD stop is … Continued

About 25 miles east of Denver’s urban core, across acres and acres of sprawl and rural fields, Mayor Michael Hancock delivered his annual “State of the City” address at Denver International Airport today. Hancock acknowledged that many residents aren’t reaping the benefits of Denver’s economic growth. Nodding to the city’s homelessness epidemic and housing shortage, he announced … Continued

A regressive Colorado law makes it illegal for RTD to charge most drivers for parking at the agency’s stations. Problem is, parking spaces cost a fortune for transit agencies to build — around $20,000 per space in Denver. Giving away that commodity passes the cost on to passengers and leaves a lot of money on … Continued