Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about RTD

Next Year, It’ll Be a Lot Easier to Watch the RTD Board at Work

By David Sachs | Dec 5, 2017 | No Comments

RTD is one of the few transit agencies in the country with a publicly elected Board of Directors making policy decisions, but it doesn't show the public how it operates. That will change in the first half of 2018, when the agency will start broadcasting Board meetings live online and post video, transcripts, and audio recordings.

Is RTD Boss Dave Genova Doing the Best He Can for Denver Transit?

By David Sachs | Nov 30, 2017 | 4 Comments

The agency is struggling, but the RTD Board just voted to give the agency chief a small bonus.

Will RTD Secure the Funds to Make Transit Fares Fairer for Low-Income Riders?

By David Sachs | Nov 20, 2017 | 4 Comments

RTD would probably shed riders and revenue if a package of fare passes being debated by a working group went live in its current form. The transit agency, though, is not seeking the funding it would need to guard against those effects.

RTD’s Driver Shortage Is Getting Worse, and It’s Untenable

By David Sachs | Nov 16, 2017 | 4 Comments

Service cuts look likely to match the agency's capacity with its commitments to riders.

Legislators Side Against Funding Discount RTD Fares Before Session Starts

By David Sachs | Nov 6, 2017 | 1 Comment

State legislators rejected a bill Thursday that would fund discount RTD passes for Coloradans who cannot afford the standard fare. The bill can still be brought up during the 2018 legislative session but this preliminary vote bodes poorly for its chances.

RTD Now Offers Mobile Ticketing and It’s Kind of a Big Deal for Denver

By David Sachs | Nov 1, 2017 | 2 Comments

It'll be a little easier to ride the bus and train starting today now that RTD has launched mobile ticketing — electronic fares that you can buy and validate with a smartphone or tablet.

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