RTD

RTD held what amounted to a public job interview Thursday for three finalists hoping to fill the general manager and CEO post vacated by Phil Washington earlier this year. Stephanie Dawson, Richard Leary, and Dave Genova each had 20 minutes to answer questions about their experience and why they’d fit at RTD. Afterward they spent … Continued

Alejandro Henao spends a lot of time thinking about transportation, because that’s what students studying civil engineering and transportation do. But the University of Colorado Denver doctoral student wanted to do more — and see his city act, too. So Henao, with the CU Denver chapters of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and WTS, organized a panel discussion with … Continued

RTD has an elected board that makes decisions affecting the entire Denver region, yet more than 15 years into the 21st century, the transit agency still doesn’t record or broadcast its public meetings. This, in a technological era that allows people to broadcast live videos from their phones. In May RTD Director Kent Bagley asked his colleagues to support his bid … Continued

The protected bike lanes on Lawrence and Arapahoe streets are well on their way to completion, and so is an accompanying “transit island” that will help people waiting for the bus and people on bikes get where they need to go safely. The island, also known as a “floating bus stop,” gives pedestrians a safe haven … Continued

Since Union Station became the anchor for a vibrant downtown district, the area has quickly gained an identity as a place where people walk, but the surrounding streets aren’t ready for the huge influx of pedestrians expected once RTD’s massive FasTracks expansion opens next year. City planners estimate as many as 100,000 people daily will stream through the Union Station transit district once four … Continued

More than a dozen people testified at the RTD Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night in support of changes that should expand the reach of a low-cost pass program for low-income transit riders. The changes include measures to streamline a program that allows nonprofit organizations to buy discounted bus and rail tickets in bulk, and distribute them to their clients at … Continued

The massive FasTracks rail and bus system is nearly built, with four new rail lines and a bus rapid transit route connecting Denver to Boulder opening next year. FasTracks will connect the city’s suburbs with downtown and Denver International Airport, but what about transit routes that help people travel within the city itself? As Denver’s population grows, its decision makers … Continued

If you build good transit, it will serve a lot more people if you also build walkable places around the stations. Without that development, your transit system won’t ever reach its potential. When it comes to making effective use of the land by its stations, RTD has some catching up to do, according to initial results from an … Continued

People in the Southwest are driving less and using transit more, but transportation spending doesn’t reflect those trends, according to a new report from the Southwestern Energy Efficiency Project. Instead state DOTs are building more roads, as though nothing has changed. Meanwhile regional transportation agencies like the Denver Regional Council of Governments aren’t spending enough on … Continued