RTD
Denver’s Air Thick With Fossil Fuel Pollution as 11,000 Scientists Declare Climate Emergency
Thirty scientists from Colorado signed onto a paper declaring the world in a state of climate emergency — a bit of news that hit just as a thick brown cloud of fossil-fuel residue hung over the Denver Metro.
November 5, 2019
Drivers to RTD: I Quit
Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District cancelled at least 38 trains, which is the latest round of service disruptions caused by an ongoing driver shortage. The fiasco did not happen overnight, but has been building as most of the drivers RTD hired in the last two years have quit.
October 23, 2019
Eyes on the Street: New Dedicated Bus Lanes on 15th Street
The city installed new bus-only lanes on 15th Street Downtown last night. The move is expected to accelerate buses up to 42 percent. And if buses become faster and more reliable, people may start to ditch cars in favor of buses.
October 21, 2019
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
Some American cities are starting to buck a years-long trend of declining transit ridership as passengers return to subway and commuter rail lines across the country, including in Denver, though bus ridership continues to stall, according to a new report.
October 15, 2019
1 Day Before Greta Thunberg Arrives, Report Shows 102% Increase in Metro Denver Auto Emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from autos increased 102 percent in the Denver Metro over 1990 levels. The news comes one day before 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg will lead a Fridays for Future Strike in Denver.
October 10, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Workers Start 15th St. Bike and Bus Fixes
This morning workers started installing rubber curbs along the 15th Street bikeway downtown to make the street safer. Over the coming weeks, pedestrian safety improvements will be made and the street will get a dedicated bus lane.
September 25, 2019
SBD in the Colorado Sun: Want to Solve the Climate Crisis? Stop Widening Roads
To honor this second Global Climate Strike today, Gov. Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock must commit to stop building new roads and expanding the ones we have.
September 20, 2019
Transit, the Trip-Planning App, Now Sells RTD Tickets
Starting today, people who ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains can buy tickets from within the mobile trip-planning app Transit.
September 9, 2019
National Bus Driver Shortage Causes Transit Delays, Extends to RTD and Bustang
Many agencies struggle to attract bus drivers, who are often paid too little to afford housing in the areas they serve. It's a vicious cycle.
August 27, 2019
RTD’s Board Told What It Takes to Increase Ridership. But Will It Listen?
A celebrated transit planner who is so talented that he even got Houston bus ridership to increase may not be able to bring the same success to Denver for one simple reason: politics.
July 31, 2019
