RTD

This guest commentary originally appeared on the Denver Urbanism Blog. Last week, the Regional Transportation District announced that in February Pauletta Tonilas will become the agency’s next general manager of communications. The former RTD executive will return to Denver from Los Angeles where she served as chief communications officer of LA Metro, an agency known for … Continued

It's an embarrassing end to a service that, just two months ago, was enthusiastically hyped as a new transit option by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.

This opinion piece responds to last week’s Streetsblog story: Denver’s New Bus and Train Fares Are the Most Expensive in the Nation.  RTD’s fares just went up, and they are high. An adult cash ticket with local service is now $3.00, up from $2.60, making RTD’s fare one of the highest across the country. But … Continued

To keep Colorado’s people and their stuff moving, elected officials must recognize that adapting to a changing climate will require doing things that are unpopular — and it’s time for them to show leadership.

It's that time again. Every three months, the Regional Transportation District tries to re-calibrate the bus and train system, and Denver metro residents brace for change.

The elected RTD Board of Directors approved a new fare structure Tuesday by a vote of 10 to 5, and things will get harder before they get easier for less priveledged residents.

How will the transit agency ease the burden on bus and train riders while increasing ridership and revenue? It's complicated.

Chris Jones aka Pickeled Entropy has done Denver a public service with an instructional (inspirational?) video that should ease some fears.

The public can listen in on the phone, and we'll livestream the event on Facebook.