transit
Eyes on the Street: 24/7 Bus Lanes Pop Up on Broadway and Lincoln
All-day bus lanes and new pavement treatments will improve bus service. But the project is a small step, not a bold leap.
August 29, 2017
Watch Denver’s Historic Streetcar Network Grow Rapidly — Then Disappear
Just as the streetcar lines shaped neighborhood development in the first part of the 20th century, automobiles shaped the city in the second. But while streetcars encouraged close-knit, walkable places, cars encouraged sprawling, drivable development.
August 21, 2017
Voters Choose the RTD Board, But the RTD Board Still Doesn’t Show Voters How It Operates
There's one thing that RTD Board of Directors meetings never do without: A buffet. RTD is one of the few American transit agencies run by publicly elected residents, yet there's one thing their meetings always do without: Any broadcast whatsoever that lets the public see or hear the discussion taking place.
August 11, 2017
RTD Transit Ridership Not Keeping Up With Denver’s Growth
As long as Denver keeps expanding highways and parking, transit will have a hard time keeping pace.
August 10, 2017
West Side Transit and Walking Projects Shouldn’t Have to Fight Over Funding Scraps
The Denver City Council approved a request Monday night from City Council members Paul Lopez and Rafael Espinoza to exchange a $9.8 million Federal Boulevard transit project for four smaller ones focused on pedestrian safety and transit on Federal, Morrison Road, West Colfax Avenue, and Central Street.
August 8, 2017
Why Denver Needs to Get Cracking on a Grid of Frequent Bus Service
The idea of a high-frequency transit network is simple: Create a grid of bus service that lets people get anywhere they need to go, any time, with dependability. In the most complete system, transfers are simple and a trip should usually require no more than one.
August 7, 2017
Denver Public Works Unveils Plan for True Bus Rapid Transit on East Colfax Avenue
Denver Public Works wants to give buses their own lanes down a center strip of the city's busiest bus corridor, complete with "enhanced" stations that speed up the boarding process by letting riders pay beforehand and board at any door. Traffic signals will give buses priority at intersections.
July 27, 2017
Instead of Turning People Away, Suburban Denver Could Surround Rail Stations With Transit-Oriented Development
If the people running these localities don't embrace new people, there's good reason to believe that low suburban ridership will stay low, because the people running these localities don't seem to want new people moving in.
June 28, 2017
If Public Officials Walked Federal Boulevard Every Day, Denver Wouldn’t Have to Wait So Long for Safer Streets
Take a walk on Federal and you'll see and feel the results of decision-makers marginalizing people on foot.
June 26, 2017
What the Public Needs From an RTD Transit Pass
Available passes don't reach residents with low incomes, many of whom — students in particular — depend on transit.
June 21, 2017
