Tag: Public Transit
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Rosa Parks honored by the Regional Transportation District with free fares on Tuesday
Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of a segregated public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on Dec. 1, 1955, triggering a wave of protests challenging racial segregation of Black Americans that pervaded the country, eventually resulting in the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Regional Transportation District will celebrate Parks’ pivotal…
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RTD’s Colfax Avenue BRT project gets $23M in federal funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District’s re-imagining of Colfax Avenue — sometimes called the longest commercial road in America and home to the city’s busiest bus route — is $23 million closer to becoming a reality. Colfax will soon be home to a new bus rapid transit line (BRT),…
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Safety issues on RTD temper state bill seeking to increase ridership
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District may see increased ridership if a bill introduced in the Senate clears the House and is signed into law. Called SB24-023, the bill will create a committee to investigate how best to implement free ridership for those aged 18 and under…
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Aurora residents asked for feedback on major transit station plan updates
Aurora community members and businesses are asked to attend a Wednesday meeting about a major transit hub area, the Fitzsimons-Colfax and 13th Avenue Station, as the area experiences development and updates. An original plan for the station area — which sits at the intersection of I-225 and East Colfax Avenue within a few miles of…
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Denver’s free ride-share service expands to new neighborhoods
The City and County of Denver is expanding the neighborhoods reached by the Denver Connector, its free on-demand ride share service. Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) announced Thursday that it is adding the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods to its ride share service. The service will reach these neighborhoods starting next week. DOTI created…
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RTD adding service ahead of busy Thursday night downtown
With a crush of orange-clad and lederhosen wearing riders expected Thursday afternoon, the Regional Transportation District is adding light rail and bus routes. The Denver Broncos have a game at Empower Field at Mile High against the Indianapolis Colts at 6 p.m. The three-day run of the Great American Beer Festival starts at 5:30 p.m.…
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Maintenance work set to begin on Denver’s N Line
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District is kicking off a monthlong maintenance project Sunday, resulting in periodic closures of the N Line through next month. Crews will resurface the commuter rail track along the N Line from Union Station in downtown Denver to 124th Station in Thornton,…
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RTD A Line to partially close for maintenance Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The A Line train will be out of service at several stations Saturday for maintenance work, the Regional Transportation District announced. The closure is expected to last all day Saturday between 40th Avenue Boulevard/Gateway Park…
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RTD to hold public meetings on proposed January service changes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District will begin public meetings next week to discuss proposed changes to bus services taking place in January. The proposed changes address an ongoing increase in ridership after ridership dropped significantly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the decrease…
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RTD B Line to be out of service Thursday for emergency preparedness exercise
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District’s B Line light rail from downtown Denver to Westminster will be out of service for several hours Thursday for an annual emergency preparedness exercise. The closure will last from 10:45 a.m.…