light rail

RTD is not liable for $115 million claimed by light rail contractor, court rules

Feb 14, 2023

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Scott Weiser

A district court in Denver ruled in favor of the Regional Transportation District in a $115 million dispute over the costs of ensuring vehicle safety at railroad crossings on the A, B and G light rail lines. The dispute over problems with the Eagle Project has been winding its way through the regulatory and legal system…
Aurora Mayor Coffman criticizes RTD for its response to R-Line derailment

Nov 3, 2022

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Scott Weiser

More than 11 weeks after the Regional Transportation District’s R-Line light rail train derailed, service has not returned and the shuttle buses bridging the gap for riders stopped. That drew the ire of Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman. “RTD is clearly a bloated bureaucracy in search of a mission and providing a reliable transit service to…
Regional Transportation District to offer free fares in August to reduce ozone pollution

Jun 29, 2022

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Colorado Politics

The Regional Transportation District will eliminate ridership fares in August in an attempt to reduce ground-level ozone. The Zero Fare for Better Air program aims to incentivize Coloradans to ditch their vehicles and take the train or bus, transit officials said. Colorado’s high ozone season is between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, according to the…
JARED POLIS: Sensible spending plus new revenue — and innovative solutions

Jun 7, 2018

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Jared Polis

We’ve all felt the downsides of Colorado’s rapid growth – longer commutes, deteriorating roads, more pollution and a rising cost of living. These aren’t just quality-of-life problems; they’re costing Coloradans their hard-earned money. In some parts of our state, the average driver is losing over $700 per year to car repairs and lost productivity from…
Aurora’s light rail line no longer target of service cuts under RTD revised plan

Oct 20, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

After fielding much furor over proposed light rail line service reductions, the Regional Transportation District OK’d a new plan for the R Line running through Aurora, excluding the cuts. RTD targeted the R line, which runs through Aurora along Interstate 225, for reduced service due to poor ridership. But the route is just six months…
RTD surprised by Aurora’s response to proposed light-rail cuts

Sep 21, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

Even with cuts to service, Aurora’s light-rail R line would be sustainable. That’s the pushback from Regional Transportation District spokesperson Nate Currey in an interview with 9news’ Kyle Clark after Aurora characterized proposed cuts to the rail line as premature and said the district hasn’t done enough to market the route. RTD’s proposed cuts to…
DU, Colorado light rail stations seen as mobility hubs

May 24, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

After nearly a decade, Denver Regional Transportation District’s University of Denver and Colorado light rail stations need to become more visible gateways to surrounding communities, rather than the “back doors” they now represent to their neighborhoods, according to a study of the two stations and their mobility possibilities. “It is time these stations transition from…
Construction litigation reform roller-coaster concludes with unthought-of unanimous votes

May 11, 2017

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Ernest Luning

It was almost anticlimactic when the bipartisan construction defects litigation reform bill passed unanimously in the Senate on May 4, sending the much-anticipated legislation to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. While there had been plenty of drama surrounding the measure throughout most of April, after the governor, House sponsors and prominent stakeholders announced a deal had…
Democrat Steve Lebsock says he’ll ‘probably be a no vote’ on transportation tax legislation

Mar 15, 2017

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Ernest Luning

State Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, says he’s inclined to vote against the bipartisan transportation funding package introduced last week because residents of Adams County and other north metro areas are “tired of getting (the) short end” on road and transit projects. Citing a long list of slights, Lebsock said in a series of tweets and…
Hudson: Cal Marsella’s ‘Denver Model’ set to transform economic future

Mar 30, 2016

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Miller Hudson

Cal Marsella, who died March 19, was hired in 1995 as general manager at RTD amid policy chaos at the agency. Jon Caldara, who now heads the Independence Institute, was the RTD Board chair. Voters had recently rejected RTD’s attempt to de-Bruce. Bus operations were adjusting to legislation sponsored by state Sens. Terry Considine and…