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Regional Transportation District approves new security contract
The Regional Transportation District’s board of directors approved a new contract Tuesday with Allied Universal Security Services to provide security at bus and rail stations and enforce fares. In 2019, RTD awarded Allied Universal a three-year contract with three one-year options to provide systemwide security services, interim RTD Transit Police Chief Steve Martingano said. The contract expires…
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Regional Transportation District to offer free fares in August to reduce ozone pollution
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…
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Denver mayor blames drug use for surge in crime at Union Station bus terminal
Illegal drug use and sales in the Union Station bus terminal have fueled a spike in crime at the downtown transit hub, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said Wednesday. Hancock took a walking tour of the terminal and concourse with public safety officials and Debra Johnson, CEO and general manager of the Regional Transportation District, before…
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RTD, union agree on new contract that will raise employee wages
The Regional Transportation District and its union approved a collective bargaining agreement on Friday that will raise wages by more than 25 percent over a three-year period. Union-represented employees will receive at least a 16 percent increase at first, followed by 4 percent increases through 2024. This means starting wages for bus and rail operators…
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RTD will see additional $53M in funding from American Rescue Plan
Denver’s Regional Transportation District will see more than $53 million in additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to pay its workers and help expand services. The Biden administration said Monday it was awarding $2.2 billion in coronavirus relief money from the American Rescue Plan to 35 financially strapped transit agencies in 18 states, and…
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COVID-19 surge impacts Denver’s train, bus services
The Regional Transportation District announced Thursday that it is dealing with its largest surge of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and that surge could impact Denver’s train and bus services. The agency said in a news release that 77 employees tested positive for the virus over the past three weeks. RTD also…
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Colorado Congress members want RTD train woes worked out fast
Colorado’s two U.S. senators and two members of the U.S. House from metro Denver have taken the unusual step of writing a joint letter to federal and local officials urging them to step up efforts to resolve problems on RTD’s commuter-rail lines ahead of a possible shutdown of the transit agency’s airport train. The letter…
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This Week at the Capitol: March 19-23
Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. MONDAY House Education Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 112 House Bill 1252, barring the sale of…
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Lt. Gov. Lynne signs marijuana tax fix into Colorado law
The bill to fix the mistake made in the 2017 omnibus bill for rural Colorado has now made it into law. Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne signed Senate Bill 88 into law Thursday afternoon. The measure restores the ability of 14 special districts to collect retail marijuana taxes, an authority they lost last year. Lynne signed…
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RTD drivers don’t have the right to strike, Colorado agency rules
The Colorado Division of Labor ruled Tuesday that the union representing Denver’s bus and rail drivers does not have the right to strike. The union had filed “intent to strike” paperwork on Feb. 1, while negotiating a new contract with RTD, which expires Feb. 28. In addition to requesting wage increases, among other items, the…