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Regional Transportation District seeks citizen advisers as board faces overhaul
The Regional Transportation District is recruiting volunteers for its Citizens Advisory Committee, according to a Monday announcement from the agency. RTD is accepting applications for six openings on the 17-member committee, which advises the agency on strategies and programs. Members serve three-year terms. Applications must be received by midnight Sept. 14. The Citizens Advisory Committee…
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‘CoCo’ would take taxpayers for a ride | Jon Caldara
Colorado wants taxpayers to spend another $4.73 billion on passenger rail. Don’t worry. They have a plan. Which is a little like your brother-in-law announcing he’s launching another exciting restaurant venture after his last three restaurants ended in bankruptcy. Please. Tell me where to send the check. This week the Front Range Passenger Rail District…
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RTD gets pushback over proposed cuts, including end of 16th Street FreeRide service
With RTD looking to reduce bus and rail line services in Denver amid financial constraints, people are rallying against the proposed cuts. RTD’s Operations, Safety and Security Committee during a Wednesday meeting discussed potential cuts and recommended cutting $31 million from the agency’s budget, which would eliminate up to 10% of bus and light rail…
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RTD to reconsider service priorities as cuts, budget deficit loom
Should the Regional Transportation District aim to maximize ridership or system coverage? That question sat at the heart of the RTD Board of Directors’ first Comprehensive Operations Analysis briefing on Thursday afternoon. With the Denver transit agency facing a budget deficit of over $200 million next year, the analysis aims to re-evaluate the RTD’s entire…
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Polis signs RTD overhaul bill aimed at rebuilding transit ridership
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday approved an overhaul of the Regional Transportation District, signing legislation that sponsors hope would reverse stagnant ridership by, among other things, reshaping the agency’s leadership. The bill’s sponsors also argued that the changes would help restore public trust in metro Denver’s transit system, which operates bus and light‑rail service across…
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RTD lays off two dozen managers in operations ‘realignment’
More than two dozen managers at the Regional Transportation District learned in March that their jobs would be eliminated, with their last day of work set for July 2. That’s according to documents provided to The Denver Gazette by an RTD employee who asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak to…
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Colorado bill reshaping RTD board advances
A proposal to reshape the Regional Transportation District’s leadership easily cleared a committee vote Wednesday, advancing the bill sponsors say is needed to revive a transit system still struggling to regain riders and public trust. Critics have countered that, while they agree that RTD faces deep-seated problems, the legislation won’t fix them. Senate Bill 150…
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Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday restored a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, in doing so, rejected a view of state law that would nullify a subcontractor’s entitlement to any compensation if they knowingly try to recover more than they are owed. Justice Richard L. Gabriel…
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Officials to discuss Colfax BRT, construction, business impacts at Aurora open house
Aurora and East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit officials will hold an open house for the public on Feb. 11 to talk about the transit project coming to the Colfax community. The open house is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Manos Sagrados, 9975 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. The event was initially…
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RTD’s changes to disability transport faces legal challenge
A legal battle over access to public transportation for those with disabilities is again brewing in the very town where it and “The Gang of 19” made national headlines almost 50 years ago. Members of the Atlantis ADAPT community and two additional plaintiffs, Dawn Russell and Claudia Folska, filed a complaint and a motion for…