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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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Changes coming to Union Station to reduce crime in area
Changes to Denver’s Union Station bus terminal are coming as the Regional Transportation District and city officials try to curb the amount of crime in the area. Some of the changes include restricting the bus terminal to passengers only, installing barriers and improving the terminal’s lighting. These changes will be implemented over time, RTD’s General…
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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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RTD closes Westminster parking deck to curb illegal racers
Metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District hopes to put the brakes on illegal street racing at its Sheridan Station at U.S. 36 in Westminster by closing the top level of its parking structure. Closing the top of the four-story parking garage isn’t expected to affect commuters, however, since the 1,000-vehicle deck rarely fills up, because of…
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Denver City Council to vote on aiding low-income RTD riders
The Denver City Council introduced a bill Monday night on a program to help low-income residents qualify for discounted public-transit services. The measure would provide $1.8 million over five years to pay for four “human services eligibility technicians” to help determine if residents qualify for a discounted Regional Transportation District pass under the RTD LiVE…
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RTD: Denver’s tall buildings partly to blame for train issues
The Regional Transportation District says that high-rise growth in downtown Denver is one of the main causes of the district’s ongoing issues with the metro area’s commuter rail network, including its A Line train to the airport. That discovery came in an action plan the district submitted to federal regulators Friday and made public Monday.…
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WATCH: RTD’s A Line airport train could stop running if feds revoke gate waiver
RTD’s A Line train to the airport and its crossing gates aren’t working as they should, say federal regulators, and they’re willing to shut it down if necessary. Regulators said so in a letter to the Regional Transportation District and Denver Transit Partners, the private venture that runs the A Line. The Federal Railroad Administration…
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RTD gets $11M in federal grants for buses, roofs
The Regional Transportation District has been awarded a total of $11 million in federal grants for new buses and to replace roofs on its maintenance facilities, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The metro-Denver transit agency scored the lion’s share of the $15.9 million in grants for Colorado bus-transit projects awarded by the federal…
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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…