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These 7 new accessible vehicles let people with disabilities access micromobility

If you live in New York City and use a manual wheelchair, you may soon be able to use the Lime app to order a free rental of an attachment that turns it into a power vehicle. The design is one of seven adaptive vehicles the micromobility company…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

Arapahoe County Transportation Forum – February 11, 2021

DRCOG had requested their counties form forums with the cities therein to prepare their Transportation Improvement Plans from which DRCOG must choose to fund. For the past two years that’s what the cities did. Instead of each city handing…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

Denver South Employers Transportation Champions – February 10, 2021

Denver South is the Transportation Management Organization for the I-25 corridor from about Belleview (Denver/Greenwood Village) to the south side of Lone Tree. The Transportation Champions is made up of representatives of the businesses making…
LiVE, RTD’s income-based discount program

LiVE, RTD’s income-based discount program

LiVE, RTD’s income-based discount program gives eligible riders a 40% discount on regular fares. Eligible riders must be between the ages of 20 and 64 and have a gross household income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level. They must…
Were Here for You

We’re Here for YOU, Colorado!

Since the start of the pandemic, the number of Coloradans we serve has grown by more than 175,000 people. This growth is now projected to continue rather consistently all year, with the "likely extension of the Public Health Emergency" (PHE)…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

New Year, New Opportunities: The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

The year 2020 delivered a “gut-punch” to the public transportation industry. After riding high in 2019, seeing ridership gains for the first time in nearly a decade, transit agencies were caught flat-footed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

DRCOG’s Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – January 25, 2021

DRCOG’s TAC via GoToMeeting beginning at 1:30pm. Amendments to the 2020-2023 Transportation Improvement Program were proposed and approved. These amendments included the following: New Project I-2I-25/Crystal Valley Pkwy Interchange:…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

Denver County Local Coordinating Council (DCLCC) – January 20, 2021

9-10 AM Zoom Meeting Sun Valley Project Update Subgroup met with Sun Valley Youth center in late 2020. People in Sun Valley are already using transit out of necessity. Once people are able to afford a car, they switch from using…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

Denver Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) Transportation Committee – January 14, 2021

Virtual Meeting via Zoom Looking Ahead at 2021 – Debra A. Johnson, RTD CEO and General Manager In November, the RTD welcomed its new CEO and General Manager, Debra A. Johnson. John has 28+ years of transit experience, including…
The State of the Transit Industry in 2021

RTC’s Access-a-Ride Paratransit Advisory Committee (APAC) – January 12, 2021

APAC met via Microsoft teams on Tuesday, January 12. This was one of three separate meetings for APAC this year. Additional meetings of APAC this year will be held jointly with RTD’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities (ACPD) as…