Denver Ballot Issue 2D: Department of Transportation and Infrastructure advisory board

If passed, this measure would create an unpaid, 19-member Board of Transportation and Infrastructure. Denver City Council members would appoint 13 of those board members and the mayor would appoint the remainder. The board would then advise…

How Transit Affects Us All

The Quality of Life (QoL) Study is RTD's data-driven evaluation of progress toward meeting the FasTracks Program goals. The Study focuses on the “quality of life” in the context of those areas most affected by transit improvements and those…

Repealing the Gallagher Amendment: Impacts on Older Adults

This Week, You Can Tell RTD What You Think Of Its Pandemic 2.0 Service Plan

After cutting service by 40 percent way back in April because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Regional Transportation District has now proposed rebalancing its remaining services to favor lines where people are still riding in significant…

NCOA Awarded $139.4 Million to Help Low-Income Older Adults Find Work

Arlington, VA (September 28, 2020) – The National Council on Aging (NCOA), a trusted national leader working to ensure that every person can age well, has been awarded $139.4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to continue its 55-year…

Tell Congress: Transit needs more immediate assistance

Transit is still facing an economic apocalypse. As millions continue following directives to stay home from work and school, public transportation ridership has flatlined, taking fare revenues with it. Combined with increased costs for additional…

Flu Season And The Coronavirus: What You Need To Know In Colorado This Fall

This year, the possibility of a flu and COVID-19 outbreak in the fall worries health care professionals because of the stress it could place on hospitals.

Covid-19 Is Not The ‘Death Of The City’ – It’s The Rise Of The Neighborhood Center

Transportation systems are often designed for peak commuters going downtown, which has plummeted since the pandemic. To not only recover but emerge improved, cities must invest in a travel pattern long neglected: the neighborhood trip.

Greyhound Bus Terminal Moves To Union Station

DENVER (CBS4)– Greyhound has relocated their Denver terminal at 19th Street and Arapahoe to Union Station. The downtown bus station was put on the market.

No Winter Park Ski Train Or CDOT Snowstang Buses This Season, Thanks To The Coronavirus

If you're going to ski or snowboard this upcoming season and you live in the Denver metro, plan to drive. Amtrak will not operate the Winter Park Express, and the Colorado Department of Transportation won't run its Snowstang buses that…