Coronavirus Reveals Transit’s True Mission

As health authorities tell us to stay at home and to maintain a six-foot distance from one another, public transit ridership has understandably collapsed. A TransitApp analysis suggests that this collapse has now stabilized around 70% below…

How Transit Advocates Are Mobilizing for Riders and Workers in Response to COVID-19

While white collar workers can do their jobs from the comfort of home during the COVID-19 crisis, millions of essential workers continue to rely on transit to reach jobs providing medical care, food, and other necessities. The bus and train…

Denver RTD’s LiVE Program provides income-based fares for those in need during difficult times

The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) says its encouraging riders seeking an income-based discount on regular fares to apply for RTD’s LiVE Program.

Denver extends stay at home order, city continues outreach and enforcement

DENVER – Effective immediately, Mayor Michael B. Hancock is extending the City and County of Denver’s Stay at Home Public Health Order until April 30, 2020. The city is also extending its ban on mass gatherings through April 30 and will…

Some Denver streets will close to cars, giving people who walk and bike more elbow room during the coronavirus pandemic

Parts of Denver are about to go back to the days when people congregated and played in the streets before cars dominated them. Except… no congregating and no playing.
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April 3rd – RTD Update to COVID-19 Pandemic

*From RTD newsletter For the safety of their employees and riders, and in response to the rapidly changing spread of COVID-19, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) is making some notable operational changes starting Sunday, April 5. Beginning…

Colorado Coronavirus Updates: What You Need To Know Today

The governor is scheduled to speak at 1:30 p.m. MDT. CPR News will carry his remarks live. Find a signal near you, ask your smart speaker to "Play CPR News" or watch the video feed below.

How to Improvise PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in an Emergency

Doctor’s offices and hospitals aren’t the only ones running out of personal protective equipment. Members of the disability community who rely on home health also use PPE. Here are some ideas if you run out of supplies.

Electric scooter brands Lyft, Spin offering free rides in Denver to health care workers in April

Two e-scooter brands are now offering free riders to health care workers in Denver, while two others have pulled their machines off the city’s street entirely while they seek to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q&A: The Impact of Coronavirus on Public and Mass Transportation

The fear surrounding coronavirus and the governor’s executive order mandating people stay home as much as possible has decimated public transportation in the metro area. Over the past two weeks, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) has…