Lyft To Add 200 Electric Vehicles To Its Denver Fleet

Lyft users in Denver may soon be picked up by an electric vehicle. The ride-hailing company announced Thursday that 200 long-range electric vehicles will be made available to rent in December for its drivers in the Mile High City. "I was just…

Senior Issues Briefing

BRING INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS, ISSUES, AND MEETINGS TO SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES AT SENIOR ISSUES BRIEFING ON 11/12/19 NEXT MEETING: November 12, 2019 TIME: 8:30 am to 9:30 am TOPIC: Information Exchange and Opportunities for Collaboration PRESENTER:…

Air Force Is Desperately Looking For People To Adopt Some Of The Retired Military Working Dogs

Air Force Is Desperately Looking For People To Adopt Some Of The Retired Military Working Dogs by pawbuzz on September 12, 2019 in Dogs 0 Military dogs want the same things people want when they retire: comfort, some peace and quiet,…

Transit Riders With Disabilities Tell Lawmakers Just How Painful RTD’s Proposed Service Cuts Could Be

“There is nothing more important than RTD.” That’s what Jule Reiskin, executive director of the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, said just a few moments after she testified before lawmakers Monday about a recent proposal from the…

Older adults are some of Denver’s best at riding rail

Hop on the RTD light rail, and you probably expect to see commuters, students and maybe visitors coming from or going to Denver International Airport. What you might not anticipate is that the masters to riding RTD are likely the couple in their…

Here Are 5 Big Road Projects On CDOT’s Immediate Wishlist

We’ve all had that feeling on a Saturday morning. You leave the house at 6:00 a.m., maybe stop to pick up a friend at the T-Rex lot at I-70 and C-470, then scoot up the hill past Genesee and think to yourself: “I did it. I beat I-70…

RTD leaders resist service cuts while acknowledging agency faces “major problem” with worker shortage

Agency staff cites ongoing low unemployment rate as key factor in low staffing Regional Transportation District leaders on Tuesday made it clear that before any reductions are made to bus and train service in metro Denver — a possible response…

CDOT has a survey to better understand the transportation needs of the community.

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RTD Proposes ‘Significant’ Cuts To Bus And Train Service Over Driver Shortage

The Regional Transportation District board will consider a staff proposal next week to cut a "significant amount of service for a temporary period," to deal with ongoing bus driver and train operator shortages. Currently, RTD is short about…

Trains Are Great, But RTD Sees A Future Denver Packed With Bus Rapid Transit

Since voters approved a multi-billion dollar capital plan called FasTracks in 2004, the Regional Transportation District’s expansion efforts have been nearly all about trains — they’ve opened the four new rail lines since 2014, and…