New Denver focus on transportation heading to voters in November

Denver residents will decide Nov. 5 whether to create a city transportation department. It’s a bureaucratic change, but it signals a bigger shift: The city may take on more responsibility for bus and train service amid a new urban era. The…

Denver, RTD hoping to get downtown traffic moving faster

The city of Denver and the Regional Transportation District are hoping a new and somewhat controversial plan can ease one of the Mile High City's biggest frustrations: downtown traffic. The city is in the process of removing a lane of regular…

Ranking Transportation Committee Recommendations

1. Please, rank the following draft recommendations from 1 being most important to 10 being least important.  The Survey is available at this link

A New Person Is In Charge Of Solving Colorado’s Transportation Problems. Here’s Where She’s Starting

Shoshana Lew isn't walking into an easy job. Lew, who became the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation in February, has a long list of issues to face: congestion up and down the Front Range, crumbling infrastructure, I-70…

DEN Launches Innovative Technology to Improve Access for Blind and Low Visibility

DEN has partnered with Aira to offer a free new service to blind and low-vision passengers and guests. Aira connects users to trained professionals who can see their surroundings through their phone’s camera. These professionals are then able…

RTD hosts telephone town halls to discuss newly launched Reimagine RTD, projects and gather feedback

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) wants to keep the community informed about current projects, provide updates for the region and answer questions from participants. To do that, the agency is hosting a series of hour-long telephone…

Car2Go leaving Denver amid company shake-up

Car2Go, the popular car-sharing and rental company, will be leaving Denver at the end of the October, the company announced Friday. In a news release, Car2Go said it will also exit Austin, Calgary, Portland and Chicago by the of the year.…

How Many People Ride Your RTD Bus? How Cost-Effective Is It? These Maps Have The Answers

RTD's 16th Street Mall shuttle is free. It's also the district's most cost-effective bus, simply because it carries so many dang people. As we reported earlier this week, the Regional Transportation District is thinking a lot about…

RTD hosts telephone town halls to discuss projects, gather feedback

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) wants to keep the community informed about current projects, provide updates for the region and answer questions from participants. To do that, the agency is hosting a series of hourlong telephone town…

Award-Winning disability doc “CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion” makes its’ TV debut!

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion, the groundbreaking documentary about the history of disability inclusion in media starring Marlee Matlin, Jamie Foxx, Geena Davis, Danny Woodburn, Jane Seymour, and Daryl Mitchell, among others, is making…