Regional Transportation District

Denver Light Rail

Reduced Fares Available for Low-Income Transit Riders in the Denver Area

The LiVE program (short for "live you best life") offers 40 percent discounts on transit rides for qualifying riders.

July 12, 2019 - The Denver Post

Denver Rail

Uber Partners With Transit in Denver

Uber is making it easier for travelers to access transit by offering the option to purchase tickets through its app.

May 10, 2019 - CityLab

Denver Union Station

G-Line Commuter Rail Opens Today, Connecting Denver to Suburbs

A new commuter line is open today in Denver, after facing challenges and delays that continue to plague other previously opened rail lines in the region.

April 26, 2019 - The Denver Post

RTD 61AV

Driverless Shuttle Pilot Now Operating in Denver

Take a sneak peak at a potential future.

February 5, 2019 - The Denver Post

RTD Train

Denver Train Problems Caused by Tall Buildings: RTD

The A and G Lines use GPS for their crossing gates, they claim that a new software patch and other improvements would resolve those issues and put the G line on schedule.

December 20, 2018 - The Denver Post

Denver's Regional Transportation District Cuts Bus Service

Low ridership and driver shortages mean the Denver area's Regional Transportation District cut bus service.

August 27, 2018 - The Denver Post

Denver Union STation TOD

To Make the Most of Transit Oriented Development, Include Affordable Housing

Low-income residents are more likely to use transit, and transit needs riders. The relationship seems ripe for mutual benefit.

June 26, 2018 - TransitCenter

Denver Light Rail

Denver-Area Transit Users Can Use Smartphones to Pay Their Fare

The Regional Transportation District hopes that the ability to pay transit fares by smartphone will remove the frustration of waiting in line and searching for correct change.

November 5, 2017 - The Denver Post

Friday Funny: The Transit Rider No One Should Aspire To Be

John Metcalfe introduces the world to Jimmy, the transit riding jerk who will probably seem all-too familiar.

April 7, 2017 - CityLab

A bus next to the re-located light rail station at Denver's Union Station

Denver Opts for BRT over 'Modern Streetcar'

The 10-mile Colfax Ave corridor has the city's highest bus ridership but plagued by traffic congestion. After a 2-year study, bus rapid transit with dedicated lanes was selected by city and county staff as part of a $115 million investment strategy.

August 22, 2014 - The Denver Post

A National Model for Transit Equity

Kaid Benfield looks at a groundbreaking new report compiled by Reconnecting America and the equity coalition Mile High Connects, that suggests how the expansion of Denver's transit system could reach traditionally underserved populations.

May 7, 2012 - Switchboard

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