enver will continue investing in its goals around transportation and the climate crisis under the mayor’s 2020 budget proposal, which he revealed this morning at a press conference. But the $1.49 billion operating budget, which is a 2 percent increase over this year’s spending, also braces the city for an economic slowdown. “We are taking […]
People who use RTD, rideshares like Lyft or Uber and even bikeshares and scooters will be able to plan and pay for a trip using one app called Transit. RTD announced riders could begin purchasing tickets within that app on Monday. It’s the third app where riders can purchase an RTD ticket. The company already […]
DENVER (Sept. 9, 2019) – Starting today, the more than 35,000 people who use Transit every month across the Denver metro area will be able to purchase and activate Regional Transportation District (RTD) tickets within the company’s mobile app. This launch has been made possible through an integration with Masabi’s Justride mobile ticketing SDK (software […]
Considering how vehicles bearing the businesses’ distinctive logos seem to be everywhere in Denver these days, it’s almost hard to believe ride-hailing services Lyft and Uber only got started in the Mile High City six years ago. The competitors both debuted in September 2013 before being legally authorized by the state legislature the following spring. […]
If you’re one of those people who tends to cross the street, the Colorado Department of Transportation would like you to make eye contact with drivers to decrease the chances of them running you over. Actors with giant eyeball masks repeatedly crossed Speer Boulevard at Larimer Street on Wednesday to draw attention to the idea. […]
Voters in Colorado will decide this fall whether to permit the state to keep more of their money to help with transportation and education costs. Proposition CC would permit excess revenues that now are refunded to taxpayers to instead be kept by the state. Colorado law now caps the state’s revenue under the Taxpayer’s Bill […]
Sept. 5, 2019 – Clear Creek County Communications, Colo. – Clear Creek County’s Prospector Bus had a record 547 riders last month (August), beating the previous record of 477 riders in July 2019. In addition to the new record, ridership (through August 2019) is on track to pass all of 2018 numbers (2,986). As of […]
It’s not often an overnight project involving the use of plungers is met with excitement, but that’s exactly what happened Wednesday morning in Boulder after bicycle commuters on 30th Street found someone had created a makeshift “protected” bike lane using plungers. About 100 wooden-handled plungers lined both shoulders on 30th Street between Arapahoe Avenue and […]
The Regional Transportation District’s ridership has fallen significantly in the last few years, off 5 percent from 2015. And the agency has put off massive capital projects like its long-sought Boulder train because of budget constraints. Those are two big reasons RTD’s board of directors is about to have a long, difficult conversation about what the agency’s […]