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RTD's MyRide tap-to-pay electronic fare payment card.

MyRide: Why Can’t RTD’s Tap-to-Pay Card Reload Cash Automatically?

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 24, 2019 | 18 Comments

RTD frequently praises itself for innovation. But the agency's MyRide tap-to-pay fare payment card lacks basic features, including the ability to automatically add value, which may be why only 1% of RTD riders use the card.

A G line test train approaches Arvada. Photo: RTD

With G Line Opening, Has RTD Figured out Positive Train Control?

By Andy Bosselman | Apr 23, 2019 | 3 Comments

When the Regional Transportation District opens the long-delayed G-Line on Friday, is it a sign that the agency has finally worked out the electronics difficulties that bedeviled the launch of its first three commuter trains? RTD is the first transit agency in the U.S. to deploy a positive train control system from the ground up […]

A rendering shows how East Colfax Avenue would change at North Krameria Street with the introduction of center-running dedicated bus lanes in a bus rapid transit system that the city has been planning. Image: City of Denver

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Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about RTD

MyRide: Why Can’t RTD’s Tap-to-Pay Card Reload Cash Automatically?

With G Line Opening, Has RTD Figured out Positive Train Control?

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