Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transit

Opinion: I Love Whoopie Goldberg Even Though She Hates Bike Lanes

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 17, 2019 | 3 Comments

Whoopie Goldberg is fed up with bike lanes — and I still love her. Yesterday on The View (video) she chewed out New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for narrowing one of the streets she where drives to work. “You know what’s really pissing me off?” she asked the mayor. “You’ve added 83 miles of protected bike […]

Does Denver’s Regional Transportation District Have a Marketing Problem?

By Xavier Williams | Jan 11, 2019 | 2 Comments

This guest commentary originally appeared on the Denver Urbanism Blog. Last week, the Regional Transportation District announced that in February Pauletta Tonilas will become the agency’s next general manager of communications. The former RTD executive will return to Denver from Los Angeles where she served as chief communications officer of LA Metro, an agency known for […]

A Chariot shuttle in front of Union Station. The company will halt operations on Feb. 1. Photo: Chariot.

Chariot, Van Company Hired to Enhance Transit in Denver, is Shutting Down

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 10, 2019 | 11 Comments

It's an embarrassing end to a service that, just two months ago, was enthusiastically hyped as a new transit option by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.

Denver Finalizing Blueprints for Future of Transportation, Housing and Parks

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 8, 2019 | 3 Comments

As Denver plans for the next 20 years, advocates for livable streets would like to see Denver design more streets for pedestrians, bikes and transit—like the 16th Street Mall. Photo: RTD.

Are RTD's High Fares Bad for Denverites?

By Jamie Perkins | Jan 7, 2019 | 3 Comments

This opinion piece responds to last week’s Streetsblog story: Denver’s New Bus and Train Fares Are the Most Expensive in the Nation. RTD’s fares just went up, and they are high. An adult cash ticket with local service is now $3.00, up from $2.60, making RTD’s fare one of the highest across the country. But […]

Passengers queue for the Boulder Express at Union Station. Photo: RTD.

Denver's New Bus and Train Fares Most Expensive in Nation

By Andy Bosselman | Jan 2, 2019 | 55 Comments

Today, the Regional Transit District raised prices for bus and train tickets to $3, making Denver the most expensive place to ride transit when compared to more than a dozen cities of similar size or larger.

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