They're calling on legislators and the RTD Board of Directors to support an income-based fare pass funded by taxpayer money currently reserved to help large retailers like Wal Mart do their taxes.
Denver still has transit advocacy groups. But Transit Alliance's focus on creating an army of civically engaged residents who understand transit — and push for it from within and from outside of government institutions — will be missed.
The agency was losing about $8 per trip. That might be worth it to help people get to work, but getting people to the ballpark isn't a pressing social need.
If the writer truly wants to use his megaphone to advocate for transit, he'll ask the Hancock administration to allocate funding to restore RTD service, speed up buses and trains with more dedicated right of way, and install signals that give transit priority at intersections.