Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transit

The RTD Board never meets without its buffet. The same can't be said for basic transparency measures that would let the public see what happens at meetings. Photo: David Sachs

Voters Choose the RTD Board, But the RTD Board Still Doesn’t Show Voters How It Operates

By David Sachs | Aug 11, 2017 | 1 Comment

There's one thing that RTD Board of Directors meetings never do without: A buffet. RTD is one of the few American transit agencies run by publicly elected residents, yet there's one thing their meetings always do without: Any broadcast whatsoever that lets the public see or hear the discussion taking place.

The Denver region has made significant investments in transit, but as long as it continues to also spend big on highways and parking, car traffic will continue to rise. Graphic: RTD

RTD Transit Ridership Not Keeping Up With Denver’s Growth

By David Sachs | Aug 10, 2017 | 29 Comments

As long as Denver keeps expanding highways and parking, transit will have a hard time keeping pace.

People wait at an RTD "bus stop" at the intersection of 14th Avenue, Federal Boulevard, and Howard Place. Photo: David Sachs

West Side Transit and Walking Projects Shouldn’t Have to Fight Over Funding Scraps

By David Sachs | Aug 8, 2017 | 2 Comments

The Denver City Council approved a request Monday night from City Council members Paul Lopez and Rafael Espinoza to exchange a $9.8 million Federal Boulevard transit project for four smaller ones focused on pedestrian safety and transit on Federal, Morrison Road, West Colfax Avenue, and Central Street.

With a frequent transit grid, people can get anywhere they need to go in the city with only one transfer. Image: Jarrett Walker + Associates

Why Denver Needs to Get Cracking on a Grid of Frequent Bus Service

By David Sachs | Aug 7, 2017 | 9 Comments

The idea of a high-frequency transit network is simple: Create a grid of bus service that lets people get anywhere they need to go, any time, with dependability. In the most complete system, transfers are simple and a trip should usually require no more than one.

A rendering of Colfax at Downing with center-running bus lanes. Image: DPW

Denver Public Works Unveils Plan for True Bus Rapid Transit on East Colfax Avenue

By David Sachs | Jul 27, 2017 | 4 Comments

Denver Public Works wants to give buses their own lanes down a center strip of the city's busiest bus corridor, complete with "enhanced" stations that speed up the boarding process by letting riders pay beforehand and board at any door. Traffic signals will give buses priority at intersections.

The Lakewood-Wadsworth RTD station is surrounded by a monolithic parking structure, a gas station, and general low density. Image: Google Maps

Instead of Turning People Away, Suburban Denver Could Surround Rail Stations With Transit-Oriented Development

By David Sachs | Jun 28, 2017 | 8 Comments

If the people running these localities don't embrace new people, there's good reason to believe that low suburban ridership will stay low, because the people running these localities don't seem to want new people moving in.

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