Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transit

On Seattle's Third Avenue, buses rule and cars are "essentially disallowed" during rush hour.

To Become a Great Transit City, Denver Should Follow Seattle’s Lead

By David Sachs | Jan 6, 2017 | 10 Comments

Denver officials should study the transit renaissance in Seattle, where officials have put to new funding for transit to excellent use, providing tangible service improvements that benefit tens of thousands of people each day.

Will Colorado’s Next Transportation Ballot Measure Prioritize Transit?

By David Sachs | Jan 5, 2017 | 4 Comments

The governor framed the ballot measure as a roads and transit package, but lawmakers haven't nailed down specifics.

One of several problems with RTD's smart cards is that the card readers on train platforms don't always work. Photo: David Sachs

RTD Board Rips Xerox for Ongoing Delay of Smart Card Fare System

By David Sachs | Dec 16, 2016 | 17 Comments

RTD's quest for this simple fare tech is now eight years long and has cost at least $21 million.

Under the proposal, developers can build two to three stories without parking, but beyond that they will have to jump through hoops to create car-free development. Photo: Kent Kanouse/Flickr

While Other Cities Cut Parking Mandates, Denver’s Poised to Require More Parking

By David Sachs | Dec 15, 2016 | 5 Comments

Zoning would ensure a net gain in parking spaces if the City Council adopts it, but home builders will have some outs.

The light pink areas around RTD rail stations represent areas where people should be able to walk to the train easily, but can't because of indirect walking routes thanks to things like parking lots and highways. Image: City and County of Denver

Denver’s Unwalkable Rail Network, Visualized

By David Sachs | Dec 13, 2016 | 6 Comments

Only 8 percent of Denverites live within a half-mile of a rail station -- about a 10-minute walk -- "despite growth in rail transit in Denver over the last 15 years."

What Denver Council Member Robin Kniech Learned From Relying on RTD

By David Sachs | Dec 5, 2016 | 1 Comment

Kniech experienced the everyday indignities, inconveniences, and outright hazards that Denver transit riders know all too well.

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