Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transit

These are the changes that Denver residents want to see most. Chart: City and County of Denver

What Denverites Want: Less Traffic, Better Transit, More Affordability

By David Sachs | Dec 1, 2016 | No Comments

Denver residents want to live in a city with less traffic congestion, lower housing costs, and better transit options, according to a recently released survey.

Household income of transit riders, broken down by how they get to the bus or the train. People who walk to transit tend to make much less than people who drive, but the RTD prioritizes driving anyway. Image: RTD

To Combat Inequality, Denver Must Do More for People Who Walk to Transit

By David Sachs | Nov 28, 2016 | 3 Comments

Household income of transit riders, broken down by how they get to the bus or the train. People who walk to transit tend to make much less than people who drive, but the RTD prioritizes driving anyway

Jarrett Walker on Denver’s Transit Culture, Frequency, and Pitfalls of Tech

By David Sachs | Nov 18, 2016 | No Comments

Part two of our interview with the transit expert, a senior consultant on Denver's first transit plan.

Meet RTD District M Candidate Natalie Menten — A “Financial Watchdog”

By David Sachs | Nov 3, 2016 | 1 Comment

Even people who use Denver’s transit system daily might be surprised to find out that a publicly elected board of directors oversees the Regional Transportation District. It’s true. The 15-member RTD Board of Directors reps constituents from all over the map, literally, and makes decisions that affect Coloradans — in some ways more directly than […]

Meet RTD District I Candidate Lee Kemp, a Veteran of Transit

By David Sachs | Nov 2, 2016 | 4 Comments

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