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New DTC FlexRide combines eight former service areas | RTD is offering FlexRide service as a single service area operating on both sides of I-25 between Belleview and Sky Ridge stations. Dubbed the DTC FlexRide as of Feb. 1, the service area joins eight former service areas – Arapahoe, Belleview, Dry Creek, Meridian, Orchard, Lone Tree, South Inverness, and North Inverness – to simplify the transit experience for RTD customers and make it easier to connect to locations along the southeast corridor without being restricted by prior service boundaries. |
| Let the Games Begin: Mark Morarie, videographer and former snowboarding coach | |
Welcome to “Let the Games Begin”! To celebrate the ongoing 2026 Winter Games, meet RTD colleagues who participate in sports represented at this year’s event. To kick things off, get to know Mark Morarie, RTD’s videographer and former snowboarding competitor and coach.
When it comes to snowboarding in the Winter Olympics, there is no discipline more representative of the spirit of snowboarding than slopestyle. From nailing smooth, tweaked-out tricks on rails in the first half of the course to launching to the moon and performing gravity-defying acrobatics off massive jumps in the second half, slopestyle gives competitors a way to express themselves while performing awe-inspiring tricks through the air. However, many of these tricks require years of training and coaching to land, a lesson that videographer Mark Morarie has taught dozens of aspiring pro snowboarders during his time as a slopestyle coach for the Vail Ski and Snowboard Club, one of the most prestigious winter sports development clubs in the world.
| | Caitlin Magee, Data Analyst II, Light Rail Operations (20 years) | | | | “I am a person who is committed to lifelong learning, whether it's reading, traveling, listening, or activating my brain through learning. That is probably how I would define myself: I want to know the why of things, or how things work or how things make people feel or what people enjoy, why they enjoy it, what is it that brings joy to your life. One of the things that brings a lot of joy to my life is constant learning. What can I learn today that I didn't know yesterday? What can I explore? What can I experience? I'm very much about being present for life." | | N Line MOW recognizes accident-free milestone | | General Superintendent of Infrastructure and MOW Brady Hollaway speaks to crew members. | | On Feb. 4, the N Line Commuter Rail Maintenance Of Way team was presented with an award recognizing the team’s commitment to safety, as they had gone 410 days since the last preventable accident. General Manager and CEO Debra A. Johnson provided brief remarks before attendees enjoyed a dinner in celebration of the milestone. Well done, team! | | Every day across the Denver metro area, RTD employees are making lives better through connections. The agency is proud to spotlight our exceptional workforce who go above and beyond in their roles and embody RTD’s core values. Join us in celebrating colleagues who personify the values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration and ownership. | | FM supervisor helps talk distressed person off rail tracks | This past Friday, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor Kim Tostenson was out on his rounds and happened to be driving by the Steele Street crossing, which is a grade crossing along the N Line, when he noticed a person lying in the tracks. Kim was able to talk this person off the tracks. | | Bus operator makes customers feel safe, welcome during trip to airport | I would like to recognize Route AB1 operator William Reiss for his outstanding service to all customers on the ride to the airport last week, during which I had the opportunity to observe him on two different occasions. | | |
5 years
Michelle Merz-Hutchinson
Deputy General Counsel
Tara Galanski
Transit Environmental Specialist
Michael Davies
Government Relations Officer
Heather Siminas
Public Safety Dispatcher
Thomas Baker
LRV Maintenance Supervisor
Sandro Garcia
General Repair Mechanic
Zachary McIntosh
General Repair Mechanic
10 years
Billy Mays
Bus Operator
Djunaedi Tani
Bus Operator
Manuel Maldonado
Bus Operator
Carol Ryan
Division Supervisor
Rod Slayton
Street Supervisor
Stephen Gonzales
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
Mark Millard
LRV Electro Mechanic
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15 years
Richard Jarosz
Bus Operator
Ron Bibeau
Lead Procurement Specialist
Ignacio Correa-Ortiz
Architect
Steve Bodie
Construction Engineer IV
20 years
Jeffrey Gericke
Custodians/Landscape
Michael Vigil
Train Operator
Demetrius Riggins
Bus Operator
25 years
Bob Waldvogel
Division Supervisor
Ryan Hull
Manager, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
30 years
Annette MacNeal
Bus Instructor/Bus Operator
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Best Dressed Operator of the Week: David Borrego | This week’s best dressed operator is David Borrego from Platte Division! Well done, David! Thanks for representing RTD and looking fresh while doing so. |
| The Great Copilot Journey: Communicate like a pro with Copilot Chat | | | | Information Technology (IT) welcomes employees to the Great Copilot Journey! Over the next six weeks, employees will discover how Copilot Chat can make their work easier — one prompt at a time. Each week, the Great Copilot Journey will focus on a new skill and have some fun along the way. | | This week, get familiar with Copilot Chat by using starter prompts to explore some of the abilities this new tool can offer. | | | |
Join Technical Documentation Specialist Linda Ray; Manager of Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Jessica Guardia; Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Access Management, Shawn Purdy; and Senior Project Manager, Cybersecurity, Kyle Cizenski at a special Lunch-n-Learn about passkeys and how they make RTD more secure.
The webinar will take place on Microsoft Teams from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 19. Click the link below to register.
Please reach out to Senior Specialist, Public Relations, Austin Nettleton (austin.nettleton@rtd-denver.com) with questions or issues about the registration process.
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Learn about AI tools at this month's Facts-n-Snacks | |
Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Copilot Chat can help you work smarter, not harder, at this month's Facts-n-Snacks, hosted by members of RTD’s Information Technology and General Counsel departments. Learn about the tools, rules, and resources you need to get started with using AI in the workplace.
Presenters are:
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Tim Coogan, Director of Cybersecurity
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Bill Bradford, Senior Manager of Information Governance and Management
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Brett Feddersen, Chief Information and Technology Officer
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Mischa Danaceau, Manager of Information Security Compliance
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Linda Ray, Technical Documentation Specialist
Dates, times, attendance options, and links to register are below. As a reminder, the in-person session will not be livestreamed.
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Session 1
12:30-1:30 p.m. Feb. 23
(virtual, Microsoft Teams)
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Session 2
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 24
(in-person, Blake Street Conference Room T&D)
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Session 3
Noon-1 p.m. Feb. 27
(virtual, Microsoft Teams)
| | RTD has a number of solicitations currently underway at the agency or planned for the near future. To view and download current solicitations, see upcoming opportunities, and review pending and awarded contracts, follow the links below. | | | | Debra's Quote of the Week | |
"We must always be a strong presence, an unrelenting force working for equality and justice until the freedom gates are fully open."
— Dorothy Height
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