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RTD adds seven locations to elevator program | The expansion of the Customer Experience Elevator Program builds on the program’s success in reducing unwanted behavior and maintenance calls. Reprogramming public elevator doors to remain open when not in use significantly deters security-related calls and criminal activities at RTD stations – in many cases by more than 50%. Through June 2026, RTD has added Arapahoe at Village Center, County Line, Dayton, Dry Creek, Lincoln, and Thornton Crossroads•104th Avenue stations, as well as the parking garage at Nine Mile Station. More locations will be included throughout this year. |
| The 2026 Light Rail Rodeo is Aug. 8 | |
The 2026 Ro(a)deo season is almost here, with the Light Rail Rodeo taking place 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 8, in the maintenance bay at Elati! Swing by for a morning of fun and games with colleagues and family members. New this year is the Rubber Chicken Challenge. Watch as light rail colleagues attempt to stop a train as close as they can to a rubber chicken tied to the track.
Volunteers are needed to support this and various other activities at the event, including judges for the basketball challenge, Lego races, mug slide contest, and cleanup. To volunteer, email Business Support II Terri Decker (terri.decker@rtd-denver.com).
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the 2026 Snow Plow Roadeo on Aug. 20 and the 2026 Bus Roadeo on Sept. 19!
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This week, crews in the Downtown Loop Midblocks area began removing concrete and existing rail on Stout Street between 17th and 18th streets, while drainage and rail system utility work progressed between 14th and 17th streets, and rail setting began between 15th and 16th streets.
In the Colfax Avenue Alignment area, crews continued excavation, installation of rebar, and concrete placement at the new drainage structures between Seventh and Kalamath streets. Subgrade preparation continued through the corridor while existing underground utility relocation was addressed. To support the drainage and rail system utility work, crews implemented a new pedestrian and bicycle detour along westbound Colfax Avenue between Seventh and 10th streets.
| | 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. | | Service person’s dedication, support benefit operators, customers | Service person Troy Hulstrom of Boulder Division exemplifies what it means to go above and beyond by enthusiastically putting his own tasks aside to assist RTD operators during critical maintenance situations. | | Information specialist’s positivity brightens day of customer | I want to let you guys know that you’re awesome. For the three years I have been in Colorado, you guys have been nothing but great. Today, information specialist Morgan Doyle picked up the phone, and I just fell in love with her positivity. | | |
Yong Song
Civil Engineer IV (14 years)
Jerome Barrow
Bus Operator (16 years)
Gary Welch
Rail Equipment Engineer/Supervisor (20 years)
Jimmy Romero
Bus Operator (20 years)
Fredrick Beard
Service/Vault Puller (24 years)
Lisa Chacon
Business Support II (31 years)
Rebecca Jamieson
Accounts Payable Supervisor (40 years)
| | Best Dressed Operator of the Week: Satish Acharya | This week's best dressed operator is Satish Acharya from Platte Division! Congratulations, Satish, and thanks for representing RTD in style. | | |
Reminder: Salaried staff must complete performance management training, assessments by Monday | |
Eligible salaried employees must complete the 2026 Non-Represented Employee Performance Management: Employee Overview training by Monday. It can be accessed through the “My Learning” tab on Workday.
As a reminder, non-represented employees must also submit their completed assessments by July 20.
For training access questions, email rtdlearning@rtd-denver.com. For performance process questions, contact rtdperformance@rtd-denver.com.
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| Contracting and Procurement is ready to assist during change | |
As RTD undergoes organizational changes, Contracting and Procurement reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that business units have the support and resources they need, both during this transition and beyond.
For inventory or materials handling needs, contact Mike Karol‑Chik, Materials Handling and Purchasing Manager, at Michael.Karol-Chik@rtd-denver.com.
For contract‑related questions, contact Brenda Leo, Contract Manager, at Brenda.Leo@rtd-denver.com.
The team appreciates the continued collaboration as the agency moves forward together.
| | NTI to offer public involvement course at RTD in August | | The National Transit Institute (NTI) is offering a three-day course on Public Participation in Transportation Decision-Making at RTD in August. This is a highly interactive course that will offer techniques to help participants acknowledge the full spectrum of stakeholders and community members; understand all stakeholders' and community members' interests and concerns; identify which engagement approaches are effective for all stakeholder groups; and conduct public involvement using integrative facilitation. | | |
The course takes place from 8:30 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, through Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Conference Room T&D at Blake Street. NTI is offering eight classroom spots for RTD employees. Employees interested in attending should obtain approval from their manager or supervisor and register here. Participants will have time to practice public involvement techniques and strategies in class, including opportunities to work through the issues facing their own agencies and organizations and collaborate with other learners to create strategies to successfully address these issues.
Upon completion of this course, participants will, among other objectives:
- Understand the relationship between, and effect of, public involvement and project decision-making
- Learn various public involvement concepts, techniques, and tools, to support subsequent learning, capacity building, and execution
- Create a public involvement plan with the ability to integrate all the public involvement concepts, techniques, and tools from the course
For more information, click the link below and direct questions to Rutgers University’s Senior Program Coordinator, Meetings and Conferences Amy Gornik (abadaracco@nti.rutgers.edu).
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Next week's Dialogue with Debra postponed | |
Given the conversations that are currently unfolding with the agency's Board of Directors, the all-hands forum scheduled for July 22 at Elati Division has been postponed. A new date and time for this event will be shared soon. Keep an eye on internal communication methods for this information.
Employees are welcome to continue submitting questions for the next session using the form linked below.
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| July’s OneRTD Graduation Ceremony is Friday at Blake Street | |
Eight light rail operators, one bus operator, and one mechanic are expected to be recognized at July’s ceremony, taking place at noon in the atrium at Blake Street.
Family and friends of the graduates, as well as all interested employees, are welcome to attend in person. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on RTD’s YouTube channel.
| | RTD, AIU offering free informational webinar to employees July 23 | RTD has partnered with American InterContinental University to offer employees a free webinar at 10:30 a.m. July 23 about the university and how to apply for the Impact Grant, which can cover up to 100% of the tuition costs associated with select programs. Click here to learn more about the Impact Grant and click the link below to sign up for the webinar. | | |
From Wellbeing: Registration ends tomorrow for the employee-led Evergreen golf tournament | |
Registration for the Aug. 1 employee-led golf tournament at Evergreen Golf Course ends tomorrow.
The entry fee is $125 for individuals and $500 for a team of four. Payment can be submitted via check through interoffice mail (mail code: Treasury) to Treasury Supervisor Gene Byron. Other payment options, such as cash or Venmo, may be available. To enter the tournament, fill out and submit an online or print registration form linked below and pay the entry fee.
Please contact Byron (gene.byron@rtd-denver.com) or Procurement Specialist I Jill Pruett (jill.pruett@rtd-denver.com) for more information.
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| New bikeway overpass bridge installed over CO 119 median | | |
On Friday, Colorado Department of Transportation crews installed a 50-ton bridge that will serve as a bikeway overpass over the 63rd Street median between the northbound and southbound directions of the CO 119/Diagonal Highway.
The new overpass will provide a safe crossing for bicyclists and pedestrians over 63rd Street, enhancing access to the CO 119 bikeway and RTD’s new Park-n-Ride on the west side of 63rd Street. It will also strengthen connections to the future CO 119 BRT service between Boulder and Longmont.
CDOT plans to temporarily close the 63rd Street median from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday to all modes of transportation as crews pour the concrete deck for the newly installed bridge. During the closure, 63rd Street and CO 119 will be configured as a right-in-right-out intersection. There will be one signed detour route for motorists and cyclists:
- Northbound 63rd Street travelers: Turn right onto northbound CO 119, turn left at Colorado Highway 52, and turn left onto southbound CO 119 to return to 63rd Street
- Southbound 63rd Street travelers: Turn right onto southbound CO 119, turn left onto Jay Road and turn left onto northbound CO 119 to return to 63rd Street
During these project milestones, please keep out of the active construction zone and follow pedestrian and cyclist access paths, as well as speed limits.
Click the thumbnail above to watch a video of the bridge installation.
| | Celebrate the World Cup every week throughout the tournament by playing the Inside Connections World Cup Pick 'Em! Each week through the conclusion of the tournament July 19, choose the outcome from select matches and see how well you do! | | Week 6: Semifinals and Finals (July 15-19) | |
| Who will lift the World Cup trophy on Sunday? | | | | |
1 p.m. today: England vs. Argentina (World Cup Semifinals)
3 p.m. Saturday: France vs. loser of England vs. Argentina (Third-place playoff)
1 p.m. Sunday: World Cup Final
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France (2)
Morocco (0)
France: 60%
Morocco: 40%
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Spain (2)
Belgium (1)
Spain: 68%
Belgium: 32%
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Argentina (3)
Switzerland (1)
Argentina: 72%
Switzerland: 28%
| | 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 | |
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."
— Coco Chanel
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