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RTD, History Colorado Center partner to recognize United States 250th, Colorado 150th anniversaries | | History Colorado Center is celebrating these significant milestones with commemorative exhibitions, and RTD is sharing ways the community can take public transit to experience them. As part of the recognition, the agency has debuted a wrapped bus that displays artwork inspired by the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Colorado’s statehood. The bus is now traveling throughout the Denver metro service area. Learn more about the exhibitions and explore travel options by visiting RTD’s History Colorado Center webpage, or use Next Ride to plan a trip to experience the exhibitions. |
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The Transit Equity Office is introducing multilingual “I Speak” buttons for frontline employees to improve language access for RTD customers.
RTD has produced buttons in Spanish, Amharic, French, Arabic, Oromo, Swahili, Italian, Nepali, German, Hindi, Farsi, and American Sign Language (ASL). Employees who are fluent in any of these languages can choose to wear a button on their shirt, hat, lanyard, or other visible item, in accordance with uniform standards.
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Operational testing on East Colfax BRT has begun | | The East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will bring faster, more reliable, and more accessible transit to one of the region’s busiest corridors. As construction continues, RTD teams are working with project partners to ensure the system operates safely and efficiently before service begins. | | On a bright Colorado morning in late February, members of RTD’s Safety and Environmental Compliance team joined project partners along East Colfax to observe a key milestone in the development of the new BRT corridor serving Denver and Aurora. The team was on site to support operational testing, an important step in preparing the corridor for dedicated bus-only lane service. |
| 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. | | Light rail operator waits to open doors as inbound train arrives, keeping others safe | Our D Line operator, David Morrison, kept us safe by waiting to open the doors because another train was approaching the station from the opposite direction, and if people weren't paying attention, they could easily be hit. | | Bus operator helps class of middle schoolers on a field trip return to school safely | I want to say thank you to RTD and bus operator Tasha Clavo for their exemplary care. They really made our day today. I'm a teacher at a middle school, and she helped us get back to school from our field trip. | | |
5 years
Michelle Tressler
Risk Management Specialist II
Marni Myers
Creative Services Manager
Forrest Wiley
General Repair Mechanic
Gebremedhin Tareke
General Repair Mechanic
Brandon Fernandez
Train Engineer
Conrad Zeman
General Repair Mechanic
Adamo Framarini
Street Supervisor
Charles Kendee
Bus Operator
Willow Senseman
Train Engineer
Nathan Pellouchoud
Bus Operator
10 years
Mark Carlblom
LRT Field Supervisor
Charles Blakney
Bus Operator
Frederick Henderson
Bus Operator
Jerry Jimenez
Bus Operator
Paul Lynn
Parts Clerk
Alyssa Perez
Bus Operator
Danny Young
Bus Operator
Stephanie Klein
LRT Controller
Jeff Oehlkers
LRT Field Supervisor
Brian Rothfuss
Light Rail Transportation Instructor
Gebrehiwet Alemayoh
Bus Operator
Rachel Avila
Bus Operator
Zahrane Bouziani
Bus Operator
Catarina Reyes
Custodian/Public Facilities Maintenance
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Darren Maglischo
Bus Operator
Eric Hartman
Electro Mechanic LRV
Raleigh Elstun
Electro Mechanic LRV
20 years
Hector Garcia
Bus Operator
Stuart Lanning
Bus Operator
John Tetley
Bus Operator
Nauliate Hutagalung
Parts Clerk
Terrell McGary
Bus Operator
Catherine Davis
Bus Operator
25 years
Lasonya Jenkins
LRT Controller
Jimmy Cruz
Street Supervisor
Myung Kim
Bus Operator
Theodore Lovato
Bus Operator
30 years
Melissa Williams
LRT Division Supervisor
Jusef Robinson
Electronic Technician, Revenue Systems
35 years
Richard Lobato
Safety & Compliance Manager
40 years
Rebecca Jamieson
Accounts Payable Supervisor
| | Best Dressed Operator of the Week: Mary Arneson | This week’s best dressed operator is Mary Arneson from Platte Division! Congratulations, Mary! | | |
Civil Rights Division to host panel discussion March 25 | |
In celebration of Women’s History Month, RTD’s Civil Rights Division invites employees to join a live panel discussion, "Resilience and Reinvention: Women Shaping the Future of Transportation." The event will feature women leaders from across RTD sharing insights on career pathways, leadership, and advancing equity in transportation.
The event will take place 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, March 25, in the paint bay at District Shops. Employees may attend in person or virtually, and they will have the opportunity to submit questions in advance. Click the link below to register for the event and ask a question.
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| Get ready to celebrate Transit Employee Appreciation Day! | | Mental Health First Aid training available to all employees | | | | Adult Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge in adults ages 18 and older. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge. | | |
Participants will need to complete a Professional Development Program (PDP) request to use $18.95 of PDP funds to cover the cost of the certification through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Further instructions for this process will be distributed after registration. Employees are responsible for obtaining manager approval for course attendance.
Erica Kruk, a physical therapist and member of RTD’s Wellbeing team, is the facilitator for this training. She holds a certification from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing as a Mental Health First Aid instructor.
Interested in participating? Click here to register for an upcoming course offering. Email the Wellbeing team (wellbeing@rtd-denver.com) for more information.
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It's officially March, which means the 2026 NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament is ready to take the nation by storm. To celebrate the season, the Communications and Engagement Department is proud to introduce the first agencywide bracket challenge! Whether you study algorithms to craft the perfect bracket or have never watched a college basketball game, the unpredictability of the tournament levels the playing field for all.
The inaugural RTD College Basketball Tournament Bracket Challenge, hosted through ESPN's Tournament Challenge platform, is open to all RTD employees. Participation is completely optional and just for fun (and bragging rights).
Only one bracket per employee can be submitted to this challenge. Selections and edits can be made beginning March 15 until the first game of the first round tips off on March 19, when brackets will be locked in for the duration of the tournament. Enter the challenge by clicking the link below. Enter the password RTD_TC_2026 when prompted.
During the tournament, a weekly leaderboard will be shared in Inside Connections, with the final results announced in the April 8 edition, including the challenge's first champion. Will it be you?
Direct questions about the bracket challenge to Senior Specialist, Public Relations, Austin Nettleton (austin.nettleton@rtd-denver.com).
NOTE: This is not an RTD-sponsored activity, and employees should participate during non-work hours.
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| Reminder: Applications are open for roles in DCEO’s Office | |
As part of a focused organizational realignment detailed last week, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Angel Peña announced the creation of six new positions, all of which have been posted on the Internal Jobs Hub on Workday. Applications are being accepted through March 17 for Director of Infrastructure Delivery, Director of Long Range Planning, Director of Facilities Maintenance, Transportation Planner II, Program Controls Manager, and Program Controls Analyst. Professional development and training resources are available via the Development and Training Department.
Click the links below to learn more about these opportunities and to access resources to help with applying for a new role.
| | Celebrate 20 years of the Colfax Marathon together | | | | This year, the Denver Colfax Marathon is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and employees are invited to be part of a weekend that’s about more than miles. It’s about movement, connection, and showing up for yourself in a way that fits your life. | | Click the link below to learn about how to participate, and enter a drawing to win a spot on a marathon relay team or an entry for the Colfax 5K. |
| From Benefits: Join Empower for webinar next week | | | | Join RTD's Empower Retirement representative, Abe Nabhan, for a webinar about developing a personalized retirement strategy, to include a live demo of a retirement review, how to build confidence in savings and investment strategies, and accessing ongoing expert guidance from an investment professional. | | The webinar will take place at noon March 18. Click the link below to register. | | 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 | |
"I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be."
— Diane Von Furstenberg
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