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RTD celebrates top 10 accomplishments from 2024 and takes action for 2025
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RTD marked many first-time milestones and accomplishments in 2024 that were focused on enhancing the customer experience, improving infrastructure, bolstering employee safety, and managing financial resources. RTD welcomes a new year and celebrates its top 10 accomplishments from the past year as it puts plans into action for 2025. | |
New year brings new service changes
January service changes take effect Sunday, Jan. 19. Customers can sign up for service alerts to receive notifications about the updates. One change is that E and H lines will reinstate 15-minute frequency. Bus routes with increased service include 24, 49, 73, 83D, 100, 139, AB1, FF5, LD1/LD3, and NB1/NB2.
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New board members sworn in on Jan. 7 | |
RTD’s newly elected Board of Directors members were sworn in during the Jan. 7 Board of Directors' meeting. | |
The newly elected Board members are Chris Nicholson (District A), Chris Gutshenritter (District D), Matt Larsen (District E), Kathleen Chandler (District F), Patrick O’Keefe (District H), Karen Benker (District I), and Brett Paglieri (District M). Director Julien Bouquet (District G) was re-elected this November to a second term. Benker previously served on the Board from 1992 to 2000. | | |
Share feedback about Title VI program updates
The Transit Equity Office updates RTD's Title VI Program every three years to ensure compliance with federal regulations and promote equitable access to transit services. As part of this process, the office is seeking community feedback on proposed updates to three key policies: the Major Service Change Policy, the Low-Income Definition, and the Fare Equity Policy. Your input will help shape these policies and guide the Title VI Program update.
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Kick up your heels and join RTD for the Stock Show Parade
The National Western Stock Show—spanning the best 16 days in January—will kick off with the National Western Stock Show Parade on Jan. 9. RTD will add a horse-drawn buggy to its extensive fleet of buses and trains that day. Don your boots and cheer the RTD Team on as they march down 17th Street in support of the National Western Stock Show.
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RTD added Korean translations for website, Next Ride app
RTD continues to expand access to its website in various languages with the addition of Korean. RTD has steadily updated its website and Next Ride app throughout 2024 to make it more accessible and inclusive for customers.
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Recognizing MLK Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January to honor King’s life and legacy as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. The commemorative federal holiday took years to formalize – read about the road to its enactment as well as ways to celebrate King’s legacy locally.
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Rad Things (to) Do
2025 is already off to a fantastic start, thanks in part to the Denver Broncos securing a playoff spot for the first time since 2015 and the biggest stock show this side of the Mississippi River kicking off. It's 2025, and there are plenty of Rad Things (to) Do to kick off another great year in the Mile High City. Check it all out in this month's Rad Things (to) Do!
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Board and public meetings | |
- Executive Committee (virtual) – Jan. 9, noon
- Performance Committee (virtual) – Jan. 13, 8:30 a.m.
- Finance and Planning Committee (virtual) – Jan. 14, 5:30 p.m.
- Operations, Safety, and Security Committee (virtual) – Jan. 15, 5:30 p.m.
- Martin Luther King Jr Day, Administrative Offices Closed – Jan. 20
- Executive Committee (virtual) – Jan. 23, noon
- Board Meeting (virtual and in-person) – Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m.
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Operator of the month — Frank Aguirre
January’s Operator of the Month is Frank Aguirre from Platte Division. Aguirre was selected for his exceptional commitment to making lives better through connections and exemplifying the “One RTD” mindset. “Aguirre actively assists others and serves as a valuable member of Platte’s safety committee,” Platte Division Assistant Manager Kalee Wallace said.
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#DYK: Buses chain-up in snowstorms, too!
When it is cold and snowy, RTD buses chain up just like cars and large trucks. Learn how bus operators keep customers safe in snowstorms.
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Safety tip: Stay safe in your home during a winter storm
- Use care with space heaters and fireplaces to prevent fires. Keep anything that could catch fire at least 3 feet from the heat.
- Avoid using candles due to fire risk. Use battery-powered lights and flashlights instead.
- Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning by installing a detector in your home. Place carbon monoxide detectors on each floor of a home.
- Avoid carbon monoxide poisoning that can occur during power outages when using other means to heat and cook. Use only generators, grills and camp stoves outdoors and away from windows.
- Know the danger signs of carbon monoxide to avoid risk of death. If you start to feel sick, dizzy or weak, get to fresh air right away – do not delay.
- Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and home fires by never heating a home with a cooking oven or stove.
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Follow RTD on YouTube
RTD is featuring quick “How to Ride” videos in English and Spanish to inform customers about how to use its transit services. Visit rideRTDco, click “Playlists” and select “How To Ride” to see more. Click the “Subscribe” button to be notified about new videos.
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