r/RTDDenver

RTD needs to update the signage on their ticket vending machines. I routinely see people unfamiliar with the Flatirond Flyer fumbling with the vending machines when they can simply tap and pay or use the RTD app.

Just an observation. A simple sign or sticker stating that RTD has an app and thay you can tap and pay would be beneficial.

Did i miss more poor communication from RTD? Why is the E Line to Lincoln Station on the 16th/Osage Loop? Why are there no H Lines?

Hi! I understand that there will be road closures, but wondering if maybe some will function at some point, maybe the SKIP that goes mainly on broadway or a modified 208? Can't find any specifics in the Bolder Boulder nor the RTD website. I know because it's a holiday, the schedule is adjusted but not sure if it's 100% stopped. thanks!!

RTD I am curious if you have found any solutions to yout budget yet, have you received any more grants, will service be cut? Have you found a solution. What is the next step ?

I'm interested in getting a long term job as an RTD bus operator and I was wondering how soon I should realistically expect an application to open up. Or additionally if there were any best ways to get into the job.

When the G Line opened, RTD eliminated Arvada’s airport bus claiming it was replaced by a timed transfer to/from the A Line. This transfer has been broken going westbound at night for a while, with the A Line arriving at :04/:34 and the G Line departing Union Station at :01/:31. This creates an unacceptable 27 minute wait for WB riders going to Arvada or Wheat Ridge. Why isn’t there a master timed transfer plan for locations like Union Station requiring all routes to arrive and leave following a consistent pattern, just like the time banks of flights at Denver Airport? When service only runs every 30-60 minutes, it’s incredibly important that timed transfers work. Otherwise RTD is just a bunch of random routes which only serve one-seat rides in a metro area where almost every traveler needs to transfer. It seems like Arvada deserves it’s airport bus back if RTD isn’t going to honor the timed transfer they were promised when the G Line service changes went into effect.

At an open house today, Colorado DOT said the current best way to share your input on the Colorado Blvd BRT project is the survey linked here.

RTD will you continue to run diesel buses for the future or will you switch some to natural gas or electric. I was just looking at other transit fleets across the country and seeing all the different fuels they use.

The 104L serves two main functions: feeding riders into the airport and the N Line at Thornton Crossroads. Only one of those is a functioning transfer today though, as the WB 104L arrives at :23/:53 missing the SB N Line by 4 minutes (along with missing the other local bus connections at Thornton Crossroads). I get the desire to have every airport bus leave at :20/:50 from Denver Airport, but does that make sense if it causes a route to miss every other timed transfer? This reduces ridership by limiting it to park & ride customers, of which there aren’t many on the 104L because the average rider doesn’t understand that it’s equivalent to a SkyRide service (it used to be route AA, but it got rebranded down to the 104L because it was supposed to feed into the N Line).

This route has been ignored for service revisions since the N Line opened and has a lot of potential if it gets revisited. Changing it to service Tower Road between Pena Blvd & 104th Ave would add service to the new warehouse district at Tower/81st, along with many new neighborhoods along Tower Rd between 88th & 104th. Likewise, it might make sense for the 104L to drive on Washington St versus I-25 between 104th and 120th given the lack of local bus service in this area. And fixing the N Line timed transfer would likely generate an immediate ridership boost since north Commerce City residents could use it to travel downtown or elsewhere in Thornton without a 26 minute wait on the WB leg of their trip.

RTD should pilot a quiet car on the A-Line

I’m on the A-Line right now, and I really think RTD should pilot a quiet car.

Not because this is only an A-Line problem. It’s not. But the A-Line is long enough, frequent enough, and used by enough different kinds of riders that it seems like the obvious place to test it.

Tonight I left one car because there was a speakerphone call happening at the same time someone else was blasting music on a Bluetooth speaker. I moved to a quieter car, and then a couple other people got on playing their own music and talking on speakerphone.

I know transit is public space. I’m not asking for the whole train to be silent. But one clearly marked quiet car seems completely reasonable: headphones required, no Bluetooth speakers, no videos out loud, no calls.

The A-Line has airport workers, travelers, commuters, visitors, and people with luggage who may be exhausted, overstimulated, or just trying to get home without being trapped in everyone else’s audio choices.

Even if enforcement is imperfect, signage and announcements would at least create the expectation. And hopefully emboldened those using the car to keep the expectation.

Start with the A-Line, see if riders actually use it, and go from there.

Would other A-Line riders support this?

We often see complaints, but heading downtown an operator intentionally paused to allow me to board, b/c they new I wanted to catch the bus.

I didn't wave. I didn't yell. They just knew.
Now, heading back from Downtown, I just watched an operator educate a rider on how to properly secure their bike on the front rack. It was awesome!

It's things like that that make people want to ride more often.

I have to say that 95-99% of the time, the Bus Operators are OUTSTANDING!

Still wish it was FREE at the time of boarding so we could load at the rear, but others don't see it my way.