The Regional Transportation District
The Regional Transportation District was created in 1969 by the Colorado General Assembly to develop, operate, and maintain a mass transportation system for the benefit of 2.8 million people in RTD's service area. The 2,340 square mile District serves all or part of eight counties:
- Boulder
- Broomfield
- Denver
- Jefferson
- Adams
- Arapahoe
- Douglas
- Weld
Service statistics
- Service Area population: 2.8 million
- Cities and towns served: 40 municipalities in 6 counties plus 2 city/county jurisdictions
- Square miles in service area: 2,340
- Weekday regular fixed-route scheduled miles: 118,385
- Annual regular fixed-route service miles operated: 45,246,715
- Active bus stops: 9,509
- Park-n-Ride facilities: 74 with 26,418 parking spaces
- Total number of regular fixed routes: 138
- Light Rail: 6
- Local: 65
- Limited: 11
- Express: 14
- Regional: 17
- SkyRide: 5
- Boulder City Local: 13
- Longmont City Local: 4
- Misc: 3 (Free MallRide, Free MetroRide and Art Shuttle)
Special services
- Access-a-Ride
- BroncosRide
- BuffRide
- Call-n-Ride (23 service areas)
- CU/CSU football game
- Race for the Cure
- RockiesRide
- RunRide (Bolder Boulder)
- SeniorRide
- Shopper’s Special
- Van Pool (DRCOG Commuter Services
and VanGo)
Active bus fleet
- Total buses (all are wheelchair lift-equipped): 992
- RTD-owned and operated: 565
- RTD-owned, leased to private carriers: 427
- Peak-hour buses required: 785 (regular buses only)
- Average age of fleet: 10 years
- Annual diesel fuel consumption (RTD-operated buses only): 5.6 million gallons
- Access-a-Ride cutaways: 324
- Call-n-Ride Ride cutaways: 88
Light rail
- Total vehicles: 172
- Miles of track: 48
- Stations: 46
Ridership
January-December 2013
- Average weekday boardings: 336,706
- Annual boardings: 101,996,064
January-December 2012
- Average weekday boardings: 328,109
- Annual boardings: 99,142,849
Financials
Total Operating Budget
- 2012: $414.7 million
- 2013: $451.9 million
Staff
Budgeted number of RTD employees
- Salaried: 752
- Represented: 1,901
- total: 2,453
Private Contractor Employees
- Fixed route: 1,094
- Paratransit (ADA & Call-n-Ride): 625
Updated January 2014
