Facts & Figures

Regional Transportation District

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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 2.87 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

RTD’s governing body is a 15-member directly elected Board of Directors, with each Director elected by district for a four-year term. Each Director District contains approximately 180,000 residents.

Service statistics

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• Service Area population: 2.87 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: 9,751
• Park-n-Ride facilities: 77 with 30,090 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

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• 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)

Active bus fleet

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• Total buses (all are wheelchair lift-equipped): 1,011
• RTD-owned and operated: 577
• RTD-owned, leased to private carriers: 434
• Peak-hour buses required: 789 AM, 821 PM
• Average age of fleet: 9.2 years
• Annual diesel fuel consumption (RTD-operated buses only): 5.548 million gallons
• Access-a-Ride cutaways: 323
• Call-n-Ride Ride cutaways: 53

Light rail

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• Total vehicles: 172
• Miles of track: 48
• Stations: 46

Ridership

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December 2013 - November 2014

• Average weekday boardings: 344,381
• Annual boardings: 104,932,002

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

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Total Operating Budget

• 2014: $460.2 million
• 2013: $451.9 million
• 2012: $414.7 million

Staff

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Budgeted number of RTD employees

• Salaried: 735
• Represented: 1,929
• Total: 2,664

Private Contractor Employees

• Fixed route: 1,043
• Paratransit (ADA & Call-n-Ride): 630

Updated January 2015