Facts & Figures

The Regional Transportation District is a public agency, created in 1969 by the Colorado General Assembly.

RTD's bus and light rail transportation system serves all or parts of eight counties: Denver, Broomfield, Boulder, Jefferson, western Adams and Arapahoe counties, northern Douglas County, and small areas of Weld County.

Mission Statement
To meet our constituents’ present and future public transit needs by offering safe, clean, reliable, courteous, accessible and cost-effective service throughout the District.

Service Statistics

Service area population: 2,800,000
Cities and towns served: 40 municipalities in six counties plus two city/county jurisdictions
Square miles in service area: 2,348
Weekday regular scheduled miles: 134,294 (includes light rail and FREE MallRide)
Annual regular fixed-route service miles operated, including light rail: 41,449,988 (January 2011 service levels annualized)
Active bus stops: 10,025
Park-n-Ride facilities: 75
Total number of regular fixed routes: 148
- Local: 66
- Limited: 11
- Express: 20
- Regional: 16
- SkyRide: 5
- Boulder Local: 14
- Longmont Local: 7

Special Services

Access-a-Ride, BroncosRide, BuffRide, Call-n-Ride, CU vs. CSU football game bus service, FREE MallRide, Komen Denver Race for the Cure bus service, RockiesRide, RunRide, SeniorRide and vanpool (DRCOG's Commuter Services and North Front Range's VanGo)

Active Bus Fleet