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19 November 2020RTD’s Board of Directors grants final approval for 2021 budget
With an 11-4 vote, the RTD Board of Directors on Tuesday night gave final approval to a 2021 budget that includes up to $140 million in spending cuts from original projections, indicating the agency will move forward on eliminating nearly 400 positions through layoffs and more than 300 others that are currently vacant.
17 November 2020How’s the airflow on RTD’s commuter rail trains? Let’s take a look
Since they began operating in the Denver region in 2016, RTD’s commuter rail trains remain unlike any other mode of transportation the agency operates.
16 November 2020Everyday hero at RTD!
16 November 2020100 light rail vehicle operators receive accident-free driving awards
13 November 2020‘We should be a mobility option of choice’
In the fourth and final part of our conversation with RTD’s new CEO and general manager, Debra A. Johnson speaks to how a transit agency should measure its effectiveness, what she’s reading and what she’s looking forward to experiencing in Colorado.
12 November 2020‘I want to hear what people are thinking’
In the third part of our conversation with Debra A. Johnson, RTD’s new CEO and general manager reflects on her values, her first experiences using transit and her views of transit equity.
11 November 2020‘We’re all trying to get to the common goal’
In the second part of our conversation with RTD’s new CEO and general manager, Debra A. Johnson reflects upon the importance of community outreach and connecting with the public.
10 November 2020RTD honors veterans
Happy Veterans Day! This day provides an opportunity for each of us to reflect on and show our gratitude to the women and men who have given of themselves to defend our nation’s independence and freedom as Americans.- 10 November 2020
A conversation with CEO and General Manager Debra A. Johnson: ‘RTD has always been at the forefront’
RTD this week welcomes a new top executive: public transit veteran Debra A. Johnson, who brings leadership honed over multiple decades at some of the largest agencies in the country. 
9 November 2020RTD welcomes new CEO and General Manager Debra A. Johnson
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) today welcomed new CEO and General Manager Debra A. Johnson, an executive who brings more than a quarter-century of leadership experience honed at some of the largest transit agencies in the country.
9 November 2020Departing RTD CFO Heather McKillop: ‘I’ve always kept true to being honest and open’
Heather McKillop has served as RTD’s chief financial officer and assistant general manager of finance and administration since May 2015. Later this month, she is leaving the agency to join Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit as its CFO starting Nov. 30.- 9 November 2020
Debra A. Johnson - RTD's New CEO and General Manager
Johnson is the first woman to lead the agency in its half-century history, and she believes that human connection is at the heart of good business. 
News Release8 November 2020RTD welcomes new CEO and General Manager Debra A. Johnson
6 November 2020Why does RTD have an elected Board? Let’s look back
This momentous and sometimes chaotic election week seems like a good time to remind the RTD community that the way this transit agency is governed – by a 15-member elected Board divided into regions – is a 40-year-old fact, but not ancient history.
2 November 2020RTD safety programs available for transit customers traveling in darker months
2 November 2020RTD, Suncor and local agencies practice emergency response for new N Line
On Oct. 28, representatives from RTD, Suncor, South Adams Fire and other local emergency response agencies conducted an emergency preparedness exercise for the N Line commuter rail from Denver to Thornton.
1 November 20202021 Notice of Budget
Notice is hereby given that a Proposed Budget will be submitted to the RTD Board of Directors for the year of 2021.
29 October 2020Is the air moving on RTD’s buses? Yes – perhaps more than you think
Before COVID-19, operators had been asked to follow specific instructions depending upon vehicle type to ensure that fresh air was cycling through it. RTD is now giving more thought to airflow on buses than we did before the pandemic.
28 October 2020Planning an event during a pandemic: thinking outside of a 12-by-12-foot box
27 October 2020RTD, Suncor and local first responders to conduct N Line safety drill
Emergency preparedness drill to take place on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Commerce City·72nd Station
26 October 2020RTD launches new portal for Access-a-Ride customers
Starting today, RTD customers who rely on the agency’s Access-a-Ride service can access a highly anticipated resource: a web-based Customer Portal.
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