As the Regional Transportation District (RTD)’s Board of Directors moves ahead with the process of appointing an interim general manager and CEO for the agency, the group is providing details today about how interested candidates can apply. Materials will be accepted through Dec. 23; Board will discuss applications Jan. 2

A key environmental approval means the long-awaited rethinking and rebuilding of the 16th Street Mall cityscape could begin construction by this time next year, project officials said this week. Federal, regional and local partners have worked for a decade on plans to refresh “Denver’s beloved Main Street,” as one urban designer put it, and last week received Federal Transit Administration checkmarks on the environmental assessment of the selected design.

The RTD Board of Directors Tuesday night opened up the search for an interim general manager and CEO to candidates outside the transit agency as well as individuals from the current senior leadership team, in a closely divided vote.