MallRide ilaa FreeRide: Dib ugu noqo mustaqbalka
The RTD 16aad Wadada FreeRide waa adeegga saxiixa ee hay'adda, kaas oo isku xira in ka badan 1.5 milyan oo macaamiil ah sanadka 2024 meelaha loo socdo ee shabakadda RTD laga bilaabo terminaalka ugu muhiimsan ee adeegga ee Union Station iyo Saldhigga Xarunta Civic Center ee Wade Blank, iyo sidoo kale tareenada fudud iyo waddooyinka kale ee basaska ee joogsiyada badan ee bartamaha magaalada.
Adeegga FreeMallRide waxaa la furay Oktoobar 1982, wuxuuna ka bilaabmay inta u dhaxaysa Blake Street iyo Broadway oo ku teedsan suuqa cusub ee 16th Street Mall. Iyada oo isku xidhaysa laba terminaal oo basaska ah oo cusub oo ku yaal Market Street iyo Civic Center sannadkii 1984, FreeRide oo dhawaan loo bixiyay 16th Street waxay yaraysay ciriiriga taraafikada ee magaalada oo dhan, iyadoo macaamiisha ku xidhaysa waddooyinka basaska ee gobolka iyo kuwa degdegga ah ee dhammaan geesaha aagga metro. Intii ay jirtay taariikhdeeda in ka badan 40 sano, adeegga FreeRide wuxuu maray ballaarin weyn, oo ay ku jiraan kordhinta 2002 laga bilaabo Saldhigga Market Street ilaa Saldhigga Union, kaas oo ku xidhnaa Khadka Tareenka Fudud ee Bartamaha Platte Valley - oo maanta loo yaqaan khadadka E iyo W.
Bishii Juun 2025, RTD waxay ku dhawaaqday in adeeggii hore ee Free MallRide loogu magac daray 16th Street FreeRide si loola jaanqaado dadaallada dib-u-soo-noolaynta magaalada iyo dib-u-habaynta dhawaan ee waddada tareenka. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, summaynta cusubi maaha markii ugu horreysay ee RTD ay la wareegto "FreeRide"; magacu wuxuu dib uga soo bilaabmay waqti hore, ku dhawaad 50 sano si sax ah, adeeggii uu Free MallRide beddelay.
Bishii Abriil 1971, Magaalada iyo Degmada Denver waxay heleen Shirkadda Denver Tramway Corporation, oo ah shirkaddii hore ee gaadiidka gaarka loo lahaa ee aagga. Tani waxay abuurtay Denver Metro Transit (DMT), taasoo aasaas u ah shabakad gaadiid oo dhab ah oo goboleed. Bishii Juun 1972, DMT waxay billowday adeeg cusub oo loogu talagalay in lagu kacaan habka Denverites ay ugu safraan bartamaha magaalada. Adeeggan cusub waxaa loogu magac daray "DART" ama Downtown Area Runabout, wuxuuna ka shaqeynayay laba waddo oo u dhexeeya Larimer Square, State Capitol, iyo dhismaha Magaalada iyo Degmada, mid walbana wuxuu ku safrayay waddooyinka 16aad iyo 17aad wuxuuna ka baxayay 6dii daqiiqoba mar Larimer Square inta lagu jiro maalinta. Shabakadda DART ayaa markii dambe ballaaratay si ay u koobto dhowr waddo oo kale, oo ay ku jiraan Aurora DART oo ka timid Saldhigga Xarunta Bulshada ilaa Xarunta Auraria iyo Sakura Square Shuttle oo ka timid Denver Auditorium Arena (hadda Xarunta Shirarka Colorado) ilaa Sakura Square iyo Federal Complex oo ku taal Wadada 19aad.
Sannadkii 1976, waddanku wuxuu u dabaaldegay 200 sano, Coloradona waxay u dabaaldegtay boqol-sano jirkeedii, RTD (oo adeegga DMT ku dartay laba sano ka hor) waxay ku dhawaaqday adeeggeedii ugu horreeyay ee bilaashka ah. "FreeRide" oo cusub oo loo bixiyay waxay isku xirtay isla goobaha bartamaha magaalada isla jadwal isku mid ah, dhammaantoodna macaamiilku kuma bixin wax kharash ah. Isla markiiba, rakaabku wuu kacay. Wargeyska gudaha ee RTD (The Frontier) ayaa sheegay in maalintii ugu horreysay ee adeegga bilaashka ah, rakaabku uu ka kacay qiyaastii 1,000 macaamiil maalinle ah ilaa 2,500, kobaciisuna wuu sii socday. Sannad-guuradii koowaad ee FreeRide, waxay caddaatay in adeeggu uu halkan joogo.
Qorshayntu waxay horey u bilaabatay waddo cusub oo isku xirta xarumaha ganacsiga iyo ganacsiga bartamaha magaalada iyadoo la soo jeediyay xarun gaadiid oo ka soo horjeeda Xarunta Dowladda. Dhismaha waxa uu noqday Suuqa Transit Mall ee Wadada 16aad wuxuu bilaabmay Febraayo 3, 1980, taasoo aan kaliya keenayn mustaqbal marin u helitaan joogto ah oo ku habboon gaadiidka hal tallaabo oo u soo dhawaada xaqiiqada, laakiin sidoo kale waxay FreeRide u soo dhoweysay beddelkeedii ugu dambeeyay.
Shirkadda Free MallRide ayaa la furay Oktoobar 4, 1982, iyadoo si joogto ah u beddeshay FreeRide. Afartan iyo saddex sano ka dib, nooca adkeysiga leh ee shalay ayaa la bilaabi doonaa isagoo ah waddada mustaqbalka. Xaflad weyn oo furitaan iyo dabaaldeg dadweyne ah Wadada 16aad ee cusub ee dib loo dhisay ayaa la qaban doonaa Oktoobar 4, 2025, taasoo ah 43 sano oo sax ah tan iyo markii ugu horreysay ee la furay. Taayirada ayaa sii wadi doona inay ku wareegaan FreeRide-ka cusub, mid sharfaysa dhaxalkeeda iyadoo Denver u horseedaysa mustaqbalka.