Regional Transportation District
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Denver Metro Area, Colorado |
| Transit type | Bus, light rail, and commuter rail |
| Number of lines | 138 |
| Daily ridership | 339,300 weekday boardings (2015) |
| Chief executive | Dave Genova |
| Headquarters | 1600 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 |
| Website | rtd-denver |
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| Began operation | 1972 |
| Operator(s) | Regional Transportation District |
The Regional Transportation District, more commonly referred to as RTD, was organized in 1969 as the regional authority operating public transit services in eight out of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. It operates over a 2,340-square-mile (6,100 km2) area, serving 2.87 million people. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of Directors. Directors are elected to a four-year term and represent a specific district of about 180,000 constituents.
RTD currently operates a bus and rail system that has a service area of 2,337 square miles (6,050 km2). It employed 2,734 people and reported 103 million boardings in 2016. It had a $466.7 million operating budget for the year of 2015. Google has RTD schedules attached to its trip planner, and 3rd party mobile applications are now available for the iPhone and other platforms.
RTD is constructing the voter-approved FasTracks transit expansion that will add 122 miles (196 km) of new commuter rail and light rail, 18 miles (29 km) of rapid transit bus service, 21,000 new parking spaces at rail and bus stations, and enhance bus service across the eight-county district.
Gillig and Orion buses make up most of the fleet. In 2014, RTD began to receive New Flyer low floor buses for the free MetroRide and other routes.MCI and Neoplan vehicles are used as express buses and regional buses. Siemens SD-100 and SD-160 are used as light rail vehicles. As of May 2015[update], the RTD light rail fleet had 172 light rail vehicles, serving 48 miles (77 km) of track and 46 stations. For RTD's new commuter rail system, it uses Silverliner V's.
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