RTD service change meetings are a good place to talk to bus service planners

All meetings are at 6 pm except for an additional noon meeting at the RTD offices.

Monday, September 26
Stapleton Development Corp Community Hub
8230 Northfield Boulevard #1350 (next to Cowboys Saloon)
Denver
Bus: None close. 88 and 42 both three blocks away on separate streets.

Clements Center (look for sign near entrance)
1580 Yarrow Street
Lakewood
Bus: 16, 16L
The 76 is one block away, the W light rail is three blocks away, the 20 is four blocks away.


Thursday, September 29
Brighton Recreation Center
555 N. 11th Avenue, Room 101
Brighton
Bus: None

Ken Caryl Ranch House, Bradford Room
7676 S. Continental Divide Road
Jefferson County
Bus: Service on the 85 ends by 6:30.

Monday, October 3
Aurora Public Library, Large Community Room
14949 E. Alameda Parkway
Bus: 3, 6, 11 15L, 21, 130, 153, 157
Bus stops on Google may not be accurate and bus stops for some routes may have moved because of construction. Also, the Aurora Public Library is in different places on different maps. I will try to confirm where everything is.

Wednesday, October 5
Recreation Center at Southridge
4800 McArthur Ranch Road
Highlands Ranch
Bus: None

Thursday, October 6 at noon and 6 pm
Regional Transportation District Offices, basement
1600 Blake Street
Denver
Bus: 0, 6, 20, 28, 32, 44

For more information click on RTD's Winter 2016 Service Changes Page

Anyone can make a public comment of up to 3 minutes as it relates to RTD's bus schedules, although people making comments on the schedules currently up for changes will be given priority.

Panel of candidates to represent Lakewood on the RTD board

City Council Ward 1 residents meeting
Saturday, August 20
Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church
920 Kipling Street
Bus: 100

Ramey Johnson and Charley Abe, Lakewood City Council members for Ward 1, are hosting a candidate forum. Candidates from Colorado State House Districts 23 and 28 along with candidates for RTD Board, District M will participate in this forum Natalie Menten is the current District M Board Member for District M which covers most of Lakewood. Max Tyler is the current state representative from District 23, but he is retiring. Brittany Pettersen is the current state rep for District 28.

Please note that city council wards, state legislative districts, and RTD districts all have different boundaries. It is possible to not live in Ward 1, but be voting for some of the candidates at this forum. For example, I used to live in Ward 2, and Max Tyler was my rep.

RTD District Boundaries Map (PDF)

August RTD Board Meeting

Tuesday, August 16 at 5:30 pm
RTD Administrative Offices
1600 Blake Street, basement
Denver
Bus: 0, 20, 28, 32, 44

As always, individuals can spend three minutes to addressing the board near the start of the meeting.

Bus Tour of North Denver Projects

Thursday, August 11 at 2:30 to 5 pm
North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative Bus Tour
starts and ends at National Western Complex
4655 Humboldt Street
Denver
Bus: 48


The tour is going to cover six projects: Globeville/Swansea Neighborhood Plans, National Western Reconstruction, Brighton Boulevard Redevelopment, River North, I-70 Reconstruction, RTD Station Development.

I still do not know exactly where in the National Western Complex the tour begins and ends, but I do know that you need to RSVP to 720-865-2839 or to ndcc@denvergov.org. The next tour may already be booked, but there are more tours scheduled for Wednesday, September 21 at 930 am and Thursday, October 13 also at 9:30 am.

If anyone goes on this tour, please let me know what happens. Is this a big ad for Denver projects?

Station Parties this Saturday

The B line has been running since Monday, so to celebrate there are going to be parties at Union Station and Westminster Station (71st Avenue & Hooker Street).

The Union Station party will be held along the commuter rail platform from 2 to 6 pm with games, music, and information about RTD. The Westminster Station party will run from 5:30 to 10 pm with a fireworks show at 9 pm. There will be a beer garden and carnival.

Both the A and B lines will be free from 5 am to 10 pm.

The 31 and the 72 are already serving Westminster Station.

(A reminder, what used to be called the Westminster Park-n-Ride is now called Sheridan Station.)

Train between Denver and Westminster opens on July 25

And two parties are planned at Westminster Station to celebrate.

Monday, July 25
B Line is free all day
10 am - Ribbon Cutting ceremony
11 am to 4 pm - Family event

Saturday, July 30
All trains are free today.
6 to 10 pm - More family fun with food, carnival games, a free concert ending with fireworks

For more information, visit the City of Westminster website: http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/CityGovernment/CommunityDevelopment/PlanningDivision/CommuterRail/WestminsterStation

Unfortunately, Westminster does not seem to realize that people who currently take trains and buses will be taking this train. Hopefully, that fact does not wreck B Line operations. The new train will run between Westminster Station (71st and Hooker) and Union Station. It is a commuter rail train like the train to the airport, not a light rail. The area may be served by the 31 bus but I don't think that the City of Westminster has thought about walkability or bikeability in the area.

Update: Apparently, the 31 and the 72 buses will serve this station.

The B Line also has its own page on the RTD website: http://www.rtd-denver.com/b-line.shtml

FHA is seeking comments on new rules for transportation spending

The Federal Highway Administration may start considering carbon emissions and other air quality standards when considering how to spend their money, but they are going to need a lot of support and pressure to take action. You can help make this happen by submitting a comment through the following page: https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FHWA-2013-0054

Just click the blue "Comment Now" button in the middle of the page. You can also read the proposed rule which is right next to it.