Posts tagged with light rail

Last Updated: Jun. 12, 2018 · 7:41 p.m.

The RTD Convention Center Station. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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RTD settles lawsuit and agrees to retrofit 172 light rail vehicles for ADA accessibility

Individual light rail vehicles only have room for one wheelchair. RTD has agreed to fix that, along with other measures to better accommodate disabled users.

An RTD train crosses Speer Boulevard by the Convention Center. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

In Denver’s light rail vs. car incidents this year, RTD blames drivers

"Frankly, that feeling of 'oh this intersection feels odd to me' is not necessarily a bad thing."

Denver founding father Richard Whitsitt's grave, an angel silhouetted by the moon at Riverside Cemetery. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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RTD’s new rail line has Riverside Cemetery lovers worried

The cemetery and its 67,000 residents have survived it all -- so to speak -- but now they face a significant new challenge.

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WATCH: The voice of the D Line rides an RTD train to hear her voice

Countless hundreds of thousands of people have heard her disembodied voice aboard commuter trains — but she went a decade without hearing it herself.

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Here’s why RTD’s new mostly-rail system maps have one bus line on them

RTD trains in action!

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RTD’s E, F and H lines are out this morning

Garden of the Gods in 1898. (William Henry Jackson, Library of Congress)

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The R Line on tracks on the day of its opening, Feb. 24, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver spends the second-most on new transit per person

"Denver light rail is dead flat. It’s on the road, it’s built along freeway corridors. There’s no tunneling, and therefore it’s about as cheap as you can make a line."

Pedestrian struck by light-rail train near Auraria

A map of the planning area for the new multi-station plan. (Transportation Solutions/City of Denver)

Want to reimagine the University and Colorado light-rail stations? Show up tonight.

The A Line outside of downtown Denver.(Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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No G Line yet, but Arvada gets new RTD bus service

The RTD D Line illuminates the track in the heart of Five Points. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

RTD will temporarily shut down the C and D light-rail lines today

Heads up if you need to travel from the south metro area to Denver today: a portion of the C and D light-rail lines will be closed for 12 hours.

The A Line by DIA. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Pro tip: If you’re going to miss the commuter rail, don’t jump in front of it; wait for the next one

As far as RTD spokesman Nate Currey knows, this was the first instance of someone standing in front of the light rail because he or she was late and didn't want to wait for the next one.