Regional Transportation District

For the RTD that operated in Los Angeles, see Southern California Rapid Transit District.
Regional Transportation District
Overview
LocaleDenver metro area, Colorado
Transit type
Number of lines
  • 127 (Bus)
  • 4 (Commuter rail)
  • 6 (Light rail)
Number of stations
  • 57 (Light rail)
  • 22 (Commuter rail)
Daily ridership
  • 29,100 (commuter rail, weekdays, Q2 2024)
  • 51,200 (light rail, weekdays, Q2 2024)
  • 154,600 (bus, weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership
  • 8,559,700 (commuter rail, 2023)
  • 12,740,600 (light rail, 2023)
  • 42,735,300 (bus, 2023)[2]
Chief executiveDebra Johnson[3]
Headquarters1660 Blake Street
Denver, Colorado
Websitertd-denver.com
Operation
Began operation
  • 1969 (Bus)
  • 1994 (Light rail)
  • 2016 (Commuter rail)
Reporting marksRTDC, RTDZ
Number of vehicles
  • 1,026 (Bus)
  • 267 (Rail)
Technical
System length
  • 113.1 mi (182.0 km) (Rail)
    • 60.1 mi (96.7 km) (Light rail)
    • 53 mi (85 km) (Commuter rail)

The Regional Transportation District, more commonly referred to as RTD, is the regional agency operating public transit services in eight out of the twelve counties in the Denver–Aurora combined statistical area in the U.S. state of Colorado. It operates over a 2,342-square-mile (6,070 km2) area, serving 3.08 million people. RTD was organized in 1969 and 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.[4]

RTD currently operates a bus and rail system that has a service area of 2,342 square miles (6,070 km2). It currently runs 86 local, 23 regional, 14 limited, and 3 skyRide bus routes plus some special services. It also includes 6 light rail lines and an additional 4 commuter rail lines with 77 stations and 113.1 miles (182.0 km) of track.[5]

In 2023, the system had a ridership of 65,021,500, or about 238,500 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024. It employed 2,888 people.[4] It had a $675.5 million operating budget for the year of 2018.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "General Manager".
  4. ^ a b c "Facts & Figures". RTD. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "RTD - Facts and Figures". RTD. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2020.