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4/30/2021
The Regional Transportation District-Denver (RTD) this summer will launch a systemwide study of its fares and a fare equity analysis to ensure that the agency is doing all it can to make its transportation services more accessible.
Expected to take at least 18 months, the process will be a first for RTD and include public involvement to gain input from riders, local leaders and agency employees. The work will include extensive multicultural outreach, involving culturally specific community organizations that serve BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) communities, youth, seniors, people with disabilities, the unhoused and veterans, as well as those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.
“I realize that the current fare structure is burdensome for many customers,” said RTD General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Debra Johnson in a press release. “It compromises those who use transit the most, a viewpoint we have heard from the public for some time now and that I have heard in earnest since assuming my role in November.”
As RTD continues to navigate the impacts of the pandemic, the agency has received requests from various stakeholders to reevaluate its fare structure and develop pilot projects to make its services more affordable.