Politics & Government
Report Shows RTD Union Station Problems Festering For Years: 1/3 In Survey Feel Safety At Risk When Using RTD
RTD spends about $30 million each year on security employing 20 transit police officers and 305 contracted armed security officers.
By Brian Maass, CBS Denver:
DENVER (CBS4)– While acute problems with crime, drug use and homelessness at Denver’s Union Station were exposed in media reports last week, prompting immediate action from both RTD and Denver’s mayor, the issues were well- known months, if not years earlier, to RTD and the city.
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The issues were the subject of a 19-page study by the American Public Transport Association that was requested by RTD and presented to the RTD board in June.
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