Arapahoe County Government: The RTD Wants Your Feedback On Its Long-Term Plan Recommendations

Press release from the Arapahoe County Government:

January 25, 2022

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) wants to hear from you as the agency works on creating a long-term plan/vision through its initiative: Reimagine RTD. 

As part of the on-going Reimagine RTD process, the agency has released a draft System Optimization Plan (SOP) for public review. The SOP provides a route-by-route guide for service growth between now and 2027. RTD developed the draft SOP to: 

• Reverse/mitigate trends of ridership loss
• Improve service performance/efficiency
• Ensure fiscal sustainability
• Address changing travel market demands
• Remain competitive
• Improve service quality

The Reimagine RTD team is working with the RTD Board of Directors to finalize the SOP in early 2022. RTD is planning to formally adopt the SOP in March of 2022, with the understanding that full implementation may not be possible until 2027 due to financial constraints and workforce limitations. Implementation of the SOP will be integrated into RTD’s existing service change process, which includes community notification, public hearings and board approval before being finalized. 

View the online mapping tool to see how trips may change and to let RTD know what you think. Feedback will be gathered until Feb. 9, 2022.

Learn more about Reimagine RTD.

This press release was produced by the Arapahoe County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.