Ridership Report: RTD Needs Less Crime as Passenger Numbers Struggle
WestWord
RTD’s budget has grown but ridership hasn’t kept pace, according to an analysis released by the Common Sense Institute on May 18 suggesting that Colorado's largest transit agency needs to get creative on crime and incentivizing riders. Authored by former Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough and Common Sense policy and research director DJ Summers, the report, “Fork in the Railroad: RTD’s Ridership Dilemma,” shows that RTD ridership fell 46 percent from 2019 to 2022, while the operating budget slightly increased…
