The state’s largest transit agency is running a $200-million-plus deficit and has struggled to regain its ridership and fully restore services after the pandemic crash.
Johnson wants to see RTD “capitalizing on the social activities that people are trying to access,” she said, naming the city’s sports venues and places like the National Western Complex and Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Regional Transportation District faces big problems, and big expectations, in 2026.
The state’s largest transit agency is running a $200-million-plus deficit and has struggled to regain its ridership and fully restore services after the pandemic crash. At the same time, state leaders are demanding improvements — and counting on RTD to chip in millions of dollars toward the plan for a Front Range rail system.
