RTD Archives


FasTracks: A Fraud Unmasked

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

By Tom Graham
Why is the FasTracks fiasco still with us, when the studies and reports of the regional and transportation districts themselves, the federal watchdog agency, and the advice of experienced transit experts say that bus rapid transit is superior to rail in every way? Following is the whole picture. Those who read and assimilate this analysis will have passed the definitive course on RTD and FasTracks. (more…)

RTD tax hike? Clapp no, Sharpe maybe

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Nancy Sharpe and Lauri Clapp both bring a fiscally conservative resume to the GOP primary for Arapahoe County commissioner, (more…)

Listen to ‘RTD Off the Rails’

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

RTD and its Fastracks rail system are a mess. In his June 11 radio special, John Andrews asked why. The podcast is now up. (more…)

Facing facts on FasTracks

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

The RTD FasTracks project was originally billed as a $4.7 billion savior to our region’s transportation needs. In 2004, voters (more…)

Face it, FasTracks is a failure

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

RTD presents five FasTracks options to the public. All are permutations of the original plan, ranging from shortened lines (more…)

RTD: Vote tax-wary & union-tough

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Here are my picks for director races in RTD. It’s one of Colorado’s biggest governments, and as such should have the benefit of competitive (more…)