Three bills provide record investment in RTD, public transit in Colorado | The Colorado General Assembly adjourned sine die on May 8, and transit was a popular topic during the 2024 legislative session. Through the hard work of many RTD employees, as well as external stakeholders, record investment in transit was achieved. RTD looks forward to working with the state of Colorado to ensure that investments made will help to make lives better through connections. | |
Let's talk about mental health: reducing stigma starts with talking | Mental Health Action Day, on May 16, was created to not only be aware of mental health issues, but also to create a shift toward taking meaningful actions on mental health. The goal on this day is to realize that mental health is health, no different from physical health through meaningful actions to reduce stigma for yourself and others. | |
RTD successfully defends against DTP's appeal | | |
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The Colorado Court of Appeals issued an opinion May 9 affirming the judgment of the City and County of Denver District Court in RTD’s favor against commuter rail concessionaire Denver Transit Partners (DTP), which sued RTD in 2018. DTP claimed approximately $111 million in damages tied to crossing gate issues on the A, B and G lines. The Court of Appeals agreed that regulators applied existing law and no change in law occurred. | |
Year's largest class of new employees joined RTD Monday | |
RTD welcomed 51 new employees, including five represented-to-non-represented transfers, to the agency Monday. This class is the largest of 2024 to date, and one of the largest since new employee orientations returned to an in-person format in early 2023! | |
RTD celebrates its latest light rail operator graduation class | |
Welcome to RTD’s newest light rail operators, who graduated from training May 3! They are Wolf Scheiblberg, second from left, and Luis Ramirez, second from right. Also pictured are, at left, Venessa Stone, LRV Operator Training Manager; and, at right, Robert Dennis, Revenue Instructor/Train Operator. | |
Every day across the Denver metro area, RTD employees are making lives better through connections. The agency is proud to spotlight our exceptional workforce who go above and beyond in their roles and embody RTD’s core values. Join us in celebrating colleagues who personify the values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration and ownership. | |
Communications, Engagement thanks employees who assisted with rail reconstruction project open houses | |
The Communications and Engagement Department expresses its gratitude to the employees who volunteered their time to assist with the five Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project open houses across the Denver metro area in April and May! Because of your efforts, customers and stakeholders were given the tools needed to successfully navigate this summer’s rail project disruption.
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Susan Marsh
Senior Accounting Technician (13 years)
Sandra Kerr
Manager, Transportation Operating Division (35 years)
Gary Turnquist
Structural Engineer IV (15 years)
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Use the Writing Style Guide when drafting documents | Do your part to ensure RTD’s brand voice is uniform! The RTD Writing Style Guide is available on the Hub to reference when drafting official documents such as articles, policies and memos. It also contains general stylistic guidelines for certain informal forms of communication, such as internal emails, social media posts, blogs, marketing campaigns and talking points. Visit the Hub or click the link below to download a copy today. | |
Join RTD in the Commerce City Memorial Day parade | Spots are still available to join your colleagues on Monday, May 27, to march through Commerce City for the annual Memorial Day parade! The event honors those who sacrificed for our nation and hosts more than 100 entries, including antique and classic cars, motorcycles, floats, horses, bands and marching units. | |
Next Dialogue with Debra is tomorrow at N Line MOW | | |
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RTD General Manager and CEO Debra A. Johnson will be joined by guest panelists from the Leadership Team at 9 a.m. tomorrow at N Line Maintenance of Way (8215 Steele St., Thornton) to discuss the latest news and updates around the agency.
Questions can be emailed in advance to generalmanager@rtd-denver.com.
This event will be livestreamed via Zoom for employees and broadcast on all agency public information displays. Click the link below to learn more.
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Join Empower Retirement for two events in the coming weeks | |
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Join Empower Retirement for another installment of the 2024 RTD Retirement Education Series, a monthly event with topics covering retirement planning, investing, financial markets, budgeting and more.
The next webinar will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. Click the “RSVP to webinar” link below to sign up.
Additionally, RTD’s Empower Retirement plan advisor will be at the following locations on May 30:
- Platte Division (employee break room): 9 a.m.-noon
- District Shops (cafeteria): 1-4 p.m.
The more you know about your financial picture and your retirement benefit, the more you can get out of it. If the above date and times do not fit your schedule, book a consultation by clicking the link below.
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Through tomorrow: Shuttle buses replacing E, H line service due to wire replacement work | | |
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RTD is performing maintenance that is impacting light rail service on the E and H lines between Louisiana·Pearl and Southmoor stations through tomorrow while crews replace overhead wires at Colorado Station. | |
RTD has a number of solicitations currently underway at the agency or planned for the near future. To view and download current solicitations, see upcoming opportunities, and review pending and awarded contracts, follow the links below. | | |
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Debra's Quote of the Week | |
“Life isn't perfect; any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve.”
— Phillipa Soo
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