Is RTD Finally Getting Back to Normal?

As I mentioned in yesterday's blog post, I took the bus from my condo across the street from the University of Denver up to Colfax Avenue, and then walked from there to Lower Downtown (LoDo) and the light rail train home. After all the news stories about how much RTD (Regional Transportation District) ridership has dropped since the pandemic, I was surprised to see so many other fellow riders. Perhaps the death of public transportation here in Denver has been greatly exaggerated. Of course, RTD does keep shooting itself in the foot. Last month a train operator went around a curve at 4 times the speed limit, resulting in the derailment of all the cars. Service was cancelled on that line for a month while they did repairs. I certainly hope they talked to that driver about curbing his enthusiasm for speed before sending him back out on his route. It could get embarassing if things like that keep happening.