I just finished a conference call with CDOT and have compiled the latest closure information
for today's event at Invesco Field as well as parking and shuttle information.
The most important things to know are that the I-25 closure slated for 5:30pm will commence around 2:30 as it takes 3 hours to shut it down. Also, there is no parking at Invesco Field lots. Private lots around the stadium are open but average $80.
If you are attending the Invesco event, about the only thing you can take inside is a camera without an extended lens. Food and drink are prohibited as are umbrellas, etc. This is a National Security Special Event and screening will be thorough with zero tolerance. In addition to items of concern, please guard your words carefully as any statements will be taken very seriously also with zero tolerance. Allow plenty of time for the screening process.
Please log on to www.gvchamber.com/DNCTrafficTip.html for all of the parking info, RTD shuttle information, and protest closures.
Please feel free to pass this along to friends, family, customers, and clients to help their day travel more smoothly.
If you are attending the event at Invesco, enjoy! You will literally be part of a true milestone in this great nation's history!
To Your Success (and easy travels),
Mark Crowley
CEO
Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce
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The Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce has been a great supporter of the TRIPTOWORK program and if your business is not yet a member, please contact Mark Crowley for more information on how to join.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
TRIP To Work: Request for Public Comment on 2009 Proposed Fare Changes
RTD will hold public hearings in September for January 2009 Proposed Fare Changes
[Please note that this press release has been modified by TRIPTOWORK to show only information relevant to our area. For a full copy of the press release visit RTD-Denver.com]
Denver – The Regional Transportation District (RTD) will hold a series of public hearings in September to discuss a fare increase proposed for January 2009 due to increased fuel prices and shortfalls in sales tax revenues. It is proposed that Local, Express and Regional cash fares increase by approximately 14 percent.
Proposed changes to fares are listed in the table below [only fares affecting TRIPtoWork users are listed here. For a full list please visit RTD-Denver.com]
Monthly Passes
Local
Current: $60.00
Proposed: $70.00
Express
Current: $108.00
Proposed: $128.00
Regional
Current: $144.00
Proposed: $164.00
Discount Local*
Current: $30.00
Proposed: $35.00
Discount Express*
Current: $54.00
Proposed: $64.00
Discount Regional*
Current: $72.00
Proposed: $82.00
*Discount Fares apply to seniors 65+, individuals with disabilities, Medicare recipients and students in elementary, middle and high school, ages 6-19.
**Up to three children age 15 and under ride free on skyRide with a paying adult.
Other recommended changes to the fare structure include:
College Pass Programs: Increase contacts for the 2009-2010 school year based on utilization data by service type for each institution and corresponding cash fares.
Eco Pass: Introduce a 50-employee minimum for eligibility to participate in Eco Pass programs. Increase per employee rates by 14 percent in every category in accordance with the overall proposed fare increase. Increase per employee rates by additional five percent in every rate category due to program ridership increases. Implement a $5.00 skyRide fee from all stops except Stapleton and 40th/Airport and SLA D contracts. Implement changes to Eco Pass Master Contracts to permit contributions by employees.
FlexPass Program: Introduce new employer pass program designed to encourage employers to offer subsidized monthly passes and to allow employees to purchase RTD fare products using pre-tax income.
Neighborhood Eco Pass: Increase per household rates by 14 percent in every rate category in accordance with overall fare increase. Increase per household rate by additional five percent in every rate category due to program ridership increases. Implement a moratorium on new or expanded Neighborhood Pass contracts until smart card data is available. Implement a $5.00 skyRide fee from all stops except Stapleton and 40th/Airport.
The public input process is an opportunity for the general public to learn about the proposed changes and provide input. Sixteen public hearings have been scheduled. If you cannot attend one of the public hearings, you may email your comments to farecomments@RTD-Denver.com or fax them to 303.299.2008. Comments will be summarized and reported to the RTD Board of Directors. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008, to be included in the summary.
Sixteen public hearings have been scheduled from September 8 through September 18. [For a full list of locations please visit RTD-Denver.com. The South I-25 Urban Transportation Managment Association will be sending representatives to the public meetings held at:
RTD
1600 Blake Street
Denver CO 80202
at Noon and 6 PM on September 15, 2008.
If you would like to send us comments to present to RTD please email us with your comments no later than September 12, 2008.]
The public is invited to attend a public hearing on the proposed changes in RTD’s fare structure for 2009. If you cannot attend one of the public hearings, you may email your comments to farecomments@RTD-Denver.com or fax them to 303.299.2008. Comments will be summarized and reported to the RTD Board of Directors. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008, to be included in the summary.
For route and schedule information, please call RTD’s Telephone Information Center at 303.299.6000. Call 303.299.6089 for the speech and hearing impaired. Visit RTD’s web site at www.RTD-Denver.com.
[Please note that this press release has been modified by TRIPTOWORK to show only information relevant to our area. For a full copy of the press release visit RTD-Denver.com]
Denver – The Regional Transportation District (RTD) will hold a series of public hearings in September to discuss a fare increase proposed for January 2009 due to increased fuel prices and shortfalls in sales tax revenues. It is proposed that Local, Express and Regional cash fares increase by approximately 14 percent.
Proposed changes to fares are listed in the table below [only fares affecting TRIPtoWork users are listed here. For a full list please visit RTD-Denver.com]
Monthly Passes
Local
Current: $60.00
Proposed: $70.00
Express
Current: $108.00
Proposed: $128.00
Regional
Current: $144.00
Proposed: $164.00
Discount Local*
Current: $30.00
Proposed: $35.00
Discount Express*
Current: $54.00
Proposed: $64.00
Discount Regional*
Current: $72.00
Proposed: $82.00
*Discount Fares apply to seniors 65+, individuals with disabilities, Medicare recipients and students in elementary, middle and high school, ages 6-19.
**Up to three children age 15 and under ride free on skyRide with a paying adult.
Other recommended changes to the fare structure include:
College Pass Programs: Increase contacts for the 2009-2010 school year based on utilization data by service type for each institution and corresponding cash fares.
Eco Pass: Introduce a 50-employee minimum for eligibility to participate in Eco Pass programs. Increase per employee rates by 14 percent in every category in accordance with the overall proposed fare increase. Increase per employee rates by additional five percent in every rate category due to program ridership increases. Implement a $5.00 skyRide fee from all stops except Stapleton and 40th/Airport and SLA D contracts. Implement changes to Eco Pass Master Contracts to permit contributions by employees.
FlexPass Program: Introduce new employer pass program designed to encourage employers to offer subsidized monthly passes and to allow employees to purchase RTD fare products using pre-tax income.
Neighborhood Eco Pass: Increase per household rates by 14 percent in every rate category in accordance with overall fare increase. Increase per household rate by additional five percent in every rate category due to program ridership increases. Implement a moratorium on new or expanded Neighborhood Pass contracts until smart card data is available. Implement a $5.00 skyRide fee from all stops except Stapleton and 40th/Airport.
The public input process is an opportunity for the general public to learn about the proposed changes and provide input. Sixteen public hearings have been scheduled. If you cannot attend one of the public hearings, you may email your comments to farecomments@RTD-Denver.com or fax them to 303.299.2008. Comments will be summarized and reported to the RTD Board of Directors. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008, to be included in the summary.
Sixteen public hearings have been scheduled from September 8 through September 18. [For a full list of locations please visit RTD-Denver.com. The South I-25 Urban Transportation Managment Association will be sending representatives to the public meetings held at:
RTD
1600 Blake Street
Denver CO 80202
at Noon and 6 PM on September 15, 2008.
If you would like to send us comments to present to RTD please email us with your comments no later than September 12, 2008.]
The public is invited to attend a public hearing on the proposed changes in RTD’s fare structure for 2009. If you cannot attend one of the public hearings, you may email your comments to farecomments@RTD-Denver.com or fax them to 303.299.2008. Comments will be summarized and reported to the RTD Board of Directors. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2008, to be included in the summary.
For route and schedule information, please call RTD’s Telephone Information Center at 303.299.6000. Call 303.299.6089 for the speech and hearing impaired. Visit RTD’s web site at www.RTD-Denver.com.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
TRIP To WORK: Thursday DNC RTD Information
If you follow this link to the story on 9News.com and scroll down to the bottom of the story, you can download the complete RTD DNC shuttle and light rail information in pdf format.
For information to accessing and restrictions at INVESCO Field at Mile High please follow this link to the story on 9News.com.
For information to accessing and restrictions at INVESCO Field at Mile High please follow this link to the story on 9News.com.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
RTD Detours for DNC Events at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium, Thursday August 28, 2008
RTD will continue to run all routes; some will have detours
Bus service along and across Colfax
There will be two parades between 9 a.m. and noon near Invesco Field at Mile High. Colfax will be closed from Federal to Kalamath starting at 9 a.m. for the parades. Colfax will remain closed from Federal to Kalamath until midnight, which will also close the
The following routes will be detoured northbound and southbound: 7, 30, 31, 49 and 50.
The following routes will be detoured westbound and eastbound: 1, 16, 16L and 20.
Invesco Field at Mile High area service detours
During the acceptance speech event at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium on Thursday, August 28, Interstate 25 from
The I-25 Northbound HOV Lanes will remain open from
The following route will be detoured southbound: 120X.
The following routes will be detoured westbound and eastbound: B, 10 and AF.
Light Rail C and E Lines will begin operating to and from Denver Union Station starting the morning of Thursday, August 28. The Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens Station will remain closed on August 28, so light rail service will continue past that station without stopping.
RTD detours and service interruptions for August 25 – 28 are posted on our web site at www.RTD-Denver.com. There are also informational brochures on all RTD buses and light rail trains.
For route and schedule information, please call RTD’s
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