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A quarter more for the bus? RTD struggles with ‘transit paradox.’
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Michael Oro, right, a student at the University of Colorado, boards the RTD 204 bus to get home after class on Wednesday | Camera
RTD, which operates buses and trains all around the Denver area, including Boulder, is facing a conundrum that John Tayer, Boulder’s rep on the RTD board, calls the “transit paradox.”
RTD is funded almost entirely by sales taxes. When the economy tanks — and people begin to look to buses as a way to save money on transportation — RTD’s budget tanks, too.
“Just as people most need transit, we’re having to cut back on service,” Tayer told the Camera yesterday.
So what to do? RTD is going to be $18 million in the hole next year, and the board is considering raising rates and cutting service. They haven’t made a decision yet, but they’re considering raising rates on local buses (like the HOP, SKIP, JUMP, BOUND, etc.) to $2.25 from $2.
Boulder is worried that it will discourage people from using the bus. Would it make a difference to you?
Read more about the “transit paradox” at DailyCamera.com.
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