Sharp Turns and the RTD Burns - Denver Part 2: Episode 87

Today, we're returning to Denver to talk about FasTracks, the city's ill-fated plan to revolutionize the way people get around the Front Range. All this, after The News. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps References & notes [1]Mass Transit: WMATA Seeks Vendors to Provide Platform Screen Door Designs [2]The Denver Post: RTD Timeline: 50 years of the Regional Transportation District [3]Wikipedia: FasTracks § Gold Line (commuter rail) [4]The Denver Post: Managers: RTD should move I-225 line north of Fitzsimons campus [5]NPR: Ghost Train [6]Wikipedia: Regional Transportation District [7]Denverite: Why don't RTD's trains go into Denver's neighborhoods? [8]The Denver Post: RTD's light rail service cuts for construction could lose riders [9]CPR News: RTD proposes massive overhaul: Fewer suburban buses, more service where riders remained during the pandemic [10]5280: Denver's Regional Transportation District Is In Crisis—What Went Wrong? [11]Commuting Solutions: RTD FasTracks [12]The Denver Post: Denver is being transformed by FasTracks, 10 years after key vote [13]Colorado Newsline: RTD betrayed taxpayers on FasTracks [14]Wikipedia: Denver Union Station [15]Wikipedia: W Line (RTD) [16]Fern Hahn: Denver area transit map