Funding

Revenues

Note the collapse in fare revenue and increase in grant operating assistance since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greater Denver Transit is in support of the following ways to increase funding for RTD:

– RTD FasTracks sales tax revenues should be “de-bruced”.

– RTD needs to create a plan to grow ridership and full fare revenue..

– Fare revenue needs to cover at least 30% of operational costs.

– Bolder and more comprehensive grant requests..

– Partnerships with developers to raise the value of RTD owned property and increase rental income.

– Exploit commercial opportunities at transit stations and facilities by assisting concessions to set up operations.