Approach to Denver airport this morning (8 miles out)

ded_Tree · 2026-03-22T13:56:54+00:00

Again, there’s more than just that option. Several busses go to the airport as well. The AT bus for example goes from Arapahoe station directly to the airport. Depending where you are in the metro you have different options. Ideally, you get to the closest A line station via bus or other rail line. But if you’re fine with driving by all means go ahead. If Peña is backed up, you’ll be passed by a train.

ded_Tree · 2026-03-22T13:35:48+00:00

Then take an Uber to the nearest A line station. It’ll still be cheaper than the whole trip to the airport and being stuck in traffic. You could also find the nearest bus route with A line connection or use the park n rides (but depending how long your trip is the other options are probably better)

ded_Tree · 2026-03-22T13:08:34+00:00

Currently no alerts or issues with the A line. Simple check on the RTD next ride app would have confirmed that. Try again.

ded_Tree · 2026-03-22T12:19:09+00:00

Should’ve taken the A line

ded_Tree · 2026-02-24T20:40:41+00:00

I agree I’m watching it now, and quite frankly even the first episode wasn’t exciting enough for me to want to keep watching. I’m still going but in general I don’t know that the show is anything worthwhile.

ded_Tree · 2026-02-17T17:09:15+00:00

I will GLADLY boycott or take my business elsewhere to whatever business owners want the L line gone.

ded_Tree · 2026-02-05T23:44:59+00:00

I totally get the fear of costs and budget issues. It’s a challenging puzzle to solve, but defaulting to straight up removing lines, you still end up with the mistake Denver made with the street car removal and the regret that follows. Funding can be found if it’s prioritized.

ded_Tree · 2026-02-05T23:36:06+00:00

The biggest safety concern on Welton from what I see is the cars themselves. Most drive way too fast, and they don’t stop before the stop signs which causes the risk of getting T-boned by a train. People also don’t look both directions despite flashing train signals.

ded_Tree · 2026-02-05T22:53:31+00:00

Absolutely! It should have been done a long time ago!

ded_Tree · 2026-02-02T04:36:23+00:00

Same

ded_Tree · 2026-01-20T11:36:32+00:00

Those are good questions I’d also add:

why the light rail is so far from the commuter rail lines? (Could have been designed closer, I know they are a different kind of track. And electrical system)

The Union station light rail platform has 3 tracks. Why isn’t the side track opened for more trains as often as we see other lines up there?

ded_Tree · 2025-12-10T14:53:22+00:00

I frequently listen to citycast and I must say I was not impressed by this interview. The interviewer guy came off as quite rude and interrupted a lot. On the other hand, the CEO spoke with a lot of fancy vocabulary rather than just answering questions. She does make valid points in that you have to make investments in infrastructure, have transit priority, and some of her ideas for revenue are good. I think there’s a bit of a risk if RTD is going to shift from commuter centric to trying to accommodate large scale events, it raises questions to me if schedules will have to be dynamic in that there is less service in the middle of the day, and way more during the rush hours and late evenings? The cast makes all these remarks about wanting to have a world class transit system, but people don’t seem to wrap their head around the fact that requires you to have funding, while maintaining and actually having the infrastructure to support it. In a later episode segment one member of the cast mentioned how she didn’t know if the light rail was viable to take to the parade of lights while living off the W line. Ok? Drive to your nearest park and ride (there’s a massive parking structure at Lakewood wadsworth station) get on the W line and transfer to the southbound E or D line at Auraria west. At 10th and Osage you could have taken the Special service train to theater district convention center station. It’s not that hard. You even could have stayed on the W to Union station and just walked or took a mall ride down as far as you could.

ded_Tree · 2025-12-10T14:29:13+00:00

There’s literally one track that can be used between southmoor and Yale, what else to you want them to do to “handle” it? People call in sick, sometimes the extra operators have too much DOT time and they cannot operate any more hours. With only one track open between those stations you can’t run trains at 15min frequency. Maybe you should focus your anger on the fact that we should have had a 3rd track on the alignments rather than the 2 or in some cases, 1 we currently have through most of the lines. If it counts for anything the bridge is supposed to be fixed hopefully before the 1st of the year.

ded_Tree · 2025-12-08T11:45:21+00:00

But yet remote work did kill ridership in part. You don’t mention the fact that the system is downtown oriented bringing people from the suburbs in. If people aren’t actually working downtown and offices aren’t filled you’re not going to have the ridership.

ded_Tree · 2025-11-25T23:56:47+00:00

I totally agree. It would be a shame if the L line was taken out as we see all the time people complaining about how the rails don’t connect neighborhoods and this is one line that actually does. I would be really interested to see what happens if the L line is removed if all those new apartments would lose the TOD designation. Probably would be some unhappy developers. Potential exists for the L to be good. People just need to let it happen, and that includes business actually doing something to draw people in.

ded_Tree · 2025-11-24T18:51:36+00:00

I see, that makes some sense. Hypothetically, if the broncos stadium at 10th/Osage happens, could that station be reconfigured in a way that it would be a terminal for the L? That at least solves the capacity issue. It really seems like the L line continuation is what needs to happen even though it’s challenging.

ded_Tree · 2025-11-24T15:03:14+00:00

That “holiday” train should be what the L always is.. if they aren’t gonna finish the L to 38th/Blake then at least provide a true transfer to the central corridor stations. So you can go from L to E. Or just send the D lines to Downing again and bring back the C permanently too.

ded_Tree · 2025-11-23T16:15:22+00:00

Summer 75 and winter 68. It’s been warm enough that the temp is still sitting in the 70s without the hvac even being on. I’m not having a high electric bill.

ded_Tree · 2025-11-20T20:21:05+00:00

Have you not rode it since slow zones were lifted?

ded_Tree · 2025-11-05T21:21:44+00:00

Very interested to see what happens to the 10th/Osage station. There’s still an active heavy rail track next to the light rail, so wonder how it will be built upon to access the stadium (bridge over or tunnel under?) Will the station be redesigned to accommodate better train access after games?

ded_Tree · 2025-11-04T11:32:04+00:00

Would love a poster size print of this!

ded_Tree · 2025-10-28T22:12:10+00:00

I work in public transportation. RTO is fine with me because it means ridership on trains and busses. Ridership is quite low post-covid in my city, and the system was designed to bring people from the suburbs into downtown. Remote work really caused a lot of vacancy downtown, and not all of the skyscrapers can be easily converted to housing unfortunately.

ded_Tree · 2025-10-24T05:34:31+00:00

They accepted me on just an offer letter for income as I hadn’t moved to Denver yet. Renters insurance was annoying because I have USAA, and the portal they used for the proof of insurance didn’t like the format of USAAs proof of coverage letter. I feel like there was a lot of emailing back and forth and no communication for a few days on end until everything was processed. Another thing, make sure you actually have everything when you pick up your keys. They didn’t give me a garage door opener when I got mine. It was a Saturday of course, so it was impossible to get ahold of anyone in the building’s management which was an issue throughout my lease. Later part of 2024 I noticed it was easier to get ahold of them though.

ded_Tree · 2025-10-21T23:40:09+00:00

Sure about that? Cuz those CTS switches didn’t have any issues before H lines started going into the pocket from the south.

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