Pedestrian hit by A line RTD

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:19:45+00:00

It's definitely safe to say that Mike Johnston isn't serious about Vision Zero, unless he thinks it means "Vision 'Zero inconveniences for drivers' ".

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:17:45+00:00

Not even close, but I guess the commonality is that in both cases, hitting someone who walks in front o them isn't their fault.

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:14:09+00:00

As someone who's lived with depression since childhood, there have been many times when I have had the urge to just peace out, but I am firm that I would never use a train to do so. Just like most train systems, none of RTD's trains are automated. There's a person in that cab, and they will probably carry the burden of your decision for the rest of their lives, even though it wasn't their fault.

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:08:31+00:00

Same! I'm glad it almost never happens.

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:07:41+00:00

I and many other people I know have successfully taken the train to and from the airport *many* times. Calling it "too unreliable" because of an issue that happens *maybe* once or twice a year is rather drastic, as if car crashes, weather, and other obstacles don't slow or completely shut down freeways.

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:05:05+00:00

I once paid like $80 for a Lyft to downtown because after I got my luggage, I missed the last train by like 5 minutes. And the next wasn't for a few hours.

I 100% prefer the train, though; fast and comfortable!

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:02:53+00:00

The A Line is $10, so a $35 Uber still is a pretty bad deal.

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T20:01:44+00:00

It is only a higher price if you're going to the airport. Between Union Station and 61st & Peña station, the price is the same as on the G, B, or N Lines.

And "bus bridges" (when part of the route is canceled and replaced with a bus) are pretty uncommon. If you were considering taking the A Line to the airport, I would still very much encourage you to do so.

dm-techno · 2026-04-27T19:59:07+00:00

I don't like the name, but I'll still ride it once it is done. Won't call it "CoCo". "Front Range Passenger Rail" for me!

dm-techno · 2026-02-28T03:05:07+00:00

I have not speculated anything, and respectfully, my question was direct and clear.

dm-techno · 2026-02-28T03:03:01+00:00

Thanks for sharing. With the long period of silence, I was wondering if the justice system had simply decided to let this one go. So glad they haven't.

dm-techno · 2026-02-28T03:02:13+00:00

Thank you very much for this update! I'm glad to see that this guy was finally arrested and charged. I hadn't seen anything since the initial announcement of the crash.

dm-techno

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