Colorado lawmakers say smaller RTD board would lead to better ridership, service outcomes

By: Sara Wilson

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 873

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The board governing the Regional Transportation District would shrink from 15 elected members to five elected and four appointed members under a bill introduced in the Colorado Legislature on Monday.

It follows a January report from the RTD Accountability Committee, which concluded that the organization’s governance structure is one of the factors holding it back from high performance. That report notes that RTD lags behind comparable agencies in its post-pandemic ridership recovery and is …

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