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Originally Posted by Denver Bear
Since RTD refuses to service areas of intrest outside of downtown and the airport, can they operate shuttles from Union Station or certain stops ( or future stops) to Points of Intrest on weekends and certain events? Like City Park, Cherry Creek, Sloans Lake, Sante Fe Dr, Bel Mar, Stapleton/Northfield, etc etc etc?
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Hmmm.... if by "shuttles" you are alright with taking buses to these points of interest, then RTD already has all of these areas very well covered by bus routes.
You can also purchase passes at Market Street Station and other major hubs at kiosks with credit cards. I'm surprised they don't have this everywhere... it seems like a no-brainer when people don't carry cash with them much anymore unless they work in a bar (or strip club, naturally).
From my perspective, RTD needs serious improvements in:
- The light rail ticket purchase/validation process. There is no reason buying a ticket on the light rail should be difficult -- I've done it countless times in various foreign countries and languages, and I still struggle with the system we have here. The kiosks are clunky and hard to use, and the validation machines seem like they are intentionally hidden from view, almost comically so at Union Station. Visually, the process should be so obvious you don't have to think about it.
- Labeling of bus stops. You can look online or in print for bus route information, then go to the corner where the bus is supposed to stop and find four different signs with your route number on it. RTD labels the name of the bus route on each sign, but not where that bus is going. It's obvious when you're on big streets like Colfax and the bus is flinging from one end of town to another, but anytime the bus veers from a straight line it's impossible to tell which side of the street to stand on to go the direction you're heading. They should label the buses stops in a more descriptive way, telling you where that route number would go were you to get on at that exact location. Outside my work in Boulder, for example, I have to stand on the opposite side of the street I would expect because the bus does a big U-turn almost immediately after picking me up. How did I find out where to stand? Trial and error. It's insane that they don't provide this information anywhere.