Does anyone have any insight into if or when RTD will restore regular intervals on lines like the G and B lines? According to an article posted on April 8th (
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/04/0...ovid-b-g-line/), RTD dropped its headways to 30 minutes from 15 minutes prior to the pandemic on the B and G line. The A line to the airport apparently still runs at 15 minutes.
I understand the difficult position that RTD is in with the pandemic: lower ridership and subsequently lower revenue. It's a vicious cycle.
However, I am currently looking to buy a home in a transit-oriented development along the G line. Part of their marketing material for the new development heavily features the proximity to the train, and thus, the proximity to downtown and beyond. However, in my mind I have some long-term concerns about the viability of the commuter lines. Nobody knows how the pandemic will reshape the workforce (more work from home meaning less people commuting in general? Will offices move out of downtown and spread out in the metro area?).
I guess I'm just trying to think 5-10 years down the line and whether living in a transit-oriented development basically across the street from a station will be worth the 'premium'. I enjoy taking the train whenever I can, but I haven't done it much in 2020 for obvious reasons. Is it possible that any of these commuter or light rail lines would be decommissioned? We already know that the R line had service cuts due to low ridership, but at what point could RTD just eliminate a line entirely for low ridership? I suspect ridership will take years to recover from the pandemic, if ever.
Does anyone have any insight from RTD on this, or any comments on my specific situation?