Overview
- Directors voted 10–5 after more than three hours of testimony from riders and advocates who called the service a lifeline.
- The board rejected a $6.50 proposal, setting a $4.50 base fare and a $2.25 rate for LiVE participants.
- The maximum per-trip subsidy drops from $25 to $20, with up to 60 rides allowed each month.
- Daily service is reduced from 24 to 22 hours, with no trips from 1:30 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., a period used by less than 1% of riders.
- RTD cites rapid growth and rising costs, including roughly $17 million annually, subsidy outlays up about 3% a month and above $1.2 million in August, plus about $1 million monthly for wheelchair-accessible service.