RTD will let Denver-area youth ride free all year — to school, to work, anywhere
The free fares for youth 19 and younger riding buses and the light rail system will start following the conclusion of the RTD’s summer free fares for everyone campaign.
This is awesome. When I was in highschool, we were given transit passes instead of having a yellow bus service.
Not only did it eliminate the need for a yellow bus fleet/network; we as students got a whole bunch of mobility and agency out of the deal. Most the students I knew when to sports, events, and meet-ups by public transit. I had a solid mental map of damn near every bus route in my city!
Edit: I also didn't even get a driver's licence until 20-something, all my suburbia friends were driving around stuck in traffic from from the age of 17.
I was very grateful to have RTD growing up.
This kind of policy is great news!
