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.
  • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • yenahmik@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      My university had free transit. Between that, walking, and biking, I really only needed a car to get home.

      I aspire to get back to a place where a car is purely optional.

        • Adori@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Man Canada seems to be getting really good with public transport, especially with the REM system coming out

          • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            When I was in Ottawa, they had a segregated bus only highway. It was great when I was there. It got replaced with a train, due to it being overcrowded; that has had mixed reactions, but I can’t speak to it.

            I’m in Montréal now. The REM sounds good, and I’m looking forward to full operations (it’s only 4ish stops right now). Montréal is still very much a car city, but we have good systems and there has been good incremental progress even while I’ve been here. I personally have some complaints about the amount of funding going into high infrastructure, but the cost is probably less than maintaining the old stuff. Montréals big advantage is it has lots of medium density in most the arrondissements; which is great for transit, walking, and micromobility.

              • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                I’m not sure what high infrastructure means?

                Do you mean elevated? Mostly yes, with some grade and a tunnel through the mountain.

                Do you mean the patrons? Probably, weed has been legal here a while.

  • cestvrai@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    I was very grateful to have RTD growing up.

    This kind of policy is great news!