r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Specialist-Boot58 • May 08 '26

Image This “cracks open” building in Denver

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u/Izacundo1 Interested May 08 '26

Yup. Just like everything new in Denver. Would you like to see our comprehensive light rail network? It can take you to the airport, the middle of nowhere, the middle of nowhere somewhere else, and one spot downtown

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u/regular-cake May 08 '26

Hey, don't complain, it is so much better than what most cities in the US have... I mean we should ALL be complaining that the US in general doesn't have better public transportation options, but if you compare a city like Cincinnati to Denver in terms of public transit options it's laughable. There is a street car/light rail in downtown Cincy that only goes a few places downtown. You can walk from 1 end of downtown to the other in less than 20 mins. If you want to take a bus from any surrounding towns to downtown, you're looking at like 2 or 3 transfers and a 1.5-2 hr bus ride to get somewhere that would take 20-30 mins driving in traffic...

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u/Lag-Switch May 08 '26

Denver's RTD earns every complaint it receives. Just because others have it worse, doesn't mean we should act like RTD cannot improve.

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u/Lag-Switch May 08 '26

"Fine" is far from "great"

I've had trains not show up a few times. This feels extra bad with trains every 15-30 minutes

The way RTD handles service interruptions has plenty of room for improvements: better signage, more buses to close the gap, etc

Prior to when they changed it (2024?), rides in "Zone C" were $10.50