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December 2014 Welcome to Inside FasTracks your monthly update about FasTracks news, progress and people ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FasTracks News “I hear the train acomin’…” RTD’s first electric commuter rail cars arrive in Denver New commuter rail cars are being shipped from the assembly plant in Philadelphia to Denver. The cars will be on public display at Union Station in December. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is preparing to show off its newest rail cars – the commuter rail vehicles that will run on four FasTracks rail lines currently under construction. RTD has purchased 66 vehicles to serve the East Rail Line to Denver International Airport, the Northwest Rail Line to Westminster, the Gold Line to Arvada/Wheat Ridge and the North Metro Rail Line to Thornton. The commuter rail cars are larger than light rail cars, travel at faster speeds and carry more people. They also have luggage space, bike racks and level boarding. Plan now to attend an open house at Union Station and be one of the first in town to experience these new rail cars:

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 December  2014  

 

Welcome  to  Inside  FasTracks  -­‐-­‐  your  monthly  update  about  FasTracks  news,  progress  and  people  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

FasTracks  News    “I  hear  the  train  a-­‐comin’…”  RTD’s  first  electric  commuter  rail  cars  arrive  in  Denver  

   

New  commuter  rail  cars  are  being  shipped  from  the  assembly  plant  in  Philadelphia  to  Denver.  The  cars  will  be  on  public  display  at  Union  Station  in  December.      

The  Regional  Transportation  District  (RTD)  is  preparing  to  show  off  its  newest  rail  cars  –  the  commuter  rail  vehicles  that  will  run  on  four  FasTracks  rail  lines  currently  under  construction.  RTD  has  purchased  66  vehicles  to  serve  the  East  Rail  Line  to  Denver  International  Airport,  the  Northwest  Rail  Line  to  Westminster,  the  Gold  Line  to  Arvada/Wheat  Ridge  and  the  North  Metro  Rail  Line  to  Thornton.  The  commuter  rail  cars  are  larger  than  light  rail  cars,  travel  at  faster  speeds  and  carry  more  people.  They  also  have  luggage  space,  bike  racks  and  level  boarding.      Plan  now  to  attend  an  open  house  at  Union  Station  and  be  one  of  the  first  in  town  to  experience  these  new  rail  cars:  

Dec.  3-­‐6  (Wednesday  through  Saturday)  between  11  a.m.  and  7  p.m.    

If  you’re  planning  to  attend  the  Parade  of  Lights,  bring  the  family  out  a  little  early  and  tour  the  new  rail  cars.  

Read  More:  http://www.rtd-­‐fastracks.com/ep3_115      Have  your  say  during  December  public  meetings  Help  RTD  simplify  its  fare  structure  

 

RTD  and  CH2M  Hill,  an  independent  evaluation  team,  have  identified  options  to  simplify  the  agency’s  current  fare  structure  for  bus  and  rail  service.  The  next  step  is  to  present  the  options  to  the  public  and  gather  input,  so  between  Dec.  3-­‐11,  a  series  of  public  meetings  will  be  held  throughout  the  metro  area.  

In  addition,  the  fare  structure  alternatives  and  a  short  video  explaining  the  options  will  be  posted  on  RTD’s  website  with  an  option  to  provide  public  comments  online.  RTD  staff  will  make  a  recommendation  for  a  new  fare  structure  to  the  RTD  board  in  early  2015.  

The  schedule  of  public  meetings  is  as  follows:  

• LAKEWOOD:  Dec.  3  at  6  p.m.,  Clements  Community  Center,  1580  Yarrow  St.  • BOULDER:  Dec.  4  at  noon,  Boulder  City  Council  Chambers,  1777  Broadway  St.  • THORNTON:  Dec.  4  at  6  p.m.,  Margaret  Carpenter  Recreation  Center,  11151  Colorado  Blvd.  • AURORA:  Dec.  10  at  6  p.m.,  Aurora  Central  Library,  14949  E.  Alameda  Parkway  • DENVER:  Dec.  10  at  noon,  RTD  Administrative  Offices,  1600  Blake  St.,  Rooms  T  &  D  • LITTLETON:  Dec.  11  at  6  p.m.,  Bemis  Library,  6014  S.  Datura  St.  

 Read  More:  http://www.rtd-­‐denver.com/fare-­‐restructuring.shtml  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREWS  TO  LAY  LAST  MILE  OF  TRACK  FOR  EAST  RAIL  LINE                                                                                                                                                                                                  

RTD  and  Denver  Transit  Partners  –    its  contractor  building  the  East  Rail  Line  –  will  commemorate  the  last  mile  of  track  laid  on  the  East  Line  next  week.  A  “golden”  FastClip,  or  fastener  (like  those  shown  at  right),  will  be  installed  on  the  track  at  the  bottom  of  the  I-­‐70  Flyover  Bridge  located  west  of  Airport  Boulevard  on  Smith  Road.      The  FastClips  attach  the  steel  rail  to  the  concrete  railroad  ties.      When  it  opens  in  2016,  the  East  Rail  line  will  be  a  22.8-­‐mile  commuter  rail  line  operating  between  Union  Station  and  Denver  International  Airport.  The  rail  line  will  connect  these  two  important  areas  while  serving  adjacent  employment  centers,  neighborhoods  and  developments  in  Denver  and  Aurora.  The  East  Rail  Line  is  being  constructed  as  part  of  RTD's  Eagle  P3  Project,  a  public-­‐private  partnership  also  building  the  Gold  Line  to  Arvada/Wheat  Ridge  and  the  Northwest  Rail  Line  to  Westminster.    Read  More:  About  the  East  Rail  Line  and  the  Eagle  P3  Project  http://www.rtd-­‐fastracks.com/ec_1      UNION  STATION  BUS  CONCOURSE  GOOD  AS  GOLD    

 RTD  has  been  awarded  LEED®  Gold  certification  for  the  Union  Station  Bus  Concourse,  and  the  agency  held  a  plaque  dedication  on  Nov.  18  with  its  partners  from  the  Denver  Union  Station  Project  Authority  and  the  contractor  Kiewit  to  recognize  the  achievement.      The  LEED®  rating  system,  developed  by  the  U.S.  Green  Building  Council  (USGBC),  is  the  foremost  program  for  buildings,  homes  and  communities  that  are  designed,  constructed,  maintained  and  operated  for  improved  environmental  and  human  health  performance.      RTD  continues  to  be  a  leader  in  the  transit  industry—less  than  a  dozen  transit  centers  in  North  American  are  LEED®  Certified,  and  the  Union  Station  Bus  Concourse  is  the  second  transit  center  in  Colorado  to  receive  the  certification.      Many  elements  and  strategies  went  into  achieving  LEED®  Gold  Certification  for  the  bus  concourse  including:  

• Recycling  or  salvaging  92  percent  of  all  construction/demolition  debris  • 27  percent  of  all  building  materials  came  from  within  500  miles  of  the  building  site  which  

reduced  the  use  of  fossil  fuels  during  transportation.  • The  concourse  is  a  part  of  a  multi-­‐modal  transportation  hub  that  offers  riders  a  variety  of  

alternative  transportation  options.  • The  final  building  design  is  30  percent  more  energy-­‐efficient  than  a  building  of  comparable  size.  • During  construction,  RTD  reduced  the  use  of  raw  materials  by  using  26  percent  of  all  building  

materials  from  recycled  content.  • The  facility’s  water  efficiency  is  improved  by  the  use  of  low-­‐flow  appliances  in  the  public  

restrooms,  resulting  in  a  35  percent  water-­‐use  reduction  and  150,000  gallon  potable  water  saving  a  year.  

• Ventilation  is  increased  by  30  percent  through  a  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  ventilation  and  air  monitoring  system.      

 Plaques  designating  the  bus  concourse  as  a  LEED®  Gold  building  will  be  installed  at  the  entrances  of  the  facility.  

                                     

 Wishing  everyone  safe  travels  this  holiday  season.  

 

Progress  Updates  Central  Rail  Extension    Denver  Union  Station    Eagle  P3  Project    East  Rail  Line    Free  MetroRide  Gold  Line  I-­‐225  Rail  Line  Maintenance  Facilities  North  Metro  Rail  Line  Northwest  Rail  Line  Southeast  Rail  Extension  Southwest  Rail  Extension  U.S.  36  Bus  Rapid  Transit  West  Rail  Line  

RTD  Board  Meetings  The  RTD  Board  holds  regular  meetings  most  Tuesdays.  Learn  more…  

Calendar  of  Events  For  a  complete  listing  of  upcoming  events  and  activities,  click  here.  

Now  Presenting  To  schedule  a  FasTracks  presentation  for  your  group  or  organization,  contact  the  FasTracks  Public  Information  Team  today  at  303-­‐299-­‐6990.  _________________________________________________________________________  FasTracks  is  RTD's  voter-­‐approved  transit  expansion  program  to  build  122  miles  of  commuter  rail  and  light  rail,  18  miles  of  bus  rapid  transit  service,  add  21,000  new  parking  spaces,  redevelop  Denver’s  historic  Union  Station  and  redirect  bus  service  to  better  connect  the  eight-­‐county  district.  For  more  information  about  FasTracks,  visit  www.rtd-­‐fastracks.com.      Unsubscribe