RTD, commuter group at odds over EcoPass rate hike
A Regional Transportation District committee tonight will study raising EcoPass rates in 2016 to conform to federal anti-discrimination guidelines — but a nonprofit commuter advocacy group wants it to hold off until more data is available.
Rates for the annual employer-sponsored pass, which gives employees unlimited rides on RTD bus and light-rail routes, would increase a total of 18.3 percent — including a general 13.2 percent fare hike that was approved in May and is to take effect in January. According to legal advice given to RTD, the increase is necessary to meet provisions in Title VI of the Civil Rights…
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