RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of Directors. Directors are elected to a four-year term and represent a specific district. Elections are staggered so that eight seats are open in one general election, seven in the next.

Members of the public are welcome to share their comments and concerns directly with the members of the RTD Board during the monthly Board Meetings, which are typically held on the third Tuesday of each month.

Since its inception in 1969, RTD has served as a mass transportation for the Denver metro area, serving all or parts of eight Colorado counties. The service area population is 3.09 million and 2,342 square miles in size. Annual boardings in 2023 were 65,175,290 people. The total operating budget in 2023 was $1,040.8 million.

For more extensive facts and figures n employment, operation, and projects, click the link below.

RTD is presently undertaking many capital projects. Some of these include rail expansions, safety initiatives ridership studies, and accessibility increases.

To see some of these projects, click the link below.