Colorado Public Radio: Earlier this week, Patrick O’Keefe, newly elected to the Regional Transportation District’s board of directors, rode a very slow D Line light rail train to an election night party in downtown Denver.

The “slow zones” came as a shock to riders and operators in June when RTD imposed a more rigorous track standard on itself, leading to months of repairs and delays. Agency executives deserve praise for prioritizing maintenance, O’Keefe said, but he thinks they could’ve done a better job communicating the problems with the public. 

“I wish we had more transparency on the solution and the timing around implementing the solution,” O’Keefe said on election night.

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