Welcome to Keep Transit Moving. Vote YES on 7A!
VOTE YES on 7A to keep transit moving in Colorado this November 2024!
Our Approach
The measure will not raise taxes. Ballot Measure 7A will allow RTD to continue to provide transportation choices, maintain current levels of bus and rail services, repair and improve rail lines, buses, bus stops, stations, and other infrastructure, maintain the availability of services for people with disabilities, provide transportation services for youth 19 years of age or younger at reduced or no fares, fund security and safety measures on RTD rail lines, and more.
Danny Katz, CoPIRG Executive Director said, “Continued funding for the Regional Transportation District is critical. We need RTD to provide reliable, safe transit and bus options for current and future riders. Our residents, and our environment, deserve a better public transportation system and right now would be the worst time to cut RTD’s funding as we complete important repairs, bring back and expand routes and services and offer innovative programs like the zero fare for youth.”
Ballot Measure 7A Language
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX OR INCREASING ANY TAX RATE, SHALL THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT’S (“RTD”) AUTHORIZATION TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES IT RECEIVES FROM ALL SOURCES, INCLUDING ITS SALES TAX REVENUES, GRANT FUNDS AND OTHER MONEYS LAWFULLY RECEIVED BY RTD FROM THE STATE OF COLORADO OR ANY OTHER SOURCE, ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 1999, BE CONTINUED TO PERMIT RTD TO RETAIN REVENUE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE VITAL RTD SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
• PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION CHOICES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS BY MAINTAINING AND GROWING CURRENT LEVELS OF BUS, AND RAIL SERVICES;
• REPAIRING AND IMPROVING RAIL LINES, BUSES, BUS STOPS AND STATIONS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE TO PRESERVE THE PUBLIC’S INVESTMENT IN TRANSIT;
• MAINTAINING THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES;
• CONTINUING TO PROVIDE CLEANER, MORE EFFICIENT METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION OTHER THAN DRIVING ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS; AND
• PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR YOUTH 19 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER AT REDUCED OR NO FARES;
WITH ALL FUNDS SUBJECT TO INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND OVERSEEN BY THE ELECTED RTD BOARD; AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXEMPTION FROM ANY REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
“RTD provides reliable, affordable and safe transportation options for people with disabilities, youth and for tens of thousands of Colordans who live, go to school, and work in our region. We must pass this measure to ensure RTD can continue to provide affordable transportation options that also reduce pollution, and traffic.”
— JULIE R. REISKIN, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLORADO CROSS DISABILITY COALITION