The Regional Transportation District’s governing board and the geographic footprint of the Front Range Passenger Rail District will both shrink under a pair of bills signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jared Polis.
The law passed as Senate Bill 150 this year reduces the size of the RTD board from 15 members to nine. Five members will be elected from separate districts, starting in the 2028 election, while the remaining four will be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. That is a change from the currently all-elected board.
The appointed members in the new configuration must collectively have expertise in finance, land use, transportation planning, and transit programs that primarily serve communities with higher environmental or health concerns. One must be a current or former member of an agency union…